It's been WAY TOO LONG

I can't believe how much time has passed since I last spent any productive time with the horses. I've spent some time visiting them from time to time, but nothing I could ever call "training." After that last entry, I was out of town for work, then we were gone for a week during Spring Break with the kids. And since we've been back, the weather has been just brutal. Winter came back with a vengence: -15C followed by 3 days of snow.

Easter weekend starts tomorrow. I will DEFINITELY be spending some time with the horses tomorrow. This is nuts. I'm never going to make any progress at this rate! I did spend some time watching more Parelli videos. I'm almost to the end of the Level 1 pack. One thing that is apparent - based on the advice and simulations in the videos - is that I haven't spent enough time with Gypsy getting OK with the saddle. Might have to spend some more time on that. Jake too, but I need to get Gypsy through all the level 1 stuff first to be prepared for the assessment at the clinic on June 3. Then I can get the rest of them up to speed.

Skittles (photo) was a bit aloof with me the other day when I went to say hello. But she eventually came around and welcomed me in -- especially when she realized all I was going to do was scratch her. Then she settled in and really relaxed and got her lip sticking out when I hit a sweet spot. Her leg is really starting to heal nicely. Still a big hole in it, but it's definitely shrinking.