It's been a busy but good week at the Tumbleweed so far! With the rain giving us some reprieve, we've been able to get everyone worked and more clean up done. All the boys are loping comfortably down the trail, in the arena, under control, stopping, turning, backing up, following pattern maneuvers. Rowdy has gotten a little grumpy about going down the trail by himself, so we are working on that this week Sugar is riding in the round pen off the lead line. She still gets a little hunched up sometimes when there is a new noise or sight, but she settles back down and hasn't been bucking, so she will stay in the round pen, working a mixture of ground and riding until we work through some of that, then to the arena and riding with a pal.
Seven and I are trying out for the Texas Tech Ranch Horse team Monday night. I had been under the impression that I had to take the two prerequisite courses and Seven had to go through a course with me, in order to even try out, but was told Tuesday that this is not the case. So even though we have been cautioned not to expect to place on the highly competitive team, and have to compete as an open rider even though Seven is not a finished reining horse, we are going to try out. If we don't make it, we have a place to start from. Seven has been taught Western Pleasure style riding, and has been mainly used for trail riding and lessons for the past few years. We had just begun teaching reining maneuvers when she hurt her leg, so we are still pretty shabby on spins and whatnot. But it is a starting place. So for the rest of this week we are working the pattern pretty heavy. We have a new client coming this afternoon for a lesson, (Yay!), and Abby comes for a lesson right after that. So Abby's lesson will be on the Pleasure portion of the pattern which Seven has down pat, so as not to confuse the mare by teaching another pattern while she is learning this one.
Don't forget to come on out Wednesday, October 8 from 4-8 pm for our open ride night!! $5 per person, Coggins required! Call if you have questions or need directions. (806)620-3207. There is a map on the homepage of this website.
Seven and I are trying out for the Texas Tech Ranch Horse team Monday night. I had been under the impression that I had to take the two prerequisite courses and Seven had to go through a course with me, in order to even try out, but was told Tuesday that this is not the case. So even though we have been cautioned not to expect to place on the highly competitive team, and have to compete as an open rider even though Seven is not a finished reining horse, we are going to try out. If we don't make it, we have a place to start from. Seven has been taught Western Pleasure style riding, and has been mainly used for trail riding and lessons for the past few years. We had just begun teaching reining maneuvers when she hurt her leg, so we are still pretty shabby on spins and whatnot. But it is a starting place. So for the rest of this week we are working the pattern pretty heavy. We have a new client coming this afternoon for a lesson, (Yay!), and Abby comes for a lesson right after that. So Abby's lesson will be on the Pleasure portion of the pattern which Seven has down pat, so as not to confuse the mare by teaching another pattern while she is learning this one.
Don't forget to come on out Wednesday, October 8 from 4-8 pm for our open ride night!! $5 per person, Coggins required! Call if you have questions or need directions. (806)620-3207. There is a map on the homepage of this website.