May 5, 2013

I have been unable to ride Seyvilla for about 6 weeks because she threw out her shoulder. I hope to be riding her again in the next week or so. The extra time I have spent with Charmer has really paid off. Though he still has days when he has too much energy, he is a pride to work with. Just today I had the main arena to myself. Something was happening up at the sorting arena and that got Charmer excited. I still have to work on having him listen to me, no matter what is going on, but he is getting better everyday.

April 1, 2013

Seyvilla has been favoring his left front leg for a few weeks now, so I have not been able to ride her. I took a short video of her at the walk and trot so I could see the difference over a few days. She is getting better, but I think I will have to stay off her for a few more weeks. Like a human who pulls a muscle, I will have to slowly work back into exercising her. I have been walking her around every few days, but she basically needs rest.

On another note, Golden Charmer is improving every day! I have enjoyed working with him more since I can’t ride Seyvilla. I remember back a few months, when I was having trouble getting him to pick up the easy canter. Now he picks it up the first or second time I ask him. He is also good at listening to my leg cues now. Yeay! I am getting used to his canter gait too. It takes some getting used to because he is so much bigger than Seyvilla. I am pleased with how far he has come in the training process. Next step is to work him around the cows. He doesn’t mind the rope, so once I can get him to not mind the cows I will start roping from his back. Fun!

February 26, 2013

What are you passionate about? Do you think you can never use that passion for God’s glory? Who do you think gave you that passion? God did.

I love working with horses. That is my passion. How can God use me in that field? I’m not rich nor do I have endless researches. I pray, each day, that God will show me how to use this passion for His glory.

I also have a passion for physically challenged kids. Could the two fit together? If God wills it!

My dream: Train a specific horse for a specific person. Everybody should be able to enjoy owning a horse, even if they don’t have a leg or an arm. If someone didn’t have a right arm, I could train the horse so the person wouldn’t need one. No right leg? Same thing. A crop or special reign cues could be used instead of the other leg. Does the person want to compete in a specific event? Train the horse so the person can compete safely.

I don’t see how I will have enough money, but if God’s desire is for me to do this, He will provide a way.

Anything is possible if I continue to follow God’s plan.

Trust Him with your life today!

January 14, 2013

I will be taking more sorting lessons with Seyvilla starting this Friday. I am excited to see how much better she is this time, especially now that she knows what I am asking her to do. She is good at turning quickly and powering through the turn to go back the other way. I will be sure to relate how my lessons go. I am excited! I spoke to the manager today and I will be taking a month of lessons, every Friday. Fun!

December 24, 2012

I have now uploaded my best sorting video to YouTube. I have saved a link in the right column of this page. Have a look and let me know your comments. You will hear some other people talking on the video, but the most important part is how fast my team member and I sorted the first cow. We tied with lots of other teams going into the last round. The only reason we finished in 6th place is because we sorted the first cow so quickly. I am riding my Arabian horse, Seyvilla. My partner is Stephanie.

December 6, 2012

I just realized I didn't tell you about the sorting competition I was in a few weeks ago. It was a complete blast and I will be uploading a video of one of my runs in the next few days. I enjoy watching the videos almost as if I am doing the event again! Okay, but I am a horse lover. What can I say?

September 18, 2012

I have been enjoying working with Seyvilla on sorting the cows. It has been really fun to work on the specific techniques and see my cues to her get better and better each time. ‘Practice makes perfect’ and I definitely find that true. Now I am working on stamina for both her and me. Seyvilla will get so excited when working with the cows that she gets to the point where she doesn’t listen to me. I want to work through that so she understands what I want her to do and then we can both have fun in our communication with each other and with the cows.

Yes, we communicate with the cows. Interesting, right? My teacher said, ‘For every step forward take two steps back.’ The horse is really telling the cow what to do. I watched my teacher do the sorting and wow, it sure is true. You can definitely tell the professionals from the beginners!

I think it will be fun to be in a competition, but I want to make sure Seyvilla and I are both ready before we enter it. We want to both have fun and look good at the same time. I know the first time won’t be perfect, but I want to be the best I can be!

The specific technique I working on now is the rollback as I have mentioned before. I working with Seyvilla on the technique yesterday and I think she’s really understanding it.