Weekend at the farm!

Well, just to let you know I am still writing up thingie about everything that happened at the clinic... I really wish I would have kept a journal while I was there... I got so much information it's not funny... So, in the mean time I just had to write something on here...
I haven't spent nearly as much time with my horses as I would have liked. But one of the things that Don did mention a few times was to make sure you have a plan. Well I got the importance of that yesturday... Up until now I just went out and played I guess one of the reason for that was cause I was slightly lost and this level 2 clinic helped that greatly. I realized that when I go out there with no plan that as soon as I get out there my mind goes blank which does not help in my leadership skills at all... and things just don't go well at all... Today I went with a semi plan (the things I needed to work on in each savvy on a lil piece of paper in my pocket) I didn't get everything on the list done but a fair amount and things just went super well. OF course the other thing that helped singnificantly was my emotional state. Yesturday I felt very rushed and it was rainin and things added up and my patience level was very low and although we did ride and that went fairly well they didn't go nearly as well as today did. I went into the pen and as a rule the horses always come trottin in and today (since yesturday didn't end on the happiest of notes) she started out like that but it only took a few minutes (if that) before she totally partnered with me and we haltered and off we were... We are finally getting better at our sideways without a fence and we had a makeshift pedestal (square peiece of wood about 4inches high) that she stood up on no problem. We also did some ball stuff today (our ball is way to small) and it was soooooo incredibly cool to see her offer today. I love it soooo much when she wants to... Then we rode and she has improved way beyound words. I don't have a saddle that is fitting properly so we have been going bareback and with my very pore balance and core I really need to work on that... Anyway last year at this time she wouldn't have stood still for me to mount with a saddle and today she stepped rite up into place so i could get on bareback... It totally touches my heart... Also she was very spooky when you would give leg aids and such and now I was a lil ways off and had to kinda jump over her back and then swing my leg around over her rump and she just looked at me like ok are you ready already... she did very well. then to top the cake I put on my cradle bridle (C2) and she seemed to like that and then we rode around bareback for a bit and she was much more responsive which really shocked me... overall things went really well today! Bri played with Cassi today too and seemed to do really well although she just wants to ride... But I did watch her when she thought I wasn't and she was totally given her enjoyen playin on the ground with her... SHe trotted for a lil bit and has total balance up there and looks like a total natural... Wish I had that coordination and confidence!