Monday, April 26, 2010

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Amy is also donating Easy's supplements and boy does he look and feel great--inside and out!!  I had him on a different supplement that just wasn't doing anything for him after 3 weeks.  When I switched to Amy's MoorGlo and Natural Glo products I saw the difference within days!!  Starting with the gash across his forehead from before I picked him up--The hair started growing back and man did it shine! Most of his dull winter hair is shedding out into a really silky soft and shiny hair coat!! I can't wait for the rest of his coat to shed out! 
Another thing I notice is his muscles developing, his hooves are strong and his energy is perfect. He is not tiring out and he is not going crazy with too much energy.  He is bright eyed, allert, and quick to learn!
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week 7

Rode Easy everyday except Wednesday this week.  The weather sucked but we worked through it anyway. Sunday was finely a decent day and Amy LeSatz had a cow working, stockmanship, horsemanship II clinic. We were signed up for Saturdays level I clinic but got rained out.  Really glad she let me ride in Sundays because Easy did Fabulous!  Everyone was very impressed with him!!   He really knows how to work a cow--better than me too! Couple of great turns on his own, never got panicked or worried.  I am really considering selling my poco bueno mare so I have the money to bid on Easy!  I would really like to find him a great home though.  I keep telling myself I don't need another horse--nor do I have time or room for another. hahaha! we'll see!
I decided to finely check out Amys tack store!! Wow, she really has a great selection of tack and clothing and misc.  Really nice stuff--the nicest stuff I've seen around CO and that is no BS!!!.  Amy and Leanne helped me choose an outfit for the competition--Easy and I are going to be smokin!!  Thanks Amy and Steve LeSatz once again for another donation! 

Friday, April 23, 2010

Week Seven

I have been working with Easy everyday still.  Saturday the 17th was an all day clinic taught by Amy LeSatz and was in Longmont at Windy Creek Ranch.  We started in the outdoor arena, worked our horses briefly on ground work, mounted and worked on a lot of good stuff--such as--transitions,transitions,transitions, change of direction, starting collection, backing.... Second part of the day we ended up in the indoor after it started raining pretty good!  We worked a lot on cantering on the correct leads, transitions, excercises that helped with picking up leads and transitions!  Easy did very well! Better with his leads after some chiro work so we worked on keeping the canter going--he has a great stop and reads my mind before i actually ask for it! 
I worked him a little on circle arcs and other things on Sunday and Monday--by Tuesday he was sick and tired of arena work and would not willingly come to me when I got to his stall as he usually does=(
No worries we got to learn to track cows this day and he is again having fun and comes right to me to get haltered!  Relationship restored through cow work at Amy LeSatz Bridle-Bit Training and Tack!! Pics show how excited and into it he was!! 

Monday, April 19, 2010

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Friday, April 16, 2010

Week 6 under saddle


It is Friday April 16th--42 days into training our mustangs.  I rode easy everyday this week and he is advancing well!  Rode by myself most the week but yesterday we had a group lesson with Amy LeSatz and this time Easy was much more relaxed and paying attention to me more!  Yesterday was our 11th ride--I can hardly believe it!







Monday, April 12, 2010

5th week in training

It is April 12th already, we have had 38 days with our mustangs and there are 60 days before competition begins!
I am very happy with our progress and excited to see how he does this week (week 6) with more pressure under saddle.
Last Thursday we had a group lesson with Amy LeSatz and 7 other riders--Easy was pretty uneasy about the whole deal but he delt with it well!  In the lesson we did some ground work that prepared our horses for the riding, then we mounted did a few more exercises to prepare the horses.  Easy didn't want to stand still--I think we were both a little nervous with all the new people and horses.  We will get over that!
We walked and trotted, moved the HQs and FQs preparing us for turning with cows, did some two tracking and straightness exercises, then rode down the rode and back to the arena.  Easy stayed pretty nervous so once everyone left --me, Amy and Leanne went back in and laid Easy down.  Amy coached me how to work the lariat and Leanne stayed by my side and held Easy's lead rope.  It went well!  I am very please with how he has been under saddle since!
Friday I rode Easy around the outside of the roundpen while Amy and Leanne worked their horses in the round pen.  When they finished I rode back to the barn with them, gave him a little break, then headed out to the arena.  Easy was very mellow and willing!  He had more whoa than go so I used that to get a good stop and some transitions worked on!  His circles are getting rounder too!  I did some sacking out from his back--taking my jacket off and waving it all around.  He was great!
Saturday Amy let me ride in the arena while she was giving a lesson, once again we worked on picking up the correct leads, circling, figure 8s, turns and half turns, yielding, stops....Then the 3 of us took our horses out to the pastures and rode for another hour, working on passing eachother and some more cow-work turns/manauvers!  Easy as I always say is just Fantastic!  Lots of energy and character, but not whacky at all!
That night we did some chiropractic work on him so Sunday he had off. sort of.


Sunday I hauled him back to my place--or my neighbors arena anyways--He tied to the trailer while I played with my other horses.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Week 5 already!

Well I was right about Amy at Bridle Bit!  We are going to accelerate much faster with her their to support and coach me!  She checked for holes in my training so far and couldn't find any! hiphiphooray!  I rode in the big arena again today. Walk trot and some cantering. Steering--Turns, circles, obstacles are all getting better. Then Amy and I rode down the road to the mailbox, rode around the house then out the gate and down the service road. He is one heck of a horse! HesaEasyBoy