Fancy:  Why are you riding me in the afternoon when it is so dang hot? Susan:  Hope wanted to ride Lucky with us this afternoon. Fancy:  This is Hope's fault?  The woman sitting on Lucky? Susan:  Yes.  It's Hope's fault Fancy:  Can I bite Hope? Susan:  No.  Lucky will protect her. Fancy:  It's too darn hot when you have to give me a bath before you ride me. Susan:  I'm sorry.  You were sweaty with a crust of sweat dirt.  We wouldn't want your saddle pad to get crusty sweat-grit dirty.  It's Hope's fault. Fancy:  Where is my bridle and bit?  How dare you ride me…

River bed Sand is the best arena footing and rolling Quite an exciting first day of Dave Ellis Parelli Natural Horsemanship Clinic Dave Ellis stuffed is to the max with knowledge the first morning. We were astounded and blown away. The arena footing is river bed sand, one of the best footings you can have in an arena. I brushed Fancy off before we started attaining our ground development knowledge from the Master, Dave Ellis. Fancy loves attention and river bed sand. I didn't count the number of times that…

I put Fancy's halter on and lead her somewhere. Nope, she passes and leads me. I get the best of Fancy and lead her somewhere. I stop, she doesn't. She passes me. I lead Fancy somewhere and stop. Fancy goes to investigate something interesting, like the manure tub in the arena. I get into my play position in front of her head an prepare to ask her to move. Before I make my "ask", she looks around to see if anything is more interesting than I am. She circles around…