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~Mattie: Posted on Sunday, September 19, 2010 6:37 PM
Today ended with a bang - but first, the morning:
We had the opportunity to play with water crossings and then played Follow the Leader, Weave pattern through the group, and Leap Frog.
Later, our group headed to the hills to ride in the beautiful fall color to put what we'd learned the last two days to the test - with stunning results...
Thanks everyone for making this a wonderful clinic!!! ~Mattie |
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~Mattie: Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2010 8:11 PM
From warming up strong to riding patterns --- we played with our horses to develop CONTROL - CONFIDENCE - COMPETENCE so that we can ride and have fun on trails!
Here are some clips from the morning's session on warming up strong to ride soft.
And later, with the power of patterns...
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Mattie: Posted on Friday, September 17, 2010 5:38 PM
Today was our SADDLE/TACK FITTING CLINIC at Ouray Stables in Salida, CO.
 Our group learned about horse skeletons and muscles and how the horse moves as well as compared each horse's body to how it was moving and how we would later be shimming these horses to make them comfortable. In the afternoon, we took the time to shim each horse with a partner and then practiced riding on our balance points.
We also went through bridling and how to bridle like Pat Parelli!
Tomorrow is a trail riding clinic - so today was a great way to set the horses and riders up for comfort on the trail. |
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