Cisco at the Park

March 5, 2016Posted inCISCO, Missouri Fox Trotter
When I got Cisco, he had been trail ridden for three years solo on the trail.  His spook was a stop and brace his front legs.  His entire ridden life had been as a trail horse.  Cisco comes to me.  I turn him into an arena horse.  This might be the start of our third year and he has been on two trail rides as my horse in those three years.  He now is a rail or fence bound arena horse. I decided that Cisco needs to revisit the trail.…

Mom, We need to have a talk…..

March 3, 2016Posted inCISCO, Missouri Fox Trotter
Mom, Yes. They are huge ribbons. I've never seen such big ribbons either. But Mom. I"vet seen pictures of horses showing off their ribbons. Something is wrong here. You are not to cover up half my face to show off my ribbons. You see that side view. My face is nearly all covered up. I don't like it. I'm going to become annoyed soon. Aren't ribbons supposed to be hung on my rein and draped across my neck. Wouldn't that make a much better picture? These ribbons are annoying. Please…

Cisco Journey Musing

February 17, 2016Posted inCISCO, Missouri Fox Trotter, Parelli
I have written lately about Cisco and I because I've been pondering the meaning of life with a horse.  That sounds cool doesn't it?  Believe it or not, the Level 4 Parelli journey with Cisco is not the same as the Level 3 journey with Velvet.  All I really remembered was the intense focus on flying lead changes.  Yes, I still have that fierce focus, but things are very different. Things are very different as I don't have job.  I have few time constraints.  When I play with Cisco it…

Naked Cisco Head!

January 24, 2016Posted inCISCO, Missouri Fox Trotter
Yep, today was the day that I started and finished riding Cisco bridleless. I have a friend that calls it naked. It means nothing was on Cisco's head or in his mouth when I climbed aboard. I, however, had on pounds of winter clothes. I did a darned clever thing, I had Cisco doing a lot of fast ground play. We practiced trotting in one direction for ten circles. Then we did ten circles the other direction. We rested and started cantering. Cantering at liberty in the round pen didn't…

Cisco tries to Leave the Arena

January 16, 2016Posted inCISCO, Missouri Fox Trotter
The arena where Cisco expands a lot of energy has a sliding door with a larg opening leading to horse heaven. Go through the door of the arena into the barn aisle filled with horses in stalls, standing hay and feed tubs with yummy food. Cisco knows all this to be true because once he opened the door, pushed aside a light table and entered into horse heaven, He probably chatted with horses, then found the hay then followed up that with the grain in the tub. It was a…

Cisco-that amazing little wretch

January 7, 2016Posted inCISCO, Missouri Fox Trotter, Parelli
Yesterday - Cisco and I are now stuck together. I take off the halter and run around the arena and he stays with me. I turn. I stop. I back up. I turn and run the other way. His head stays right even with my body or he runs to catch up. That's how good we are doing while we are playing in the arena. Alone in the arena. So, there are other people in the arena yesterday. I decide it is time to do a little Susan and Cisco…