On Sunday, March 27, we completed Session 3 of the Beginner Horsemanship Series at Edd Farabee Ranch. In the words of Bono (lead singer for U2 for those of you that don't listen to all types of music), "It's a beautiful day!" Although the morning was quite brisk, we were all joining Bono in his chorus that afternoon. Wow, what great weather!
The participants of the clinic did ranch horse pleasure in the morning. We worked on gaits and transitions to and from each gait. This is exactly as the category in ranch horse shows says, PLEASURE. A horse that rates up and down easily through gaits is a pleasure to ride. Hopefully, those attending learned the importance and skills needed to achieve those gaits.
In the afternoon we went through some trail obstacles and how to manage our horses and ourselves through them. We had a bridge, back through L, side-pass L, trot-overs, lope-overs, and some up and down terrain. It was nice to get outside the arena and quite refreshing for the horses.
1 Corinthians 13:1 says, "...and have not love, you are as a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal." I hope these participants didn't find me as a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal as I repeated important keys over and over. LOL! I hope they saw the love I have for horses and the love I have for teaching what I have been taught!
A special thanks goes to Edd and Linda Farabee for the use of their place! Thanks to David, Julie, Nancy, and Linda for attending! Check back for information on "Starting Your Horse on Cattle Clinic" tentatively scheduled for May 22, 2010! Details and fees to come soon!
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