Trip to Horse Camp Report...

We had a great time at Ellen's last week, lots of riding, lunches, dinners and shopping. What more could you ask for? The drive was long, especially when you don't have company. We tag-teamed down to Templeton, CA (near San Luis Obispo), Fin in my trailer, and Paloma and MP in Susan's trailer. I kept myself entertained by listening to hip hop and rap from the 90's, my high school days. And yeah, the music was blasting, so I missed several cell phone calls along the way! I was about ready to scream from boredom when we finally pulled into Ellen's driveway. :)

The next 5 days were filled with riding in the morning, eating, shopping and napping in the middle of the day, and riding again in the evening. It was great fun to hang out with my horsie friends, Susan and Jen. Staying at Ellen's was a treat! She has the most comfortable guest bed I've slept in, and it was fun rolling out of bed, having breakfast together, and rolling to the barn for riding, and not having to get in the car and go anywhere!

Ellen helped us a lot, as usual. Basically, I need to make sure Fin is being really honest in our connection, and not running into the bridle. Anytime that happened, (and it happens a lot) I would correct him by stopping him and doing a rein-back. Once he got the hang of it, just a small half halt did the trick, which is what it's supposed to be, right?!!! Oh well, so we take our time learning. Hehe. Fin was a very good boy, he's such a baby. Always tried hard, and never complained.

Susan took some nice photos of us, which are now posted above. One major highlight of our Ellen trip was that Susan offered me the opportunity to ride MP's flying changes. She's a SUPER horse, and she was great fun to ride. Riding her only helps clarify the qualities I want in my next horse. Susan and MP have developed a wonderful partnership, and it has been fun watching them grow together, and I'm so looking forward to all the big things they're going to do together in the next few years!!

Up next in the horsie adventure, a show this Sunday for both Susan and I. Susan's doing her freestyle, and I'm showing 3-3 and 4-1. Stay tuned...