Klassy's first lesson 3/15/09

Today Klassy and I had our first lesson with Hutch. He had us work on the "seven games".

Klassy wasn't sure at first and got frustrated a few times, but after I gave her a five minute break a few times, when I could see she was having a hard time geting the concept of what I was asking, and its was better when we went back to it she really listened and tried even understood even more and came through, we worked a lot more on stepping under and over, and we got a few steps in a row!!

When I got to the barn she was covered in mud and wet, and since we don't blanket the horses at the barn she is having to adjust to being "naked" lol so by the end of our lesson a lot of the mud and dirt had dried so I gave her a good brushing and she was so good, it was pouring down rain I think maybe even hailing, it was SO SO loud and she was just a little fidgty, but she started playing with her lead rope and entertained herself till i got all the mud of her rump and belly.

I decided to take her for a walk and let her eat some grass, since she is in a large hogs fuel paddock next to a huge grey horse. She enjoyed it so much, the rain and hail had decided to give up and so it was great, the smell o the "after rain and dew" and watching her graze and looking at all the green pastures with the groups of horses grazing or playing together. You can tell these horses are so happy here, and it brings a smile to my face whenever we pull up to the barn.

There are about thirty horses at the barn, all breeds and all colors. and all sizes.. though I don't think there are any tiny ponies there though. We have 3 shires, one is a cross, she is a bay and her name is Willow, she has a big blaze and is so sweet. One of the other two shires is a vaulting horse, I watched the little kids do some vaulting work on her and it was very fun to watch! There is a grey Arab named Abbey that Klassy and I met yesterday.

When you first come in through the front gate (that open for you on there own!!) you see two duns, three paliminos and four bays. They are ina huge three or five acre pasture and the first time we showed up to look at the barn to see if it worked they suddenly took off, all of them a huge herd and it was so pretty, It was just amazing.

When you drive down the driveway, you see Hutch's house on the right, its also huge and pretty. To the left you have the front pasture and barn, the front pasture goes all the way down to the bridge over the creek. once you are over the bridge you have play pens to you right and to you left some grassy area and the out door arena (its fence less) and then next to that is the barn Klassy is in. It was heated tack room, ten or so stalls, all new ceder and matted stalls. and there are two isles for the stalls and at both ends there is gate to the covered arena, see the whole barn is really the arena, but the barn is inside the arena, built inside, concrete floors and cedar walls. The arena is great, and big. There is giant upstairs to, its were the two REAL bath rooms are, complete with showers, for clinics. and lots of room.

That's all for now, I wont be out to the barn until Wednesday, because, yes I am going to be with friends for two days after I take my WASL.

I would have gotten more pictures today but lets cross our fingers for bright sunny and maybe even some warm weather!

Sam & Klassy