Friday morning we went to Chatfield and gave a lesson to Sandy, one of my students. I was introduced to her lovely mare Jazzy, who I had never met before. She's a hoot, very LBE innately I think, but due to a poor barefoot trim (Gotta have those bars!) she's hesitant to move for pain. We had a great all-morning lesson, then drove home, and Katie met my ponies. I did a little double demo (riding Prin, playing with Crest) and then I got to be fascinated as Katie played with Crest on the ground. Crest has never really been played with in a lesson format before, so I was REALLY proud when he taught her, and she was able to communicate with him! Proud mommy :)
Next, with some coaxing, Katie rode Prinny! Oh GOODNESS you should have seen the grin on both our faces! This was HUGE for her, the confidence boost must have felt incredible. I'm so proud that Prin was able to do that for her!
And, in other HUGE NEWS, two items, firstly, my BLUE STRING arrived yesterday. YAY! It's shiney and pretty.
Next, Franny's got a new addition to her herd! There's a really LONG backstory to this, horses have been exchanging hands a bit around here. For those curious, please email me, I'm too tired to write it all out tonight, but it is my great pleasure to introduce "LadyBug" (Name is DEFINITELY PENDING, IDEAS APPRECIATED) 2007 AMHR Miniature mare. She currently stands 29" tall, and will probably mature at about 32" or 33". She sits at a dead split between LBI and LBE on the chart, and I have yet to see an unconfident step out of her. She introduced herself to me by sniffing me, pawing my leg, then lying down next to me with her head in my lap. I mean c'mon, what's NOT to love? Any before anyone asks, I have financial stuff, etc, figured out, so this is not nearly as spur of the moment as readers of this blog may feel. I just didn't tell you ;)
Pix:
Oh nom nom :) She's VERY mouthy, she'll pick ANYTHING up with her mouth if you let her
Yoyo...or at least an attempt
LOVE IT...she's SO tolerant...and hilarious.
Whatcha think guys?
5 comments:
Gosh you said big news but I wasn't expecting that!! I had to pick my jaw off the floor.
I love the name Ladybug. She looks like she's going to be a little, but definately not little in spirit, bundle of fun!
I'm so proud of Katie. She did tell me she was going to be riding Prinny and I teared up when I read she had! I know you'll give your all for her whilst she's up there. Thank you so much for taking good care of my Savvy Sister. :)
All the best,
Lucy
AW! You said she was cute, but didn't know she was THAT cute! I love the last picture, sweet smile.
XOXO
Mariah
ok yeah she is HUGE compared to grace! I can pick grace up, she weighs about 65lbs. looks more like a shetland, but then again, you are shorter. muahaha
She looks like such a great little horse! I'm sure she is a hoot to play with! Love the name :D
Karie
OMG! She's ah-dorable Fran! You're going to have a blast with her, that's for sure. What do the rest of the horses think of her? Have they met yet? Gotta see pics. next to Prin...no wait..underneath Prin! :)
Olivia
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