Powder’s Progress – Take a Giant Step

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Surprise!  I asked Jennifer Vaught if she might want to train Powder for 30 days and the answer is YES! We're talking mid October thru Mid November.  I've also just about talked Jenny into blogging about training Powder. Wouldn't that be something! I think everyone should send Jenny an email and tell her how excited you would be to read a blog about Jenny's thoughts during 30 days of training.  What does she hope to accomplish in the daily sessions? What happens during Powder's training.  When does the first ride happen?  How…

GRAND SLAM JAM!

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A group of us showed at the Missouri Fox Trotter World Show this past week. We are all students of Parelli and study with Tony and Jenny Vaught of "For the Horse" Ranch. We are Hope Kahout, Mindy B.(I have forgotten how to spell her last name), Nichole Vaught, Caitlyn Vaught.  We won 19 World Champion Ribbons! Nichole and Velvet won 13 World Champion competitions and were awarded World Grand Champion Youth Ranch Horse and World Grand Champion Youth Versatility. That's Jenny holding the sign. Tony was missing when we…

Sue- How Do You Do- No-Where Horse Back at the Park!

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Sue and I went on a trail ride at James A. Reed Park. It took us 14 months to get here. This park is the precipitating event of why she became my horse. When she spooked at this park and her rider (who was trying her out as a trail horse) fell off, Sue set herself up to come to me. Neither of us knew it at the time. She had no where to go after that. The no-where horse became my horse. After 14 months of slow fear recovery,…

Sue – How Do You DO!

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Susan and Sue at James A Reed Park - July 2007.Sue, a Missouri Fox Trotter, came to Pine Dell to be sold. Jenny told me, "I really like Sue! She's light, fun to ride and very smooth. "WOWSA", I thought. "I wish I could have her". I had a horse for sale then. Our pasture was being fenced and part of it was off-limits to horses until fencing got done. There was no way, I thought, that I could buy another horse. Of course the price was what Sue was…

Sue – How Do You Do -Another Crowded Arena?

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Sue - How Do You Spell Crowded! We had a What Do You Want to Do clinic yesterday. A bunch of horses and riders showed up. We had 10 horses in the arena. It's a smaller arena than Pine Dell and 10 horses was just about the amount that the arena could comfortably hold. Of course it was a little too cramped for Sue, the horse that is scared of many other horses. A couple of times, we started to bolt forward when Sue got scared. Several times I caught…

Sue – How Do Your Eyes Sparkle!

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I've been letting Sue be a horse in the pasture for 2-3 months since it has been so cold, icy and snowy here. One day when I walked out to the pasture, I noticed that Sue was more outgoing. Her eyes were darker and more intent. Much to my amazement, she had moved up one horse in the pecking order. wow Sue got to attend a clipping and braiding clinic a couple of weeks ago. When I took her to the clinic, I noticed that she hadn't regressed. In the…