JR’s Journal – JR went to Level 3 Clinic with Linda Parelli

February 17, 2005Posted inJR
    Rosa wanted to attend a Level 3 clinic with Linda Parelli and Rosa doesn't have a horse.  I let her borrow JR.  That means that JR got to be in a L3 clinic with Linda and I didn't. sigh... Rosa came up to Pine Dell to bring JR home and she came up again this weekend to ride with Jenny. She told me that JR did great in the level 3 clinic with Linda Parelli.  She said that Linda Parelli yelled at her several times across the way…

JR’s Journal – 2005 Update of the Past and Present

January 4, 2005Posted inJR
  JR is out of Jack's Sensation and Bob Blackwoods demonstration mare...Yankee bloodlines.  I bought him when he was three days old.  I saw him fox trot. The Yankee side of him is very athletic and can do flying lead changes.  I needed a very athletic horse.  I doubted Velvet would make it through the lead change tasks of level 3 and JR was to be the backup L3 horse.   JR was supposed to be about a 15H horse, but he turned into a 15.3 hand horse.  Jenny started…

JR’s Journal – Wil E Coyote!

September 18, 2004Posted inJR
   September 18,  2004 JR and I are going to participate in our first Level 3 clinic with premier PNH 5 Star Instructor, Dave Ellis. I decided to practice a few things that Dave had us do last year. I was riding the immortal Velvet in that clinic.Here's what we had to do. In the 40 acre hay field, we had to do drop to a walk lead changes around the perimeter of the field. This is a flat field. When you are in the middle of this tract of…

JR’s Journal – Fox Trotter Show Starring Velvet and JR!

August 20, 2004Posted inJR
 If you have any desire to win a trail class, always practice the gate before the horse show starts. Yep, that’s one of the answers to life. Everything else about life I learned in Kindergarten.I had qualms about taking JR to his first horse show. I felt like crying. That's the signal to stop whatever it is that is making me stressed out. I decided not to go. Whew, that felt better. Jenny asked me if I was going to take Velvet. I said “NO. I know what Velvet can…

JR’s Journal -Gaited Horse Naturally clinic with David Lichman

June 17, 2004Posted inJR
Gaited horses need to be able to relax.  This is way more important in a gaited horse than a non gaited horse.  A non gaited horse can pretty much trot even though they are nervous and upset. Most of the horses were very pacy.  One of the horses was very nervous and upset all the time.  She had a pretty green rider who was nervous and upset too.  He rode with a bridle the first day and he hung on to the reins.  The 2nd day, he rode in the…

JR’s Journal – Passed the Parelli Level 1!

March 31, 2004Posted inJR
JR has now officially passed Level 1 in the Parelli program.  The wonderful family that came up here from Florida had a great time riding Velvet and JR...we took turns.  The husband rode JR today and was formally assessed in the L1 test.  I am very proud of JR and pretty amazed that someone else could take him through the tasks and pass. Congrats to Kevin and JR-Great Stuff! NOTE: A couple years later, Kevin bought a yearling from me and is doing amazing things with him.  Here it is…