Blaze and Angel

me and Blaze had one amazing L4 On line session, yesterday. we played with the 45 foot line, Blaze afford 8 laps each way at the canter, (while I was standing neutral. and he gave me some beautiful flying changes (each way!) so then I did some figure 8s and every time he gave me flying changes (LEVEL4!) That was the first time!! and after that I said well it's been FOREVER since I played with zone 5 driving, and he was AMAZING!!!! doing side passes at the trot, and doing simple lead changes, and backing, and doing half backing circles it was amazing!! we are ready to Film! :D then I had to do some stuff to his hoofs, and then we spend some UDT I was letting him graze, the whole thing was really fun, even tho it was very humid and hot.

now angel.
Angel and I have been playing with some more advanced things, we can almost do everything on level 2 self assessment list, but freestyle needs some playing with, but the other night I played with teaching her to back by the tail, and she now can! only took he 3 minutes to learn it, then I played with the circling game, and she did 5 laps a the canter each way! and some flying changes, then I got on bridle less and bareback, and I was splaying with my go phases, she will trot on a phase 1, but at the canter sometimes it takes a phase 3 or 4. and she'll buck a little. but it is a very lazy buck, so I can hold on with no problem bareback, she is starting to under stand my legs, when I turn etc, and she will even go sides now! she is ding great!


I'll editthis and post pictures when photobucket stops being a pain lol

My Level 4 Liberty audition

ok, so I've been busy, and had time to film, so I just sat it on a post and turned it on, and everyone who saw it laughed so hard, because that stinker just loved spinning over and over again! LOL you'll see, and since I was the only one home, i couldn't get the trailer up there so i couldn't do that :( but I think it still looks great (sending it today!)

Finally!!!

ok for a few weeks I've been teaching Blaze all typs of new stuff, and been trying to teach him to sit and yesterday h got it, h can now sit and what is so cool is I NEVER thought EVER that I could teach a horse to sit! seemed impossible but I finally figured it out!

Big Congrats!!

I'd like to say CONGRATULATIONS FRAN!!!!! She passed Her On line and Freestyle today!! and I'm SO VERY HAPPY FOR HER!!!!! :D she did an AWESOME JOB!!! Your awesome Fran!! and so savvy!! :D




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Busy Busy!

so Lately I've been really busy, but I like keeping busy...ha ha, so I won't "get lazy!" ha ha, anyways. I've been trying to get everything I ask Blaze to be in very low phases, trying still to get everything to Phase 1, and it's going pretty good. also been tweeting our Level 4 online/liberty and that is going awesome. Blaze is really more LBE now. he is motivated, and he'll try so hard, we can Officially do a Spanish walk under saddle, and while i'm on him, which is really cool. so proud of my Boy, :) and looks like I'll be able to go to Jennifer's for a play day this week, I might be filming My L4, (if it's OK with her) and if I feel were ready, which I've went over everything and we can do all the task! so it's looking good, but we'll see. I'm about to have enough to Buy a cradle bridle, and I'm VERY excited about that (might be getting one used!) anyways Blaze and I are doing Great, he is learning new stuff all the time, and I'm working even harder on my self to be the best me I can be in everything I do,

here are a couple of videos of our Progress





Enjoy!
Naturally Hannah And Blaze

Lots of Play

whew! I'm beat! I've been really busy lately with my job. I work 5 days a week now! so I've been trying to play with horses when I get home. so i guess I tell y'all what I've been playing with


Lately I've been playing with allot of our horses, I really love learning more about horsenalitys. and Luckily I can play with each Horsenatity! so I guess I tell about how's that been going

Blaze
Lately I've been teaching Blaze to spin (on the ground) and the Spanish walk. and to be lighter. and we have been very successful. he will now spin. and he will do 5 steps with a Spanish walk. and is very light! I think he really becoming more LBE then LBI. or he is a really motivated LBI! lol! i guess I just know how to motivate him, anyways....he is doing awesome with everything I teach him. I'm also playing with having my phases lower. I'm trying to get everything to phase 1 or 2. and he is great. everything is just about to a phase 1! which is huge for him. he is becoming more sensitive instead of dull. and he is doing excellent with everything I ask!

