Whew

Three days of working Sage hard for at least an hour. She backs at the wagging of my finger, lowers her head on command, I can get two crossover steps on her hind quarters and the plastic bag while not yet her friend, at least is some what tolerated. I could run it down her legs today with out a freaking out incident. Now she gets the next five days off. I don't like that But.......

That is how long I will be gone to Burns, Oregon to the big horse event they have every year at the wild horse corrals. Poor Bob gets to stay home. Well, he could have gone but he had a commitment on Saturday and so home he will stay. Nikki and I will have fun.

We have been working hard on the estate sale for next door. I will be surprised if he is still here. He is failing very fast. I am surprised Hospice is not there 24/7. He is that close. His brother found him on the floor during the night, he tried to get up and could not support himself. It is so sad. We are trying to purchase the place. I wish the bank would get back to us. It would be easier if it were completed while he was living. I so wish he would have come home and recovered, even slowly.

I will keep up with blogging with my laptop. I don't know how to add pictures on it, maybe Nikki can help me.

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Yesterday

These are all pictures of Marilyn working with Sage. I tried today to reinforce the things she did today. I felt so crummy with these dang allergies I only could work about an hour. She will lower her head for me and back with me wagging my finger at her. I got the plastic bag all over her back but don't touch my head is what she told me. We will work on that again tomorrow. I am having a time getting her to move her haunches and step over. We mostly just got one step both her haunches and front end. We did each thing over and over. I tried getting her to change directions on the lounge line with her rear end. I was not successful with that move. Maybe tomorrow.

I have felt icky all day. My head is so stopped up. Just my yearly struggle this time of the year. I am about packed to leave Wednesday. One thing today the water pump was about to go out on my car. Bob and Tom replaced it today. I am so glad it did it at home rather than out in the middle of the desert in Oregon.

Some good news for our church family. At least for us because we love them so much. Our worship pastor Jason is leaving to get his masters degree in theology. That is not the good news, we love Jason but not like we love Greg and Lisa. Greg will be added to the staff. I am excited about that. I love how they lead worship besides how we love them as people. We just had a connection the first time we met them.

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A Big Help

I sure found out the holes quickly in Sages training.

#1 I have been to soft with her. I need to get on her more when she is disrespectful. I love her and she loves me but she can't do some of the things I have been letting her do, like working in the round pen and refusing to leave a walk. Tough Lea, get tough.

#2 I did not teach her to lower her head. Instead of lowering her head I stood on my step stool to bridle her. No Lea, get her to lower her head.

3# Moving her rear end and her front end separately. Be more aggressive Lea.

#4 Don't be so anxious to ride her before we get the ground work caught up.

#5 Work her longer each time and days in a row. Even if Bob is not here I can do ground work.

I am not as agile as Marilyn but there are those things I can do. She had her lowering her head clear to the ground and leaving it there in about 10 minutes. When she was all done, she got on her bareback and got her moving. The things she told me are all things I know and some of them I did and she was doing them but then I let them be, like the plastic bag. She was very relaxed when it was over and I was happy. I took some pictures and will post them tomorrow.

Then we took them out to dinner and we had a good conversation.

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Ride 13

Sage warming up. I keep thinking maybe she will do something bad but so far the worst is not wanting to move out and walk.

We had the best ride yet. She walked on better and didn't think she wanted to turn left but we finally got it. We got a good half an hour of her moving without being led or pushed by Bob to move. Her head was a little high but I had just gotten on and it took a little to encourage her to move.

There we got it. I am encouraging her with my heels, I don't ride normally with them up like that. I should have had Bob pull my pant leg down though.

This evening Marilyn told me she would help me with a couple of things with her that I might have left out of her ground work. I want to do it but want some advice on a couple of areas. I want good control of her whole body #1 because I need to be and #2 she is so big I need to. Time - time - time and I am so anxious to get her on to the next step.

These next two things I stole from Facebook. I really liked them.

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A Sunset Picture

Last night.

Our sunsets are so beautiful.

The time of year I have allergy things going on. The first leaves that start to change and I choke up. Oh joy. GRRRRRRRRRRR

Bob was gone all day so I didn't get to ride. GRRRRRRRRRRRR to that too. He would have a hissy if I rode and he wasn't here. Tomorrow I will ride. And tomorrow is our Mustang Club Meeting. I am anxious to see my musanger friends.

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Stella Talks To Me

Stella and I having a friendly conversation. She was asking me where the heck is my dinner. I told her Bob was coming.

Too nasty to ride today so tried to get some order in the office. I hate to file and I worked on the pile waiting for me. Hate when I procrastinate and it gets ahead of me.

Our Katie had an emergency appendectomy last night. She went to her parents house this afternoon because Cam had to work this afternoon. He will go get her in the morning. They sure don't keep them long anymore. We will go see her when she gets home.

So that was my day. Tomorrow should be better and I will get to ride. Miss it when it is like today.

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A Giant

This big boy surprised us this morning. We check the garden often and some how we have missed it. I don't think I have seen one any larger.

I made a Mexican Lasagna for supper. I found the recipe in a Western Horsemen magazine. It was sure good. I hope its as good warmed up because we just made a dent in it. It says to put sour cream and salsa on it and I like sour cream and salsa but it was so good without anything on it that I did not try it with any.

This is house day. Just put Sage in and out. She was not so good about coming in. If we miss a day bringing her in to her pen during the day she is ornery the next day. I want her brought in every day, not just when I am working her. I hope I can ride tomorrow.

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