some of you may know for the past 4 years I have been struggling to get Blaze to slow down in his walk trot and canter. because he goes so fast and it's just no fun to even try and ride. and for the long es I been avoiding it at all cost. or just looking past it. because I didn't know what to do. anyways..........This past week I went to camp for 5 days. our focus of the week was mainly on line and freestyle patterns. and Freestyle patterns were a pain for me because Blaze kept going way to fast for every pattern we were doing. on follow the rail at the canter and trot. was impossible. because blaze just wanted to bolt around the arena. and that was no fun at all. I was struggling not to get upset. I kept smiling. and trying some more. I was using the theraflex. and it wasn't helping at all. the next day Jennifer wanted me to try her wintec Dressage saddle. that didn't fit her Halflinger. and it was wider than my saddle. so I said ah why not! first thing I put on and started walking. there wasn't any change that I could see. I asked him to trot and he started trotting slower. I was like wow! so far so good!! and when I asked for the canter he put his head down and started cantering very slow. I was in shock!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: everyone who was watching was like WOW!!! :shock: because it was like a new horse!!! he was so nice and slow on a loose rein. I didn't have to hold him back at all! I try ed follow the rail at the canter and he didn't go any faster than what I asked. I way so HAPPY!!! later that day we did more patterns. and at times I had to do a 1 rein stop to remind him not to go fast. and after I did that he would slow down again. but we did clover leaf, at the canter and he was great! bulls eye. figure 8 and got flying lead changes!!! sideways box, at the trot and canter. almost got a flying change. (front feet changed) not the back lol. and the the ultimate challenge. the open pasture!!! with tons of obstacles :shock: :shock: and also a little cross country course, and we did that :shock: guess what. Blaze was perfect, got a little fast at times but slowed down. he went over the jumps. I was like WOW!!! and cantered all on the pasture with no problem. he didn't take off. everything went awesome!! I was blown away. and sorta felt bad that All this time I've been having trouble was because of our saddle. but I'm glad that it is fixed now. and Jennifer let me buy the saddle!! I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Grateful that she let me try it out. and Jennifer was the first person besides me that had rode him (since I've had him) and he did awesome. and just yesterday I let my mom and brother. and niece and sister N law ride him for the first time. (my sis n law has never rode a horse) and I told her what to do. and let her go and she was riding all around the pasture with no problem. and she loved it. and he also was perfect for my brother and mom too!! I would have never done that with my old saddle. because Blaze has completely changed latterly over night! I would have never trusted him with someone else on his back be for!


and Jennifer has had this saddle for years and hasn't used it so it's like new! :mrgreen: I even got him to do finesse in a halter. walk trot and canter. and doing patterns. it was so easy for his back. I was so very happy that finesse will no longer be hard because he can finally use his back now and no longer bracy!! :mrgreen: and the same with freestle. no more takeing off, and going fast
I am just SOOOOOO HAPPY!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: here are some pics of at camp with me riding with it

















lol the ears were back because we were riding allot befor that lol

Now Level 4 Finesse and Freestyle will be allot more easy

Parelli Camp!

Yay!! Camp starts Monday. but I might be going tomorrow. today was busy!! I had tons of things to do. like.....go get the horse trailer. buy a helmet. buy horse treats. buy fly spray. buy hay. give blaze a bath (tomorrow) brush him. trim his hoofs which I did tonight and cut my finger bad ouchy!! but I can't wait. I won't be staying over night because 1 I've never been away from home at someones house (over night) i still have horses to feed at home. but Jennifer lives only 12 miles away. so my dad will be bringing me in the morning, it's 5 days long. and I'm excited about being Jennifer's assistant for the week. and I'll take lots of photos. there are 4 other girls going. and I can't wait to play on Jennifer's AWESOME Play ground. I LOVED it last time. and the huge arena! woohoo I can't wait. well I'll try and keep everyone posted.. I need to get some sleep!! night night all have a great week!

until next time

Keep it Natural

Hannah

Progress!!

ok. me and Blaze are getting better and better everyday! and also I got my green string etc in the mail yesterday (pics coming soon!) and this video is to show some of our progress we have been makeing enjoy!



:)

Keep it Natural!
~Hannah~

Whew!! :)

OK, so My Birthday is tomorrow, and for my Bday I bought used but like new theraflex pad. (English) and I try ed it out and Blaze made sorta a change, (I don't have shims yet) but today I took one of our old pads that was falling apart, and but it like were the shims would be. Got Blaze ready on the ground, then got on. and Blaze was doing Great at the walk! and when I asked for the trot he didn't go fast!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!! and when I asked for the canter it was nice and slow!!! Finally!! and when I stopped he started to blow. lick and chew etc. but, I loved it!! I wish I would have got a theraflex pad a long time ago. but I still can't wait to get some shims (ordering tomorrow)

and yesterday was Great, we went to eagles landing church. (Mark Halls church) (casting crowns singer) and they had one Guy from the Army there, and he told his testimony, which was obviously amazing, and has done so much for the army, I can't remember his name but I'll ask later what it was. but also we saw allot of family that we haven't seen in YEARS!!! and went out to eat. and had a great time. and my uncle and his daughter came to our house. and of course wanted to see me and Blaze, so him and me showed them some stuff and Blaze was Great!!!

well That is all for now. I hope everyone had a great weekend. and I hope I have a good day Tomorrow lol

keep it natural
Hannah

Pictures of the Playday

Well I had one very Fun Day!!

first off, Jennifer found me on the Savvy club fourm, and she only lives 12 miles away from us, and she teaches lessons, and parelli, anyways, she said I could come over and bring blaze, and also she is the one that I am going to one of her camps she is haveing next month,

anyway, we were half way there, we turned at a stop sign, and right about when we hit 20, the trailer just droped to the ground, (blaze inside) and the hitch on my dads truck snaped in half!! and I'm like OMG!!!! OMG!!!! OMG!!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!!!!! My baby is in there!!!! :O and we pulled over real quick, and I jumped out as fast as I could, and I had a fealing that I shouldn't tie blaze to anything, so he was just so he could walk around in the trailer, anyway, I open the trailer door, and Blaze was ok, THANK YOU GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got him out, and then a lady that had horses pulled up, and asked if we needed any help, and my dad told her what happend, and she said well, you can use my truck, and after fitting everything she drove blaze over there for us, my dad said let me pay you, and she said no, WOW how I love horse people!! anyway, Jennifer was like wow when we told her, and Blaze was very RBE, that has been the first place he has been to in 2 years!! so me and jennifer started playing, and she has a BEAUTIFUL Halflinger!!! wow, You'll see pics once you go down, but anyway we had an amazing day!! I can't wait to go back

anyway here is some pics,




Jennifers Beautiful Halflinger



















Jennifers other Halflinger and Jeffs mom
















Jeffs Horse Cody













Jennifer and me and blaze, (I had bad sun burn) lol




Jennifer playing with Blaze (first person to ever play with him since I've had him)























I Loved every min of it, watching Jennifer teach, I know that is what I wnat to do the rest of y life, is teach, and be a Parelli Professional, just to watch her teach was so amazing, I can't wait til I can teach one day, I sorta did that day, but I really mean just teahc!

Days go by

Wow, has it been a week, so, me and Blaze has been doing alto of cool stuff, yesterday, I played with the Question box, for the first time, and it was our first time because are footing stinks, so I started and I had a bridle on, and had a carrot stick, and I started at the walk, and he kept wanting to trot, so I would bend him to a stop, and after a while he started blowing, so I said OK! now lets trot, and first thing I started to trot he wanted to take off to the building, weel long story short, I had to shut him down like 30 times, lol! because I wanted him to listen to my body and not the reins, so he had his own idea, so after a while, I got him LB, and he started trotting slower, and blowing, licking chewing etc, and I did it for a while, and asked for the canter, and boy! just like the trot he had his own idea of, "hey I'll just bolt back to the building" so I had to keep shutting him down again. which it is sorta hard for him to have a nice slow canter, because the dang hills and footing are awful, but after a while he slowed down just a bit, and out of know were he got snotty and said, "I am going faster Ha!!" so I said, OK, this isn't going to well, so be for I get mad, and start thinking about the task, I better just "stop!" so I went in a round pen and just cantered a few laps, and he was implosive, I think, I got off and watched him canter around, and it looked like how he was cantering with me?




Could it be I'm just unconfined with him cantering? could that just be his natural canter, and I just think it's too fast, "hmmmmm how interesting!" maybe I am unconfident about it, but I do know sometimes for sure he canters to fast "sometimes" but I sat there with him, and he was like "treat"? and I said ok, But!" you only get the treat if you do something for me, and so, I put my hand up high and clucked, and he did a very high rear, (that is what I was asking for) and so he got his treat, and then I asked him to give me a kiss, and he did, so I just played around with alot of stuff, and I got him to back 1 lap, at liberty, (first time) with phase 1!!



so things are going well, my brothers, Girl Friend came to visit, and I let her ride him around, bareback, and just with a halter and lead, (lead tied as reins) and here I am about to have a heart attack, thinking, "please don't take off, please don't take off" and Nya, she is a "normal" hunter jumper, so she has him on a tight rein, and he luckily put up with her, and gave a nice soft feel, and when she got off she gave him a bog ol WACK on the neck, and Blaze looked Very mad at her for that, and I'm like thinking "AHHHHHHHHH DON'T HIT MY HORSE!" luckily kept my mouth shut, lol,and that was very hard to do,


but we had a great time, besides that,


Until next time
Keep it Natural

~Hannah~

Great Session!

