May 6 2008

So I am kind of new at this but I will give it a try!

Today we spent the morning at one of the ranches where we go to work on their horses and we started to work more on the rib cage and continued our work from the previous day on the shoulder.

In the afternoon we went over to Rick's place and worked on our Quieting and Handling. We first discussed some important points from our homework notes and then moved on to a movie and discussion.

In the later part of the afternoon we started working on some horses, working the first four steps out of our text: leading up, setting the head, standing still, and placing one foot forward and back.

I found that I was really able to connect with the second horse that we worked with, he is a little grey pony who is about 28ish! It was like when I got to one point in the practice, something just "clicked" and I was able to understand the fundamentals! Funny how that happens sometimes!

For dinner we had Pizza and "Tater Tots," we eat really good here!!! Last night we had healthy chicken breasts and veggies... it's always nice to have a greasy meal!!

Tonight I was able to connect to the internet in my bedroom which was kind of nice! I was able to listen to Country 105 all night; it only made me miss home more though... as much as it is nice to hear a familiar voice!

Well, I guess I should be getting off to bed... I will be sure to take some pictures in class tomorrow to post in the evening!

Loves Ya!