4/20/10-- First Lesson with Diamond

Hey guys!
I've joined a new 4-H group, the Saddle and Spurs 4-H Club. They give free lessons (mostly groups) in exchange for cleaning out the 4-H leaders stalls once a month! That's a great exchange, if you ask me! They use Clinton Anderson's methods, which I love.

So last night, I took Diamond to the lesson. Danette, the leader, watched me ride for a bit, gave me suggestions, and told me Diamond was a very smart and willing horse! She said I've been doing really well with her. :D She also said once Dia and I were ready, she had a trainer, named TJ, to help us learn sliding stops and roll backs!! YES!

I worked on leg pressure with Dia. We would walk around the arena and turn in circles at every corner to work on neck reining and leg pressure. She responded quite well. She was tired afterwards, even though all we did was walk because it was muddy.

That's all we did, but I'm going to work out some times with Danette where we are going to ride together and she'll help me more with Dia.