Monday, October 11, 2010

Good Job Young Grasshopper!

Summer has been wonderful for Con Mar and I.... I could not ask for better weather, and a better student at this point.  Today Con Mar did 3 changes on the diagonal (no count) in the snaffle like he has been doing it all his life.  He was so proud of himself and immediately got to quit training for the day and go for a walk outside in the morning sunshine.  It is AMAZING to me how things fall so easily into place when you are riding CORRECTLY.... the pieces of the puzzle just fit...no struggle, no fight... easy peezy. 

It has taken all of my years of riding and training to get to the point where "my system" just produces horse after horse easily achieving the desired results of moving through the levels.  It is so refreshing...but, the best thing of it all...MY HORSES ARE HAPPY and they perform because they understand and because they love the work. WOW.

Thanks to all those horses, Mom and Dad, and Mr. Karl Mikolka (even if it was just a few lessons, it was eye opening)