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For those of you who are interested, here is a link to Clinton Anderson's *New* TV site where you can watch his TV episodes online for free :D

http://www.downunderhorsemanship.tv/

Mama's Birthday

Today was mama dearest birthday, my present to her this year was a week off work so i have been doing her night job for her this week(cleaning a local office), which i have quite enjoyed. She also had a cuppa tea(Rooibos) in bed :D. We got off to a late start today so didn't end up biking out to Chester which i have started to do on Mon,Wed,Thurs,Sat & Sun, it is a 20 - 30min ride depending on the direction of the wind etc. So Mama and me drove out to Chester & Polly, I feed Chester checked their water bucket gave him a hug and a kiss and left them to it. I became a chauffeur for the day, We drove around all the 'good' op shops(good will shops) while mum browsed and enjoyed herself, i twiddled my thumbs(i don't tend to like rummaging, which is what you tend to do at op shops) But i do enjoy the driving. We had lunch at McD's and i had a yummy mocha, i think i am now quite hooked on them. We went to one op shop and i thought no i'll just wait in the car, but mum did end up dragging me in, and clever me locked the keys in the car oops! Just as well we have a knight in shining armour(My Uncle) who came to our rescue with a spare key :) Tomorrow is a *big* busy work day, but hopefully, if the weather is nice to me, i can spend the day out with Chester on Saturday. I will try to get some updated photos of the paddock and Chester, oh and i also brought a wormer so shall hopefully do that too. I am heading up to the Naki to spend a few days with a friend and help her out with her horse next week from Tues - Thurs so shant forget my camera so i can show off what we get up to :) her blog is here: A Kaimanawa Called Prince I am hoping to get Prince's feet trimmed, him ridden hard for a few days and teach him to canter and jump with a rider, he can do this just needs to build some confidence :) shall be fun, he is a small pony so will be a big difference from Chessie Bear :D

Day off

Well today being my day off, meaning to*day* literally as i work tonight. i thought i could spend a nice day with Chester, grooming him, riding, groundwork etc. But what does the weather go and do...Rain! soooo not fair! I biked out this morning, gave him his feed and a hug, then biked back home. I have no worries about the rain, a little water can't hurt you, its just like having a cold shower, right? Anyway i do have another morning off tomorrow so lets hope the weather is nice! Chester is moulting at the moment, gradually thou, as i have taken his cover off and he has been coverless now for about a month give or take a few days/weeks. He is in a new paddock with lots of grass(rough sea grass not clover or rye) and he has a paddock mate, i can't quite work out who is boss it does seem to change quite often. I shall leave you with a few photos to look at :D

A little late in posting

I had a wonderful ride last Thursday, Just a quick one. I hadn't ridden Chessie bear for a few months being winter, i had done quite a bit of groundwork thou. With it now coming into summer it is the time to get into gear and ride :D so i jumped on bareback with just his halter and lead rope tied around his neck like reins(I never ride in a bit with Chester, he is very soft and respectful just with a halter) I took him for a short hack just a little ways away to see how he would act when he could no longer see his paddock mate Polly, i was so proud of him, he did so well and didn't do anything silly, he was very keen just to hack around and spend time with me :D Aww what a sweet boy. Anyway, we came back into his paddock, which has hills in it, steep ones and not so steep ones, we did a few of the 'not so steep ones first' we cantered up those, then i got really keen and we tried some of the steeper ones which was great fun! There is a flat piece at the top of the hill also so we practiced 'just' cantering. I think i may need to invest in a new saddle i am not sure, as when i ride bareback he is happy and willing to do everything, but with the saddle at the moment(which is a treeless) he doesn't like to lengthen his stride.., hmmm maybe if i just invested in a 'better' saddle pad?? I already have a Old Mac's therapeutic half-pad  with memory foam so can't get much 'better' than that. Before my treeless, i had a Bates Caprilli which we both liked and felt comfortable in so maybe back to that? Or..., i know one of his previous owners had a Isbell Werth dressage saddle on him which is the same brand just a dressage version. But i would like to stick to a jumping or GP saddle as i am not a big dressage rider, although Chester has hidden talents in that area, he apparently is quite the 'dressage horse' his previous owner not the one mentioned before but another(i know he has had alot, poor boy being passed around so much :( )
brought him just as a return to riding, hack horse, but she had a friend come around and ride him once and he was just fair prancing around the paddock doing all sorts of fancy things, im not exactly sure what he did and didn't do as she wasn't a dressage person and couldn't tell one thing from the next so im at a bit of a loss at what he can actually do, but fancy footwork works well enough for me :D I think as a saddle pad i would use a BJ Merino they look soooo comfy :D shall keep you posted(no pun intended) on the goings on when it comes to saddles and changing etc. We have a local show coming up on labour weekend, next weekend on Sun 23rd, The 'Petre Mini Show' Shall hopefully get some pics for you all to oggle at there is a few gymkhanas and other shows going on but unfortunately they are on the days im working :-/

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So i have to tell you 7 things about me and then pass it on to 15 :D here goes....

#1. I was homeschooled for my intermediate and high school years
#2. I love bareback and bridleless riding(bridleless meaning just a halter)
#3. I am an only child
#4. I am a barefoot trimmer(apprenticed - in a way).
#5. i don't buy any products tested on animals(do you know how hard that is!!)
#6. I follow the Clinton Anderson Method of Horsemanship(you probably already have that figured out)
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