Balance and Excellence

Nae saian luume', 

Raise your hand if you've asked your horse to do something you can't do. *raising hand*. I have been asking Cricket for balance, that is even hard for me. So what I did the past week is work on my balance as well; bending over backwards and coming back up, cartwheels, stretching, walking along the top board of the fence, etc. Getting my drift? These are things that require strength and balance that I can now fairly ask Cricket for. No, I don't want Cricket to do a cartwheel or a back flip, I just want more flexibility in our rides. 

So Rachel got back from Scotland this weekend and she was picked up at the airport by us, we also watched The Fellowship of the Ring- which is unrelated to this post. We were going to go ride of course, so I put on Abby's saddle with two shims. This was Rachel's first ride in the saddle, she told me it felt really weird and new. This was good because I'd like bareback to be normal for her. Cricket really quickly stretched into the saddle and was putting her head down, I was really happy. Then Rachel asked me what Finesse was because she'd heard about it here. As I was explaining to her about mental/emotional/physical collection I started to side-pass in zig-zags and Cricket was all the above! I was really happy with how well she did and went inside at the end a very happy horseman. 

Are you being fair with what you ask of the horses you train/play with/ride? What is your flexibility compared to your horse? Are you going the extra mile to strive for excellence, grace, and rhythm to match your horse? 

Vanya sulie!

Priscilla

Coming True....

... Need I say more? This jump is 3 feet.

Thank you followers!

Thank you to all my readers for making this blog successful! I have reached 20 followers, thank you.

There will be many more posts to come.... :)

Priscilla

A life long apprenticeship

ex·cel·lence

  

–noun

1.

the fact or state of excelling; superiority; eminence.

2.

an excellent quality or feature

I am 13 years old, unable to go to a university yet. Today I was talking to a certain Parelli student working at Parelli Central. I asked her what I should do in the extra time between now and being old enough to become an instructor. She said (I do not quote) bring other horses to level 3- do everything with *excellence*. Not just horses! Gain experience, use your time well and wisely.

Right now, it seems as though it's a dragging weight. Excellence is something that takes time and feats- equally. The Parelli University Program will take money that I do not have, I could only earn this place. Knowledge is something that I crave, like reading. I seek it and apply it as best I can. I have a never quenched thirst for learning. I am an apprentice, one who will never stop learning. I am soaking up knowledge and the more I do the more I learn there is so much more! Can it be true? 

I by 18, I will be "ahead of the game". I am not focused on being "ahead of the game" at this point. Right now, I am striving for excellence and working at my life long apprenticeship. 

Toodles!

Priscilla

I almost died

I just about had a heart attack 2 mins ago, I thought the horses had gotten loose. Thank goodness it was a false alarm.

Why is it???

Why is it that your hair only behaves at the end of the day rather than the morning and when you need it to? This is driving me nuts!

Religious beliefs of the Inheritance Cycle

The one thing that 'causes me it love the Lord of the Rings elves, infinitely more than the Inheritance Cycle elves, is that the Lord of the Rings elves have firm belief in their Gods and are absolutly positive that they exist and created the Universe. The Inheritance elves are, for lack of a better term, Atheists. Godless, yet have a high moral standing in the races of Alaegasia. The reason I like Arya so much is that she is still finding her standing on this issue and yet she still does not wholly agree with the Dwarfs. The Dwarfs believe in a few Gods and are dedicated to them.

Yet I firmly hate the idea of Arya being an Atheist, it drives me up the wall.

Christopher Paolini has not yet turned Eragon himself in any direction yet on this issue, I think that Christopher must be a lot like Eragon, there are a lot a parallels that come through in Eragon and his own character. I, therefore, am firmly set and think that what ever way that Christopher turns Eragon is the way he believes in. God, or no God.

I am currently reading Brisingr, 3rd book in the Inheritance Cycle. I am waiting for the fourth one to come out, yes, it has been confirmed that there will be a fourth.

Priscilla