. Of course, It's disappointing, but I am biel

So I went and  rode Kerm a few more times, and as beautiful a creature as he is, and as much as I want it to work out, I had  to walk away. Sometimes riding and  training styles are just not compatible, no matter the effort, talent, or perseverance of the parties involved . At the end  of the day, if I can walk away from something saying :" I LEARNED from this" and of course, everyone is happy and the experience left no hard feelings then that is the most important thing to me. And  that's what happened. Of course I am  disappointed, but I am a firm believer that If you do things the right way, with a smiling face, and are helpful and cheerful, The right opportunity will find you. It's always happened to me in the past, and I never usually have to wait that long. 

But, just for fun, here are some photos :)

   

    

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I have also just started training a really lovely friesian x holsteiner mare who has had some training in the past, but very inconsistent and probably less than 60 rides total if you gather all the sporadic fits and spats together. . She is 7 or 8 years old,  HOLY dOOdLE IS SHE AWESOME! (sorry guys/gals My laptop is on it's way out and the "d" key broke about a year or so ago so I have to always find a "d"  somewhere on line, copy it, and then press "ctrl 'v'" to paste it every time I need it. If I need an upper case "d" I either don't do one or I go try to find one somewhere to copy and off I go, lol. It's a decent system, as in, It has a 50% success rate. Half the time I get so frustrated I end up calling the person I am trying to email or message  which is SO. MUCH. EASIE

R.  (And I lived through the most impressive technological revolution this world will ever see!

Back to this mare. Cute as a pig in sh....wamp water. Her ability to reach with her shoulders and remain in balance is incredible. Even on the longe, she is so balanced, like when you hold a dressage whip on the palm of your hand trying to find it's balance point, her unless she is running over tempo because she's still getting used to a rider on her back, is so clear and easy, she always puts herself in that correct balance. It;s very rare to see a green broke horse, or any horse, have such a naturally balanced movement and be able to maintain it within transitions. She seeks the contact so I just let her be as round or as high or as low as she wants for how, as long as she is not in my face, or too low or too round. She gives me a lot of very nice contact. She is really cool. If I had the money, I would buy her in a heartbeat. But I am having fun so I hope she stays for a while, LOL.

 did I mention she was awesome? cuz she is. Seriously freakin' awesome.

Seriously.