The Big Three

...things that happened today.

~Eddie got into 'trouble' again
~Mark Weiler (big corporate head in Parelli) called
~ I learned something amazing from Kathleen Lindley's book. 


Ok, so first things first! Eddie was eating out of his bucket today, eating his Dehy to be exact, and then a piece of tooth fell out of him mouth. WHAT?! I picked it up and it was about the size of a penny. That explains why he was iffy yesterday. So I watched to see if he was eating, and he still was. And he ate the rest of his grain, and has been fine every since. But we're still keeping an eye on it, and a vet is coming out on Tuesday to take a look at him. Hopefully it won't be too serious.


Ok, next thing! My mom sent a letter to Pat, Linda, and Mark and told them why we were unhappy with Parelli, and he called us! So my mom just explained why we left and they talked for about a half an hour. He also said that Pat or Linda may call, but if they don't then he will call back. Wow! But we're still looking at other horsemen and I'm learning so much! A new learning curve for me, because now that we stepped out of the box, it's just excelled my learning so much!


Ok, last point! :-) I am absolutely LOVING this book! It's called In the Company of Horses by Kathleen Lindley. The chapter I read today, Mean Well was really good. Well, all of the chapter have been really good! She talked about helping horses. Helping? Yup, helping! When you think that you 'help' a horse, they may see it as help, but they may see it as 'ok, but I'm going to do it my way.' So things that we think 'help' a horse, may or may not help them. Something that may help one more, may not help another.
So that relates to what things I've been thinking about with Eddie.


It's a halter thing. This is usually how his lateral flexion looks like when in a parelli halter:

But that's on a bad day. Here is what it looks like with 'no string attached' literally:

That's on his own, and how we do it bridleless. So I'm going to try something different:

It's called a sidepull, and it does what it's called. Turning the nose, not twisting the nose.

So we will see if that helps or not! I am truly enjoying thinking out of the box! Because, after all, that's what horses do!! :-)




~Lea & Eddie~

Ephesians 3:20-21

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, ²¹to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

98?!

Yup, 98 degrees! In the barn that is, and it was HOT!
So I went swimming to keep cool, and then I took Eddie for a little walk. He was feeling a little iffy, so I kept an eye on him. But he was fine by the end of the day.
We went for a walk, I hosed him off twice and then we rolled together which was fun.
:-) Now on to today! ;-) that was the shortest post ever, and now on to the longest post ever!

~Lea & Eddie~

It is Hot Out!!

Well, today it was VERY VERY hot! Almost 96 in the barn, so I didn't do too much with Eddie. I did hose him off though! Which was fun!
He always loves to put his mouth over the hose and then I turn it on. hehe! He just loves it! And it's pretty funny too!
So I let him out to the 'bubble' in the track, and we rolled together. Then after about an hour, I brushed all the mud off of him, and then he was nice a pretty! hehe!

I think that this fall and this winter will be a fun one! Last summer it was so cool and I rode almost every day. But, there's no changing the temperature and we'll make the most of what we have! :-)

~Lea & Eddie~

 

Student of the Horse

Today Eddie taught me a lot!
We played in the round pen and I groomed him up while he grazed. He was so good, and was really patient when I had to pick out his tootsies and pick them out. I trimmed them up two days ago, and they are looking really good! His mustang roll is looking fabulous!
So we went into the bubble after that and did some circles and just played with some yields. Then I let him decided where to play. And he picked the outdoor! So I followed and we played at liberty in there.
I was also really aware of how I used my phases. Which was really hard, but it really helped!
We also did some side-passes, and just some fun things that he likes to do. We ended on a really good note, and then we ran inside, which was fun!

Yesterday we also played with our extended trot and canter (while I was on the ground.) It was so much fun, and he was having a blast! :-)

I love it when you see their expression and it is just one of PURE JOY! :-)


~Lea & Eddie~

Hard Decisions

Today it was really hot & humid out, so I just groomed Eddie up and hung out with him. It is supposed to be quite warm out for the rest of today and tomorrow.
But anyway!
I just wanted to post about something that's been on my heart lately. (this is my first post like this, so bear with me.) ;-)
Recently my mom and I have had some decisions. And let me tell you, they were hard. This post isn't going to be about the decisions, it's going to be about the thoughts behind the decisions.

I think that God puts us through these hard times to mold us and form us. After all, (from a Christian standpoint) it's not about the horses that we help, it is truly about the people that we touch. I don't know if horses are eternal, but they most likely are not. However, humans have the capability to, if we surrender our lives to God and live by His ways. When God-serving and honoring people go to Heaven, it's not going to be like a Hall-Of-Fame. It's not going to matter what non-eternal things we accomplished. However, what is going to matter, is how many people we touched. That's something huge that I needed to realize. Because horses are animals, I believe that they are here to teach us things like patience and trust and many others.

Anyway, it's not about the program that we follow, it's not even really about the horses. It's about the people we touch. And how we influence their lives to serve our Savior Jesus Christ.

We all want what is best for our horses, and what makes them happy and confident. :-)

I hope that made sense...

Anways, I hope that you all had a great Fourth of July!

~Lea & Eddie~

Happy Fourth of July!!

Happy Fourth of July Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope that you all have a wonderful 4th!

~Lea & Eddie~

Too Hot to Play

Yesterday Eddie and I had a relaxing day. We didn't do much, and I just hung out with him, sprayed him off with the hose, and then I groomed him up (once he had rolled and dried off).
I let him graze for a while too in the evening which was nice. :-)
Overall, it was a very good day, and hopefully we will be able to play a little bit this evening. Although it's supposed to be a hot Fourth or July! Ah well, even if we do nothing today, I know he's a happy boy!


~Lea & Eddie~

July 2nd.

Eddie and I had a lot of fun today! (and so did my sister and I!)

I filled up the horse water trough (which we usually use for hay) and it made a lovely swimming pool! hehe!! So that was a nice way to cool off. :-)

Anyway, after we were done 'swimming' I played with Eddie in the round pen. It was really nice in there, and we had a blast! We did some change of directions (which he did beautifully!) some advanced sideways, and we played with spins a little bit.

I didn't want him to work too hard, because it was hot out. So we ended our session with some grazing time.

It was really nice, and a perfect summer afternoon!

~Lea & Eddie~

July 1st.
Today Eddie and I played in the outdoor at liberty again! He did amazing, and we had a lot of fun playing with some new things. We actually tried to do zone 5 driving at liberty, and he was awesome with it! My sister took a few pictures:

Then after we did a little bit more of that, we just had some fun and trotted around. It was really fun, and Eddie just loves those new challenges! hehe, so do I!
I hopped on him for a few minutes bareback and halterless and just sat there and we was so good. :-) I love that horse SO much!!!

~Lea & Eddie~