New Blankey!! And TONS of snow!

Well, so far no real new updates. Haven't been out to ride lately. It's been really bad. The roads are horrible out here, and the plow forgot us. lol. Because we're at 6in of snow and still no plow on the road. oh well. Well, Savy is finally blanketed!!! Right now she's in her summer turnout blanket, but hey, it's better than nothing!!! My winter one I got for Christmas, is to big, so as soon as we exchange it, I will be able to put it on her! Yay! Well, I know this is a super short post, but, I don't have anything else, so for now, Savvy on!


++Bec n Savy++

Hello Everyone!!!!

It's been a LONG time since I last blogged! Sorry about that! I have been SO busy and I have barely had time to get on the computer and check my emails!! But now, it's Christmas break, so I have lots more time!! Here's an update on Savy and I!

Thanksgiving Week- Well, to start with, Savy and I have been training hard for the 2010 show season =] This year, we are actually going to event. I'm so excited. So we have been working quite hard. We have lowered our jump heights a bit but we need to make them higher little by little, because instead of starting our showing out with little jumps, my trainer has decided to take us up to the level we are actually at, which is between 2 and 3 feet. So, we have been working currently on our stadium jumping and cross country. To make things more exciting, Savannah now canters without a problem. For those of you who don't know, when I met Savy almost 6 years ago, she could not canter at all. She could only trot in the back and canter in the front. She was a desperate mess. She hadn't been ridden in almost 5 years and had to be ground trained again when I met her for almost a year. Then we started riding. But even that took quite a bit of time, but I'm now proud to say that I have a horse that pretty much canters with no problems. She has a naturally bumpy canter, but it's quite fun to ride and VERY different from the horse I knew 6 years ago. I'm so proud of her. So as you see in the pictures, there are a bunch of us working over small stadium jumps, but we also worked over a cross country jump that was a little over 2' tall. We are working on counting our strides up to the jump because as you can see in the second picture of the cross country, we took off a bit to early, lol. We also need to work on engaging Savy's hindquarters over the jumps, lol, right now, she's really lazy over the jumps and brings down the jumps quite a bit. lol. We also really need to start our dressage training again, haha, we have really slacked in that department. lol. So more on eventing coming soon!

Now, more recently....

Two weeks after Thanksgiving- It got really cold outside, so we have gotten Savy a blanket. She loves it. lol. Except, she doesn't like to walk in it, lol, it's hilarious. It's now snowed here and there are gigantic drifts outside, Savy thinks they are giant jumps, so the other day, when we were cantering along the cross country course, we came upon a series of drifts that were about 2' go 2'4" tall, she didn't know she could just plow right through them, so we have now added 6 new jumps to our course. lol. We also came upon a drift that is a little over 3' tall and jumps downhill, wow, that was so fun, I couldn't believe she jumped, it, but as we got closer to it, she pushed herself into overdrive and we took flight over it. It was the best feeling ever. lol. It was so fun!!!

Parelli Update:

Well, with all this eventing stuff going on you may think we aren't doing Parelli, but actually have. We have done a bunch of the circling game, which is really fun, a TON of squeeze game cause we are constantly going in the arena and then out again to go on the cross country course, and so we open the gate ourselves =] We have mainly been doing the sideways game though, Savannah can walk and trot sideways with a rider, she can do it off the fence and also against the fence. We have also been doing lots of other things. lol. We have also done a TON of liberty in the arena, ahh!! I'm so excited, we did the sideways game at liberty, I had my stick and we went all the way around the arena sideways, the whole time I was about six feet away from her and she had no halter or line on at all! All she had was her saddle on because I had just finished riding her =] lol. I was SO proud of her!! That is the first picture =] Well thanks for reading! Savvy On!!

++Bec N Savy++

Eventing work!

Sorry I haven't blogged in a while! I've been SO busy! Here's an update on Savannah and I.
Well, we have been working more on eventing for the last two weeks instead of Parelli. Why? Because, we are prepping for the show season next year. We have been doing cross country the last two weeks and it's AMAZING. Savannah just flys over the jumps. We have a jump that goes downhill, and it feels like your in the air forever! I will post some pictures soon! They are amazing. Savannah and I have also been working on our dressage, but we won't dwell on that, LOL. Let's just say that dressage is NOT our strong point LOL. If anyone has tips for us on dressage, please let me know! I really need them! LOL. Well, that's about all for now. Savannah is jumping an average of 2'6" and 3' now! I'm so excited!

++Bec++
**Savvy On!!**

Parelli Day at Lea's!

Hey Everyone!

I went to my friend Lea's house today! I worked with their horse, Scout. He is such a doll, I always ride him when I'm there lol. But today, we started working on Level 2!!! I now have a bunch of print outs for self assessments and the requirements for Level 2! I also got my Level 1 certificate! YAY! lol. Well, check back for a lot of updates on how Savannah and I are doing with our Level 2! Also, we will be needing a lot of help! So feel free to give me tips!

Today, we weaved in between cones, we did a game going around barrels, and we did all the Level 2 seven games. We also did a bunch of transitions without using reins! It was so fun!

~Bec~

Parelli Beginning!!!!

We had such a great start today!!!!! We started out with Level 1, 2, and 3 friendly game. We did EXCELLENT with the Level 1 friendly game, the Level 2 took some work, but we eventually got the hang of it, and Level 3 needs some help, but, it probably went better than Level 2. ;) We then did some Level 1 driving game, and that needs work, but alot of it is because we were on grass and all Savannah wanted to do was eat! lol. We did a TON of sideways game today! It was probably one of our best! We did it against the fence line, we did it out in the open, we went over a barrel, and we TROTTED the sideways game! It was so exciting! I'm so proud of Savannah! Then, we did a cone pattern, we weaved in and out of the circle, and we also trotted around the inside and outside of it. We also did a lot of cavalletti work today, and some small jumps. We finished the day with a nice, long gallop around the property. Today was the first day I have ridden Savannah the whole day without a saddle! I love bareback, but I usually use a saddle sometime in the day. But not today! It was amazing! I totally felt the connection between Savannah and I and this is our first day! It's amazing! My barn has also taken on a palomino mini, and another mini and a mule, and the palomino mare is going to be trained in Parelli! I can't wait to start! Tips and Critique are welcome on our pictures! Thanks!

~Bec n Savy~

--Savvy On!!--

Hello!

Hi Everyone!

This is Bec and Savannah! We do Parelli Natural Horsemanship and we also do eventing. As we keep learning Parelli, we will keep you updated on our progress!!!

We have just started our journey through Parelli, and, we want to keep learning. Savannah thinks that the world revolves around her most of the time, so it's time for a change, her and I need a better relationship, and when I was introduced to Parelli, I knew it was the right thing for us. Well, come back soon for new information!