Snow Ponies!

Thought I'd share some snow pony pics as that about all we have been up to in a while!

Coming in for Breakfast!


Bella x

Stormy!


Me & My Girl



Mum & Dougal


A Rather Wind Swept Stormy!


All Munching Together



My Little House :)

13/12/09 – UDT with Bella

After a busy day with the Clinic yesterday I decided to just go to the field and spent some Un Divided Time with Bella today. Well I must have done something right yesterday because she galloped across the field calling to me and was at the gate waiting for me before I had even got out of the car …. Now that’s what I call positive feedback!

12/12/09 – Level 2 clinic with Bella

Bella and I ventured out today to our very first Parelli Clinic together. This was a Level 2 Clinic In West Sussex that was being ran By Terri Martinus 2* Parelli Professional.

After lots of worrying on my part as to whether Bella would even load (which she did in about 10 mins flat!) we arrive to a warm welcome by Terri and Beth and the promise of a fun filled day. With the horses settled into there stables we all headed into the classroom for hot drinks and the first theory session of the day.

After a few simulation we went and got the horses for the online session of the day. Bella as predicted came out full of life and energy and quite extroverted. At first I misread this as RB but after she rolled twice I realized she was LB on Adrenalin. We play for just over an hour, learning lots of skills and testing our and our horses thresholds then Terri called lunch.

In the afternoon we did a few more simulations then brought the horses back out for another round of online moving to ridden. Bella was a star all day and did me proud, especially in the riding as I though we would be way behind everyone, but we held our own all day.

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Kindly set up by Gill Langridge

6/12/09 - All 4 horseannalites in 15 mins!

Well I thought I would take Bella into the winter field and ride her as it was dryer. Bella obviously though she would show me that I shouldn’t just assume it will be fine as she has been being so good!

In the space of about 15 mins ALL 4 horseanalities had shown up at there extremes! The wild rodeo pony was back!!! BUT I didn’t get scared or panic as a would have done at one time. I simply said, you want to run fast, buck and rear …. Well then LET ME HELP YOU!!!

She soon calmed down and we did some approach and retreat till she was back LB properly.

However I did decided to put the riding on hold for the day and instead I focused on trying to find he thresholds better as I had obviously thrown her over one big-style with out knowing it untill it had happened.

5/12/09 – Horseless Clinic

Me and Mum attended a horseless clinic being run by Parelli Professional Terri Martinus on ‘Leadership’

It was a fantastic day and we all learnt heaps. The simulations where great fun and the day was topped of with a Quiz which the team I was on won. I can away with a whole new understanding to the term ‘being the leader!’

28/11/09 – Stormy Arrives!

Today Storm Arrived! He is on a working holiday with us to ‘remember’ his manners and have some fun till Janie is back to fitness and ready for him back.

Storm (the one on the right hand side) is a 14hh LBI Irish Cob Gelding and is about 9 years old. He is very cleaver and has quite a high play drive …. So we will be having fun over the next few months!

27/11/09 - Lancero 9

We went to view a potential horse for my mum. Lancero 9 Is a Andalusian gelding and is an ex-film horse that was imported in for the new robin hood film, but on his time onset he had several bad experiences and as a result needs some serious TLC!

I went to see his as he was with an old friend of mine. Well It was love at first sight, but after playing with him I knew he would be perfect for me but to much for mum (and I have enough on my plate with Bella!!). So regrettably we couldn’t buy him. But I couldn’t rest there and set about finding him a Parelli home.

He is now living with a lovely Parelli lady in Wales, so all ended well in the end.

14/11/09 – The onslaught of the storm

Well after a long, wet and windy night I walked down to the field to check the pony's where ok – they were very reactive but fine in themselves. The field however looked like a bomb sight! Barrels had been launched across the field and where now wedged in hedges, then riding arena fencing was down and spread around the field and half the roof of the railway carriage (one of our storage units) was blown off!!

It took several hours to put the field back together again (bar the roof) but at least all the horses where ok.

13/11/09 - Savvy Sussex Meeting @ Di’s

What a night! The weather was setting in for a storm but it was well worth batteling through it to catch up with some old and new friends as well as to had out the tickets for the PARELLI CELEBRATION that arrive that morning :)

Once again Di & Paul where fantastic hosts and a great evening was had by all.

21&22 Nov 2009 – PARELLI CELEBRATION!!!!

How do you sum up two of the most amazing days of the year in a few lines! The celebration was yet again mind blowing and I got to see how much my Savvy has grown since last year as I was seeing things at a whole new level!

Some of my personal highlights where:

* Getting my book signed By Pat & Linda!


* Catching up with James Roberts and tell him how things where going with Bella since we left him.

* Pat and Magic once again wowed the crowds and Pat talked about what his ideas and hopes for the future of training horses

* Pat’s Demo Horse - Pat worked with a racehorse called Tippy. Tippy is a LBI. For me this was a great demo as all mine are LBI or LBI/LBE crosses so I managed to pick up loads of tips!

* Linda’s Horseanality Demo – Introverts and Extroverts. Linda as always is an inspirational and the videos she used to demonstrate the different horseanatlites really hit home. For me this was one of the best bits as I am fascinated by the whole concept of ‘Horseanalitys’

* Savvy Spotlights
The Parelli Professionals once again blew our sox’s off and Garry Stevens getting awarded an Internship on Pat for all his hard work and dedication was a real tear jerker.


* Sat Night – Parelli UK Dinner and Disco – The UK team put on a fantastic night with food, music and dancing.

* Linda & Walter Zettl – a Lesson in Dressage Naturally! WOW is all I can say. Dressage is a passion of mine, and to get the chance to listen to Walter teaching was amazing.


* Lauren Barwick – Lauren is one of the most amazing women you will ever meet. There was not a dry eye in the house by the end of her session and a perfect way to sum up the weekend.



If you want to know more about the Celebration go to http://shop.parellinaturalhorsetraining.com/product.jsf?productId=1022
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRjvnWNbGI