So much to say, so little space to say it all!!!

Ok! Hello fellow bloggers! It sure has been a while since I’ve blogged! I have lots to talk about and lots to say! Here we go!

 

Let’s start with the end of October.

I finished my last few days at my beloved barn before moving to a new one on November 1st.(more to come about that later!) The last few days I spent at my old barn though, were some of the best I’ve ever had with my horse ♥ We focused lots on the relationship(and being crazy nuts) those last few days. Savannah trusted me so much that while she grazed, I sat between her front legs. She was such a sweetheart! I was also able to lay down in front of her but only long enough for a picture ;) I worked alot on bareback riding with her, I tried to connect with her by using my body language to guide her, it actually worked quite well!!! :) I was so proud of her!! Then I worked on guiding her with my legs, and she responded well to that too. I miss my old barn very much right now. I’m planning on visiting again very soon :)

 

The Month of November:

Well, November 1st was really a “first” for Savy and I in quite a few things. Before we left our barn that morning, Savy and I went on a trail ride with one of my barn owners and we had a BLAST! It was so amazing! The hills were the best! Savannah and I had an absolutely wonderful time! Then, we came back and Savy got her hips painted green and blue with many designs :P she also got her nails painted all sparkly. She was very gorgeous looking. Then it was time to go. The trailer pulled in and it was time to go. I’m not going to lie here, I definitely cried. It was really sad to leave. But this new barn is full of new beginnings. It will give me a better chance to see my horse more and be able to connect with her more. I get to see her everyday now, because this barn is only 8 minutes away from my house! It’s wonderful! Unfortunately, right now, Savannah is currently injured due to the fact that riding her every day wasn’t good for her yet. She came close to tearing a tendon in her front left leg, but thankfully, she didn’t and should be better in about a week :) Savannah and I have also been working lots on our relationship and natural horsemanship. She reads my body so well now! I can direct her through a cone pattern by just using my shoulder! How exciting! We also walk half way through a two poles and then back out of them. I’m so happy! :) She’s doing so well!

 

Also, I’ve been spending a lot of time with my good friend, Lea. I spent the night on her farm and I had an amazing time! It was so much fun! It also showed me how much work a farm would be, but I enjoyed every minute of it and I’d love to have my own farm someday. We’ve been playing with her ponies quite a bit and we’re practicing on Eddie and Scout to be able to jump together someday in the winter!!! I cannot wait!! I’ve had a great time with Lea and her horses and everything!

 

Well, that’s all for now! More to come later!

++Bec N Savy++

 

Jeremiah 29:11

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

What I’ve learned about patience...

I’ve learned that patience is a very in-depth subject when it comes to dealing with horses. I never really understood how much patience it takes with a horse. I always thought about the “push-button” school horses I used to ride and would think that any horse was like that. But I’ve learned that they’re not. If my horse doesn’t understand something, then I need to be patient and re-explain it in a way that isn’t so confusing. I now see that a personal horse, is VERY different from a school horse that just knows it all. It’s taken some time to build up to where Savy and I are now, but I realize that all it took was a little thing called patience. I realize that I could probably go on and on about this subject, but I think it’s mostly important just to get the point across that its a key thing in your relationship with your horse. I’m still learning more and more everyday about horses. And this was just one step closer.

Keep on learnin!

 

++Bec N Savy++

“But the fruits of the spirit are love, joy, peace, PATIENCE, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control.”

Galatians 5:22-23

Everyone loves bareback!

This is actually for yesterday but I didn't have time to update it, so here it is today! :)

Yesterday I was at the barn for 4 hours and it was amazing. The best part about it...riding bareback!! :) It was so fun. I was out there with two other friends and my friend rode her horse, while my other friend switched off with me on Savy. After a little warm-up session and some saddle riding, we decided, "Who needs saddles?!" It was so fun! We galloped around the outdoor arena and raced alot! Who woulda known that Savy is a speed demon?? We won every single time! :) I wish there was an open racetrack around where I live. I would definitely take Savannah just for fun! Anyway, back to yesterday, I've learned how to balance myself when cantering and galloping bareback. I had a great time!

Gallop on!
++Bec and Savy++

Re-uniting with old friends...

Tomorrow one of my old friends is coming out to see Savy for the first time in years!!! We just found each other on Facebook last year and are meeting up tomorrow for the first time! :) Can't wait!

I probably won't get much time to play with Savy tomorrow, but I know that with every second I'm with her, our relationship grows that much more :)

Well, this was a short entry but I'll have more tomorrow! Talk to you later bloggers!

++Rebecca and Savy++

Straining to meet the goal...YES! We met it!

Well, first of all, Hello to all my followers and fellow bloggers. It's been a long time since I last posted. I'm going to start trying to post everyday. Anyway! Here's an update on Savy and I!

I'm trying to start shifting Savy and I from all riding to more play times and easy riding sessions. I've decided that NH will help Savy and I to grow even more in our relationship everytime we play and spend time together. I've been working on softening my commands when we play. Such as when we do circling or I ask her to back up, I'm trying to get to the point where you barely notice that I'm asking.
Savy is definitely getting there! I'm so proud of her! I've barely had to ask her to do some stuff! I've also been working on trying to concentrate more on what we're doing. I think it's really helping to connect us more. We're going to start working on some new things. Such as circling at liberty, getting her to trot or canter by my side, and I'm thinking about building a pedestal for us to play with :)
I'm quite excited for the play time ahead! I can't wait to see what new things Savy's been hiding from me all this time! ;)

Now, really quick, I was saying earlier how I want to start focusing more on play times and easy riding sessions and less on the hard work-outs. Unfortunately, I had a few friends get me back into the swing of eventing. I will admit that I'm enjoying it. But I want to do focus on natural horsemanship more. So I'm going to start making a point of it :)

Just wanted to share how everything is going and I'll be sure to keep you guys updated more often!


++Bec and Savy++

"Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say it! Rejoice!"
Philippians 4:4

Expanding the Relationship

Yesterday was such a fun day! Lea came out and played with Savy and I! I had such a great day and learned so much! And...I also graduated Parelli Level 2! Savy and I are now ready to branch out to other natural horsemanship people instead of continuing Parelli. I'm very excited! :)

Anyway, yesterday, I had the thrill of jumping bareback and Lea taught me how to communicate with Savy better while riding and also while doing ground work. I also had the pleasure of being able to watch Lea play with Savy on the ground and also watching Lea ride Savy. I learned alot! I know the one thing I need to work on the most right now is concentration. I think the one thing that Savy and I don't do is connect with each other when I'm riding or working with her. I need to learn to be able to think and then she acts. Right now, when I ask, it has to be very noticeable and dramatic or else Savy won't understand alot of the time.

I had a wonderful time yesterday and enjoyed it very much. I'm hoping to go to Lea's house very soon to play with her horses to!

If you want to see pictures, go to Lea's blog(link above). I would upload some myself, but my computer is cooperating today. haha.

Enjoy!

++Bec and Savy++

Learning every day...

I was thinking about how much Savy has taught me. For the first year or so that I owned Savannah, I just looked at her as being my horse that I would just come and ride and then leave. I never really gave her much love. But, I was then introduced to Natural Horsemanship, and I think it really gave me a WHOLE new perspective on horses. I envied the people who had such a close relationship with their horse. I wanted so badly for my horse to love me, and not fear me when I came to get her. I also wanted to be able to do something other than riding her all the time. I wanted us to have a connection. So, I started out with Parelli Natural Horsemanship. At first I had no idea what I was doing, but then, Savy started teaching me little by little. I learned from her what it takes to be patient and gentle. That when your teaching a horse, they don't just learn it one time and then they automatically know it perfectly. I had to learn Savy's strengths and weaknesses. I had to learn what she knew and didn't know. It was a long process in the beginning. But now, I've seen everything start to pay off. I'm using more gently commands with some things, and I have a closer relationship with Savy than I've EVER had. I've also started doing other methods of Natural Horsemanship and I'm excited to learn even more. I love Savannah so much and would never trade her for anything.

So, I wanted to tell everyone to listen to your horse. See what they are saying to you. It could lead to a happier and closer relationship with them.

Thanks for listening everyone!

++Bec and Savy++

"Listening to your horse can open up a whole new world of adventures"

Time to Trust

Hello there everyone.

Just a quick update :) Savannah and I have been making SO much progress!!! Savannah and I LOVE to do traveling circles at the canter though. It's our favorite :) I am currently trying to finish up Level 2 in PNH and then I'm stopping Parelli. I want to follow my friend through other journies of natural horsemanship. But right now, Savannah is doing an EXCELLENT job with all the Natural Horsemanship she's learned so far. I'll post some pictures later on!

++Bec and Savy++

Hello everyone!

Hi there!
Wow, sorry it's been so long everyone. I've been unbelievably busy lately! Just a quick update :)

I was at a very good friend's house last week, and I've never really realized how much of an inspiration this friend is to me. It was through this friend, that I have learned grown much closer to my horse. I have taken up Parelli Natural Horsemanship with Savannah and have now unofficially graduated Level 1(due to finances, I cannot afford to join Parelli) so now, Savy and I have started to tackle Level 2, which we are almost done with. But, the other day at the barn, I was playing with Savy and thought about how she seemed rather bored with Parelli. So in the near future, I'm hoping to learn more about Parelli, and also learn from my friend about how I may be teaching Savy wrong or maybe I'm doing to many Level 1 things with my Level 2 horse. I'm not really sure. Tips are more than welcome. I also just want to give a special thank you out to that friend :) You've been a great friend and inspiration and I can't thank you enough. :) ♥

Savy and I were able to do circles and traveling circles at the barn the other day. I also had Savy rotate her HQ around me 360 degrees which was a HUGE breakthrough for us. I was very proud of her and we are definitely learning more little by little.

Savvy on everyone!
~Bec n Savy~

So much has changed!!!

Not only has it been a very long time since I last blogged, Savannah and I have also gone through MANY changes!
Savannah was virtually starved at my old barn, she had been locked in the barn with no food and barely any water, and within a week, she was close to death. I had no idea this was happening because I only went to the barn on weekends. This happened in one week. The next weekend that I saw Savannah, I had my friend Lea, and her mom out to see what Savannah had become. Mrs. Henze told me I had to get Savannah food and fast. My friend Sarah also came out to the barn that same day and she also boarded her horse, Mosaic, there. So, Sarah and her mom got in touch with their friends, and that day, we moved Mosaic and Savannah to a new barn.
Ever since then, Savannah has gained pretty much all of her weight back and she is slowly and surely getting her muscle back to :) but, the best part of all, is that we've been working HARD in Parelli! We've started working on so many new things! And stick to me is Savannah's favorite thing to do right now! We've also been working on point to point(I believe that's what it's called) with a ton of cones and we've mastered going sideways against a wall, with a rider and without a rider. We're now working on some sideways towards and some sideways across the middle of the arena with no wall or anything. :) She's doing so well! She's coming along so well! I promise I'll get some pictures on here soon! Until then! Savvy on!

++Bec and Savy++


Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.