Never Ending Self Improvement

 Yesterday jack and i went for a wander up the lane as per farriers orders. since jack had laminitis his feet have been growing really well and coming through at a nice angle but the part of the hoof that was laminitic now needs to be worn away and the best way for us to do that is long walks on a harder surface.

So it's been a long while since I've been on here, sorry! I've been very busy riding!!! Yes, I'm working on my freestyle and I am now confidently riding on my own in the round yard and paddock. Archie has been perfect, of course, so I decided to take him to the recent play day where we played online which was awesome, and then i hopped on for 20 min in the arena where other people were riding and playing online, Archie was so good, a little more animated but my confidence is such that I was okay with that.

 I HAVE JUST PASSED MY LEVEL 3 ONLINE AND LIBERTY AUDITION WITH AN OVERALL SCORE OF 3+!! I EVEN HAD SOME TICKS IN THE LEVEL 4 BOXES!

I haven't written in a while, i know. Sorry! It's been pretty hectic! I have been preparing for Princess to go to stud, she has moved to her new paddock which is foal safe, she'll be there for the duration, she likes it there as it is familiar for her and she has horses on all sides so she's never alone. 6 weeks till she goes in foal! wow! I took Princess to my first ever outing with her to 2* Instuctor Susan Castels' place in Nairne for a playday and she was absolutely spectacular! We video taped a few minutes playing in the round yard at Liberty.

i love stationary. pens, paper, you name it i love it! so when i decided to get organised on what games jack and i needed to learn for our auditions i decided to write it down with pen and paper! i bought a cork board and post it notes. one game to one post it note, all neatly arranged in lines under the titles 'online','liberty' and 'freestyle'. it took me an afternoon but i thoroughly enjoyed it!

On Saturday I drove to one of my agistments to pick up my friends float for a horsey play day. I hitched up all by myself for the first time. Took half an hour, you know, because of the angle of where the float was parked and i've only have my 4WD for 2 months so yeah, I'm sure that's why it took so long :o) Then I drove over to my other agistment to get my horse Archie. I loaded him on my own, which I've done before, so he was perfect. I drove by myself over an hour to a friends place, which was my first visit to her new home.

My name is Chuck Petersen. I live in Deer Lodge Montana. Recently I purchased, 1/2, program from Parelli. I am going to give this program a try. I love watching it on video. My concern is however, I have no arms and do everything with my feet. My horses already cue into my feet when it is time for treats. They don't check my pockets but they check my shoes for the goodies. My main concern is handling the tools required for this program. I have accomplished many things in my life. However, having a relationship with my horse like I have seen others have is a dream come true.