This blog is for the journey of CM and myself as we make our way to Grand Prix.. I am so pleased with his progress perfecting 3rd level and moving to 4th level that is is nice to stop and just enjoy the journey sometimes!! Training horses has been such a wonderful life for me...I have the best horses of my life (CM included) and students who are just AMAZING... I feel like it is all coming together like I have always dreamed. I have worked so hard...
Just the other day my mom and I were talking...and we started to count the horses I have trained and the ones I have had the honor of riding (horses that taught ME vs. me teaching them) to date I have trained 5.5 FEI horses from green to FEI some PSG and some more (piaffe, one tempies, full pirouettes) on my own... I have RIDDEN (meaning these horses were trained by my parents and some instances horses trained elsewhere and brought here to be moved on or "fixed")... 16 horses ABOVE FEI... this does not include all the babies I have had and lower level horses under 4th level (SO MANY, too many too even count)... WHAT A WONDERFUL LIFE I HAVE HAD SO FAR!!!! (and a priceless opportunity)
Thanks to all the horses in my past... I am able to train the horses I have now with the program that works for me...following the methods of all the great masters, and of course my parents! Each and every one of those horses has given me the gift of knowledge... I am so grateful.
SO this blog is for CM... and someday he will be the one of the horses that helped educate me on how to train my youngsters...
Here is to ENJOYING THE JOURNEY, learning all we can, and paying it forward!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Pefecting, and Pirouettes!
It is 12 days till spring..not that I am counting or anything.... Con Mar and I took a short break during the VERY cold weather in Early February and he has come back better than ever... We are working on perfecting our changes (straighter and no dramatics, even though that part was really FUN to ride!!) and I have started him on half pirouettes..>THEY ARE SO GOOD! The right one is showable..the left (my bad side) is close. He is such a tryer... I LOVE THAT>
I am strongly considering showing him this summer at a few shows...to get him out. The clinics that I have wanted to attend are just not working out schedule wise :( THAT SUCKS... but, It would be fun show show him!!!! I will start at 2nd and 3rd to qualify most likely... we will see what summer brings... b/c he is a young stallion I will start BELOW his level of training... he has not been out enough YET!
I eagerly await SPRING and so does CON MAR! :)
I am strongly considering showing him this summer at a few shows...to get him out. The clinics that I have wanted to attend are just not working out schedule wise :( THAT SUCKS... but, It would be fun show show him!!!! I will start at 2nd and 3rd to qualify most likely... we will see what summer brings... b/c he is a young stallion I will start BELOW his level of training... he has not been out enough YET!
I eagerly await SPRING and so does CON MAR! :)
Friday, February 4, 2011
Con Mar wins best behaved!!!!
Recently I have been told about the issues that the other stallion owners have had with their full siblings of Con Mar! I must say I am pleased with my stallion!!! I have had no issues of stallion behavior that is out of control or out of line. Sure he is a STALLION! but Con Mar knows his limitations and respects his trainer! ME!
Stallions are not for everyone and shouldn't be handled or even owned by people who just don't GET it, this is most people!!! They are NOT PETS! they CAN be dangerous! and the littlest mistakes can end in tragedy! Add that to a young and hot horse and you are in trouble!!! That said my stallion is very loved and respected! I wouldn't trade him for Anything!!!!!
So THANK YOU to my parents for teaching me how to properly handle a stallion and for also teaching me to be HONEST about my ability to do so! thank you for teaching me ton stand up for the HORSE!
Stallions are not for everyone and shouldn't be handled or even owned by people who just don't GET it, this is most people!!! They are NOT PETS! they CAN be dangerous! and the littlest mistakes can end in tragedy! Add that to a young and hot horse and you are in trouble!!! That said my stallion is very loved and respected! I wouldn't trade him for Anything!!!!!
So THANK YOU to my parents for teaching me how to properly handle a stallion and for also teaching me to be HONEST about my ability to do so! thank you for teaching me ton stand up for the HORSE!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Winter....oh yah!
ANYONE who knows me know that the title of this is sarcastic!!!!! I hate winter...but, so far temps have been WONDERFUL and i have no complaints really.
Con Mar is doing wonderfully, he hates COLD too...but, we are plugging away on the 4th level... I have yet to order him the double bridle...but, am going to do that soon!!! AND I have yet to video tape just because I have not been as regular as I would like to be with ALL my own horses as I have been SO BUSY!!!! Life is back to normal now however and riding is coming back together for my boys :)
Look for another update soon...I must say that this tiny break has been good for Con Mar...he works hard and deserved a bit of a rest.
Con Mar is doing wonderfully, he hates COLD too...but, we are plugging away on the 4th level... I have yet to order him the double bridle...but, am going to do that soon!!! AND I have yet to video tape just because I have not been as regular as I would like to be with ALL my own horses as I have been SO BUSY!!!! Life is back to normal now however and riding is coming back together for my boys :)
Look for another update soon...I must say that this tiny break has been good for Con Mar...he works hard and deserved a bit of a rest.
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