the end of tuesday.

Here we are Tuesday evening. We have completed two full days of the O'Conner Event Camp, and we (Jen, Devon, C and myself) are all still alive, happy, and still talking with one another. Not only that, but we have all had extremely successful first few days, tackling both dressage and show jumping, and working on our "in hand" lessons (the do an O'Conner version of natural horsemanship that has directly translated into the flatwork and jumping exercises we have had to so so far.)

I guess I should back up, as i left of sometime early yesterday morning and failed to keep this internet documentation up to date.

Hubert en-route. hay=happiness

Big D in his stall.

some graffiti in tubby's stall. how did they know we want to install jet packs on him?

jen and our super beautiful tack room

So. Yesterday we started out with a lecture followed by in hand work on the line. This is to tune the horses into our body language, commands, and hone in on the dynamic between the horse and rider.

The yields we learned, (where the horse yields to the person) were followed directly by utilizing the same skills the theory to make the horse yield to the rider when mounted in the afternoon session.

AND, i almost forgot, before we did any of that stuff, we rode the bull. a "bull" that is to simulate the ascent and decent of riding cross country obstacles.    so here are a few more photos....

also. i somehow didnt bring my camera with me, and have been using jen's. which is GREAT, but maybe not as great as the relationship i have with my camera. soo, please forgive any funny lighting situations or silly photo snaffoos.

our tack room

our "poo room"

you know, we like to be organized

As per-usual, i always have five times too many photos than time to upload them from my super awesome (but super ancient) computer, and the heavy weight of sleep is overpowering my desire to keep updating. SO. you will have to wait till next time.

G'night!