Now I remember why pony fits so well for me… Not that I was forgetting at all, but yesterday sure helped bring it to the foreground again. I had a great day. Made a really good friend who’s almost certain to be joining the farm soon; took Miss Button and Miss Izumi (another of the [...]
I’ve been meeting some interesting people as I stand in the paddock, including a pony who’s owner may be enrolling her at FFF. I still haven’t met many trainers, and those I do know are still largely busy with others but I’m practicing my patience. After all, I’ve hardly been here a week (is it [...]
Well, a few questions of protocol actually. Really one or two questions of protocol and a couple of questions of expectations. First to protocol, and here I’m referring to pony-trainer protocol, especially that between a pony and a trainer who is actively working with another pony. In a nutshell, is it appropriate to just barge [...]
I spent some time being trained by Jaydana this afternoon. She started off teaching me how to be properly lead, something I hadn’t encountered before. It makes complete sense, the pony stands close to but behing the trainer whenever on lead. She then took me to the lunge circle, or as she put it the [...]
So now I’m a stabled pony. That has a really nice ring to it doesn’t it? In my interview with Button she pointed out that I didn’t have a proper harness. That was the one thing I’d missed in getting ready to meet her. Off to the tack shop I go (oh, no, I’ve got [...]
I was so nervous about this interview. Jaydana had assured me that I had nothing to worry about, but that didn’t stop me… She was right of course, Button turns out to be a lovely lady with a very sweet disposition. I was quite surprised to see that she dresses as an Indian with a [...]
And no, this is not an April Fool’s Day Joke… First and foremost, my wife is out of the ICU. CT and MRI were both clean, and the pneumonia appears to have completely cleared up. They aren’t quite sure why she had the seizure, but they also aren’t quite sure why she hasn’t been having [...]
I’ve made my choice, I’m committed, I hope I’m ready and I think I’ve got a decent base from which to learn. Thanks to the training I’ve recently been receiving from one of my SL sisters, and thanks to some very kind pointers from Jaydana, I’ve been doing some serious soul searching the last few [...]