Saturday is the first lie in I have had in the past 2 weeks - bliss! Only my body thought 07:30 was enough and wanted to get up (I suppose that's at least 1.5hrs more than usual). So Beth very kindly got up and mucked out and fed Roget, leaving me to have a self indulgent morning - catching up on washing, emails, sleep and blogs.We spent the afternoon shopping, so check out your mail boxes as there are postcards on the way...... We also visited a 1950s style ice cream parlour and indulged ourselves - it was amazing, the huge scoops we had were only £1.00 each!
The evening saw us take a trip to a saloon for a beer and some pool. This was much like going to a 'rough' pub and proved quite entertaining with a very loud band drowning out all chance of conversation! It was lovely to spend time away from horses with some of my fellow students.
Well Sunday came around all too quickly and it was Beth's turn for the lie in, so up I got at 06:00 to do the horses' morning feeds and muck outs. On the ranch driveway, I had the pleasure of waiting for a herd of deer to jump the fence, cross the driveway and then gather in the pasture opposite - very special sight (getting up early seemed worthwhile then!).
I spent a lovely morning with Roget playing in the Savvy Park and spending undemanding time (otherwise known as grazing!). Thankfully we avoided any right brain behaviour and had a thoroughly enjoyable time. It was interesting to find out that 2 other horses had behaved in exactly the same way as Roget on Friday Apparently there was a large buck (8 prongs) sighted up on that hill and this could be the reason for the fear. I then returned to the house and fell asleep for two wonderful hours of unconsciousness - more tired than I thought! I did finally get up again at midday.
Sunday afternoon was spent firstly doing Roget and then having lunch before the induction for course 2 - Fluidity I at 3pm. It was great to find out what to expect in the next course and to meet the new course instructors Jon and Kathy who will be leading this course. There were also some surprising onlookers, Sue Shoemark, Neil Pye and David Lichman were all in attendance, early arrivals for the conference next weekend (getting excited!).
So this evening I am finishing off my blog and now off to bed to catch up on some much needed sleep.....ZZzzzzzZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
2 comments:
Love the cowgirl boots & stetson.
It sounds a if you were in great need of those Zzzzzzzzzzz. From what you have written in the blog ther has not been much time for relaxation. Still I expect you have learnt a lot about horses & yourself. I bet your getting ready for the next leg of tutorials & exercises. The photos are great, how about a few more of you and Roget. Have fun, Lots of love . Mum XXXX PS. Stetson size 21in, don't go out of you way for it. (Is that a big head?) Ha ha
Yup, you're obviously enjoying yourself way too much. Love the hat, not so sure about the boots (must be the first pair of heels you've worn in years!).
All well at home and weather is great (we've been lucky these last two weeks).
Take care and enjoy the first day of week three!
Love, Hugs and Kisses
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