Yesterday I had a Great liberty session. and some interesting conversations. I started out on line just to get him ready, and he was doing very well, I had a weave and a figure 8. and some barrels set up, and I started with the barrels and he did very well with everything I asked him to do with them, then I moved on to the figure 8, and he did awesome. he started to do it him self, and his weave was perfect,

so I took the halter off and started playing at liberty, and he did awesome with stick to me that is his fave game! so, I started the figure 8. and he said no. and would stop going to the left. (he doesn't like me on that side) so I just went up to him and asked him to follow me, and try ed again. and he said "NO" again. so I put him back on line and he did it perfect, so I went back at liberty and he did the same thing, and I was like OK? so I went back on line and perfect again. and went at liberty and the same thing every time. so, I need to play with that cause he did it great when going to the right. but said "no" going to the left, I hope he is better today, if he isn't I'm not gonna keep doing it til he gets it, because, "RELATIONSHIP FIRST" ;)

any way. I played with backing by the tail. and he has that so good that he will do it when I back. (not holding the tail) and I played with weave from zone 5 and he did awesome! and did some simple lead changes from zone 5 and that was really cool!


I also did some circles at liberty. and he was AMAZING! he was cantering around me. and I even got a flying lead change. (in the middle of the pasture) I was like "WOW" he was awesome. and also did some cutting game and that was so cool. he did so amazing. and after I was done you can imagin he got lots of treats, and that was my session. I can't wait to play today and play with that figure 8. I hope it goes well.

Note to self. "RELATIONSHIP FIRST!" ;)

Keep it Natural.
~Hannah~

Yay! I am Official Level 3 Grad!!

Thanks to everyone that has helped me, took me 4 amazing years. I am so proud of Blaze. but this is just the beginning I have so much to learn. and also I have some pics from Easter

Me







Tybee. my niece :D










Cute hehe


Blaze is such a good boy


Love this one

Shareparelli.com

wow! I love the site. what a great idea. I think everyone should join and check it out. www.shareparelli.com I think this is gonna be a great way to get people to start parelli. me and my moms friend started last week. I can't wait to help her out. Thanks Parelli for the site :D

Liberty liberty I LOVE IT!!!!!

when I got home from work it was still day light. Yay! and I had my mom drop me off at the pasture. today I wanted to play with liberty since I've been playing on line for the past week. so, I started off just stick to me. which he was AMAZING!!! he is even bettered this. but now we can just canter around with my hand on his neck and be doing a slow canter!! he is so smart!!


Then since we have been playing with the cutting game I said I guess I'll see how that is going. and so I got the look on my face and started cutting and he was AMAZING again!!! I mean this was like Pat and magic. or Linda and Remmer. he did it just like them. and then when I reached out to pet him and he nipped me LOL, IT didn't hurt, but I laughed so hard. because I was like OH!" that is what Pat and Linda say when you got to be careful with that LOL, but,then I played with backing by the tail. and he wouldn't back up. and so I put him on line real quick to refresh his memory. ( I now find how important it is to put them back on line instead of trying to fix it at liberty) anyway. when I took the halter off again he knew what I meant, and I had like 2 hairs in my hand and he backed. and did it with no hands. then I went in the round pen. (round pen gate open) and played some circling game walk trot and canter. and transitions. and he did some beautiful flying lead changes. and we finally fixed his flying change from right to left.


and we also played with jumping 1 barrel to me. and he did Great! and after I was done I just sat there a few Min's just giving him some hugs and treats, and telling him how amazing he is. he kept sticking his nose into me. But, I am so proud of him. he is getting better and better everyday. and I know since i have changed for the good he has even got better, since I quite thinking about the "task" or passing a level. I'm gonna put the Relationship always first. and since I have he is amazing. and since I've had that attitude adjustment thank you Fran. again. everything is Great!"

That is all for today.

