Velvet and the Gunsil

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One of the million Parelli (original) Level Two tasks is to start from a halt to a walk, to a trot, to a canter. The canter is to be non stop for 60 seconds and you are riding either with a bareback pad or bareback. After the 60 seconds, you are to come to a stop and make an emergency dismount. Well, poor sad Susan never got to the emergency dismount place as we couldn’t maintain a canter for 60 seconds around the arena. Velvet, The Princess of the Pasture,…

Sage and Susan Go for Level 1 Test cont

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I did mention it was hot and humid. Monday was day 4 of being hot and humid all day.  Plus for test day, we were in the arena..where it is even more hot and humid than it is outside. We had a break for lunch. We were all sitting in the air conditioned lounge. Suddenly, I started crying.  I tried to figure out what was happening to me as I was not sad about anything. I decided I must be having heat exhaustion.  I mentioned that to the crowd and all of…

Sage and Susan Go for Level 1 Test

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Sage and I have been in a clinic for 3 days with David Lichman. It's been horrid hot.  We've been at it every day from 9:00am to around 4:00 pm.  It's horrid hot and humid. We are surviving. Dave is going to stay over on Monday and is available to assess the level 1.  Here's what I thought.  Hey!  I'll just take the level 1 test.  Maybe I can pass 4 tasks. That would make me happy! Monday comes First is the ground things. Then we get to the saddle…

Sage and I Level 1Clinic with Dave Lichman

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I'm riding Sage pretty good now.  We are taking a weekly riding lesson with Karen Moulis. It's a very big deal coming up as David Lichman, Parelli Natural Horsemanship advanced instructor is coming to Pine Dell to give a three day level 1 clinic.  It's terribly hot. Day three near the end of the clinic, Dave decides to do the turn and face your fear exercise.  He sets a fire in the big outdoor arena.  We horses and riders group around the fire.  Burning things fly up and we duck. That's…