Angel
I've been teaching Angel allot of new stuff. I haven't been playing with her as much I should of course with my job and everything. but I've been riding her and doing more liberty which I have to say my self her liberty is pretty fabulous. and her riding is coming along great. so far at liberty I have taught her to back by the tail. one thing I love about her horsenatity is that I don't need a treat for her to learn something. she just gets it almost first thing. and is not that food oriented, unlike Blaze. haha, and also been teaching her to lay down. which she will bow but not enough trust yet for the lay, but that is totaly fine, :)


I haven't been able to play allot with the others but there all doing just fine. and I'm learning allot fromthem, and enjoying every minute I get with them. and also either this week or next week I'll film me and Blaze's and Angel's Progress and put it on youtube. and I might be going to Jennifer's next week so I'll also be takeing pictures there and filming to. well that's all for now. I'll try and post more often

Naturally
Hannah & Blaze ;)

Figured it out!

ok so lately I've been thinking about the professionals program. and I am gonna do it in 2012! when I turn 18. also take a 6 week masters class befor it of course! hehe with hopefully Keri Lea and Fran ;) that would be totally awesome! and I'm already starting to save right now. This is what I want to do. so I know if I want it bad enough I'll work hard for it. and if that isn't meant for me to do then it won't happen. but for now that is what I'm going for! I'm very excited! I'll be going for my 1 star. and then hopefully when I go for my 1 star me and Lea will be in the same class (hopefully) your rock lea ;) lol then save up for my 2 star maybe in 2013. and when I'm 19 any maybe have enough money saved up. depends I guess. I can't wait. what is so cool is. I have 3 years to get even better at teaching/dressage/everything! and i'll be totally ready to be a professional. yay!





Naturally
Hannah and Blaze

Finess/Dressage Naturally. and STAR!

OK first. I'll start out with my interesting/fun/crazy session with the leader of our herd. miss big and bad star. she is a big sorrel QH mare. (LBI to th max) she is 12 or 13 I believe. anyways. for the long es I haven't done much playing with her at all. since I've been advancing Blaze Joy and angel and spirit. so that is 4 already. but star has such a nice gait and would make an AWESOME levels horse. Problem is she has 0 respect for humans. be for when I would do the circling game she would turn and charge at me. and (be for) I would be very scared. but not anymore. I already solved that problem about 2 years ago. I said you ARE NOT gonna charge at me. and have to use a good phase 4 and she didn't do it anymore. but anyways. yesterday I wanted to start playing with her more. because if I can get her to Respect me and trust me I know she'll be amazing! so I played a Little bit on the ground. and she was pretty disrespectful. but after I go some respect I said maybe she is ready to ride. so I got on. and fist thing she started rearing and turning and trying to get me of (I was bareback and had a halter and lead tied to reins ) and this horse when we got her she used to be a trail horse and a 7 year old used to ride her. and she was used for a trail horse for all ages of kids and was a dream. I guess because we haven't done so much with her in so long I guess she sorta just got bad. OK back to what I was saying. she was rearing and bucking (very lazy tho) and I kept turning her head laterally so she couldn't do it. and I got some control over her feet! and I have never jumped her with me on. ad I try ed it and she did it! and was pretty good! (got a video of it) maybe on today! and then she doesn't want canter with me on her. so I asked her. (had to do the big es phase 4 ever, just to get on stride) but she was bucking at the same time. and then started rearing. but she wasn't gonna get me off. and I asked her again another HUGE phase 4 and she gave me some more strides but kept bucking. so I said you wanna buck!? well lets buck hard. so I kept asking and asking till she finally said you know what! this isn't fun. so she stoped bucking. and I stoped and gave her a treat. and got off did some more stuff to get her to respect. like backing her. and moving her front end etc. but over all I know she can be a good horse, just needs to learn to respect. I think she'll teach me allot. she is by far the most challenging horse I've ever played with. which is good for me


Now my update with Finesse and Dressage Naturally!
since I've got my Wintec Dressage saddle. Finesse and Dressage is allot more easy for Blaze because he can use his back! so I've been Playing allot more with it lately (I have a video of yesterday but the computer doesn't want to upload our Piaffe video) anyways. Blaze will now give me a soft feel walk trot and canter in a halter! and he will now do Piaffe still not quite like Magic tho! and we can do Pirouettes. and side passes at the walk trot canter all with a soft feel. Just about ready for L4 I might when I'm ready do the audition with a halter. because I rally don't like using a bridle cause I know if I was a horse I wouldn't like a bit in my mouth at all. even if I was in good hands! but that is just me! ;) but Blaze is getting more amazing everyday! and I can't wiat to go home and do some UDT!

until text time Keep it Natural!

~Naturally Hannah and Blaze~

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!



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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~