Keep it Natual
~Hannah~

WOW!"

ok. really, I have NEVER had such an AMAZING!" SESSION EVER!!! Today Blaze and me played with level 4/5 on line. and one thing that kristi told me to do is to be able to send blaze is the trailer from at least 30 feet away at the trot or canter. well how bout this. 45 FEET AWAY" Yep first time. and I was sitting down when I asked him!! How cool!


so then when he came out I said hmmm, I have an Idea!" so I got him to turn around and from 45 feet away. (me sitting down) got him to back in the trailer. (the trailer doesn't have a ramp) this was really really Cool!! so then I sat on the trailer. and asked him to 45 feet away to go to the pedestal and put all 4 feet on it, wow!" was he offering alot today or what. :D so then I got on top of the trailer. and got him to go in. then got him to stop half way and me stand on his back to get down!!


so, I went to the bigger wide open part of the pasture, and asked him to canter. and he was a little RB because this is around are house and he stays on the other side of the lake with the other horses, so when we would get to the side that went to the pasture he would pull hard. so I just had steddie presure. and he kept staying on the wrong lead going to the left. so, I kept him going til he got on the left lead. and then he slowed down in his canter and started blowing. and he was at the end of the 45 foot with some slack. and my feet still. and the he got past my shoulder and i got him to do a beautiful lead change.


and going to the right was more beautiful cantering. took phase 1 for the canter. and I didnt have to nag. he kept going and going. L4! and then I got him to do a nother flying change, woohoo" and I am also getting him to jump 1 berral from 45 feet away. and also tought him to rear the other day. and got him to do one big rear. and he is getting better by the day. I am so proud of him. he is learning so fast

Keep in Natural!

~Hannah~ :D

Level 3 On line.

I have Passed my level 3 on line. :D yay! I have one more to go to pass Level 3. and I'm sending liberty tonight! it passed as level 3! I really do think I should have done a new video. blaze wasn't really connected that day. but it looked pretty good. but are on line since then I think could pass level 3 ++ or level 4. but I am so greatful! and happy! :D

How amazing!!

Blaze is getting more amazing everyday!! he is offering more. and I am still doing hill therapy. and his gaits are getting better by the day. been a few days since I've done any because it has been raining like CRAZY!! are lake is over flowing! :O but anyways, today was sunny so I said hey I think I can do some hill therapy. and I had the 22 foot line on. and asked him to go out in the circle and his send needs to be better! he is slow at going so I will play with that. anyway. I started at the trot and he wasn't pulling on me at all! in fact. he was getting closer and closer and closer. till he was doing a very small circle around me. tehehehehe. funny boy! making the circle smaller. Lol. then I asked for the canter. took phase 1! and he said yes ma'am. How cool!


and just like the trot he got closer and closer and closer till he was doing a small circle around me at the canter. I think he is getting pretty smart. like hey I go in closer and the circle is quicker. Lol, and gave me some very snazzy lead changes. which was really neat! and then I started playing with sideways to and away. and he is getting really great and the trot. I was on the end of the 22 foot line and he slowed down and I was close to him.(still holding the end of the 22 foot) and so there was lots of slack and he kept trotting sideways! and didn't try to run he kept going! then when I played with sideways too me he was great. we don't have it at the trot yet but he did offer a few steps! it's a start!



so I took the halter off and started some liberty. which I think is Level 4 quality!(maybe) need to look at the self assessment list again to make sure. but he is amazing at liberty now. I would do a norther video. but my mom's computer is messed up. and my brother doesn't want me using his. ugh. but oh well I guess I'll save up for my own "AFTER" I get my cradle and theraflex pad. anyways... I played with circling around me. and that was perfect! just like on line. he walked trot and cantered around me at liberty! so cool! and I am playing with the change of direction. he will stop then turn. so I need to play with that. but are canter too me is getting Great! and stick too me is awesome! and i also been playing with the cutting game. and that was cool. blaze did that today! I was so proud of him. I think I've finally found out what makes him tick! and thanks to Fran for helping me with are cantering etc. It has really helped! and also thank you Fran for that attitude adjustment!! I would have still been having trouble if it wasn't for her.

check out her blog. everyone can learn something by reading it!

www.savvyup.blogspot.com

I gotta go. sorry for not posting much. been really busy!

Keep it Natural!
~Hannah~

Blaze is my Confidence

so I got my Savvy club DVD yesterday. and watched the whole thing. and I have come to realize that I'm allot like that girl. just with people and new places. and not riding. I am RBI. so I am very VERY shy the first time i meet someone. but I am getting better with that. but once I know someone I'm LBE/I. and I have figured out with blaze around I'm more confident. I can talk with ease. and I don't go RBI and hide. last year I went too the 4Th of July parade for the very first time. and blaze first time too. and if Blaze wouldn't have been there I would have been super RBI. cause it was just me and the guy who brought me. and I couldn't hide with mom/dad I wasn't too happy with the way everyone was hitting there horses. but anyways.why is he my confidence? I do not know. but I found it very interesting

Let me know what you think?