Humor and Posts from 2005!

And actually a really good example of how not shoving PNH people's faces actually gets them more interested than shoving it in their face does!


"Hi all, I figured you all could laugh over this.

The other day I went to get on Cloud and he got totally right brained. Then I realized it wasn't new. See, in getting my confidence back, I walked all over his. So we're restarting Level 1 riding. Now that I have some Level 2 problem solving SAVVY, I am really confident that I'm doing the right thing.

Anyway, my plan of action starts with the EXTREME FRIENDLY GAME from the ground. Thought you might like to hear a funny story about that. I turned my stick into a flag, but I used the stick with the bell on it so it would really make a lot of noise. Then I played the quiet friendly game, making sure Cloud was OK with it. He was. So I took it up a few notches. HOOTING AND HOLLERING, I waved it all over the place while I did JUMPING JACKS and KARATE KICKS and nearly everything else. I relaxed when he did, just like the Parelli's say to do.

It was all going GREAT. He was settling down and getting really left brain. Perfect, right? Well, I had just started up again after a short break when he moved a bit. No big deal, right. I just moved with him. JUST IN TIME TO SEE...Two people standing at the barn door and STARING AT ME. I was totally embarrassed. I mean, here I was doing the chicken dance around my horse, waving this bright orange stick and making as much noise as I possibly could. AHH!

The embarrassment lasted a whole two seconds before I realized that my horse is so much more important than the way I look, so I kept going.

A good twenty minutes later, exausted, but very happy, I made it into the barn. Only one of my watchers was around. I didn't make much mention of it, hoping she was looking at the other horses and not at me (yeah right..).

After a couple of minutes, she said to me: "You know, "K" and I were watching what you were doing with Cloud."

I gulped. K is an owner of a huge Warmblood and she does dressage. You all know how dressage people are. [sorry dressage people!! I know now that you're not ALL like that!! BTW I cannot for the life of me remember who this woman is.. at all!]

"Anyway," she continued, "K told me that she really wanted to meet you. She was really upset that she had to leave."

I WAS FLOORED!! And totally excited. It was awesome! (almost as awesome as what Cloud did that day). Thought you might like to know and I owe it all to the PARELLI's and this wonderful system. Thank you all!!"


What a great way to lead by example, eh?!




And another post that reminds me that respect for others is sometimes better than what's going on with my horse....


"Not really funny I know, but still. I just ran into this today, in fact. There were three horses in the ring, two natural and one normal. The normal horse was being lunged. Cloud and I were just outside the arena and I needed him to push over. He didn't respond to phase 1, so I moved up my phases, using a plastic bag as Phase 4. My back was to the arena, but I heard a shaky, scared voice saying "PLEASE! stop shaking the bag!!". Of course, I stopped, turned and apologized. The voice, I learned, came from the normal person. The two natural horses didn't even blink, even thought they were closer.

It just made me laugh. She was just so typically normal - refusing to allow her horse to be exposed to anything that might spook it. Like keeping a piece of straw away from a balloon because it might pop, completely unaware that the balloon is in a room full of needles.

The point to the story is that, although these normal people are being completely rediculous, they aren't going to change their ways if you are rude or unruly. Be polite and accepting. They're wrong, but there isn't anything you can do about it. *Sadly* "


Also a good way to show how far I've come with my emotional fittness and respect for others... I'm mildly horrified that I thought that was funny, although I'm glad to see that I stopped right away. Goodness - that poor lady is on her own journey and I'm sort of ashamed to see myself bashing her like that... :blush: