Improvement

Zips Classy Chassy, or Chass as I like to call her did much better today in the round pen. She only kicked once or twice, and the bucking, rearing, and striking was non-existent. I got to work with her a little bit too, that is after Jayme ran her around a few times. She really is well, semi-sweet, although rebellious. I still love her. Later however, she got something she thoroughly needed. We put Lucky in the pen with her and they had a go at it before happily eating their hay on opposite sides of the pen. Lucky was definitely in charge though, as he chased her around a few times himself.

On the other hand, Odie caught a rat when we got home and it was huge. I almost touched it again, but narrowly missed it when I saw the tail. I still remember the time I actually touched one he had killed, never again.

Scary, Fun, and Exhausting Day

So for those who read about my excitement to get Chass, well lets just say it was a scary thing. Me, Grandpa, Jayme, and Willow all made it up to Heber with the trailer in tow and what do we find? Chassy was being a scary Brat. When Jayme first tried to get her in the trailer she reared, striked, bucked, and kicked. Jayme finally did some lounge work with her and calmed her down. By this point of time the trailer was full of hay and we were pretty ready to go. After a long while of Chassy contemplating and the rest of us strategically coaxing and edging her in she leaped up and to the hay. Perfectly fine and content.
     On the way back she did well and there was no kicking or screeching so I assume she didn't mind the ride. Ayway, when we did get back we took her straight to the round pen where I began working her again. I was chasing her for about an hour before we got her to turn towards and not away from me. After that we fed the other horses and made our way home.
    In our time up there I did learn a few more things about Chass, like the fact that she was foaled on April 2nd of 2003 and her full, registered name is Zip Classy Chassey. [I'm not sure I spelled it right, I can check later though!]

Graceful Strength

My Cousin Lindsey and Chassy

     Horses are beautiful creatures and I have always loved them. At one point in time I had a horse, Girty. A great quarter who was as sweet as could be. Still, she wasn't trained, and when I had her there was no way I would be able to accomplish such a task. Still, in November of this year, during my Grandmothers birthday party with our family, I got a horse. Chassy. Unlike Girty, Chassy has been trained before by my cousin Lindsey. Yet when Lindsey began her work as a missionary she couldn't take Chassy along with her. At that point of time Lindsey left the chestnut at my Aunt and Uncles house since they had two other horses at the time.
     How I gained Chassy is another story all together, but a simple one. My Aunt and Uncle are selling their house, and the horse property with it. Meaning that Chassy would no longer have a place to stay. As I am truly in love with horses they gave her two me, and yet I haven't yet made the trip to get her. Many things have prevented us from bringing her down sooner, like the ability to find a place in schedules that would work for multiple people, including my Uncle, my Grandfather, my Trainer, and I always hoped myself. Now finally we have found a place that will work, and nothing has yet hindered out ability to make it. So, Tomorrow we will make the trip up to Heber to get Chass and bring her down. Lets hope she'll be at least semi-compliant when it comes to getting in the trailer.
  
     Due to the long delay and my raising excitement, me and my friend have come up with many ideas on things we want to train her, and ways to refresh her training. One thing I hope to start is clicker training. Using this technique I hope to train her to lower her head on command and simple things like that, along with some well needed manners.

    Thanks everyone for the best Christmas present ever, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Okay, I get the point..

Okay, I get it, I'm a slacker. I haven't posted on here since you know, like April, and a lot has happened since then. Maybe I need like a blogging schedule, I don't know.
         Anyway first of all in my time absent from this amazing spot that I use to vent, I AM NOW A BLACK BELT. I know, I stink, I just had to wait two months too write this,  Like I said, SLACKER .  Still I am glad that me and my Grandma pushed through and earned it, with the help of our instructors of coarse, and I must say I was quite exhausted after the test, tiered enough to go to bed without taking anything off, including my dear tennis shoes.
          The next thing I am so eager to tell you about would be my amazing new project that goes by the name of, The Blond Menace. Not only do I ride him whenever I get my butt down to the stables, but I also got to ride him in a show this Saturday. I wasn't on him for ten seconds before he began bucking, and I ended up on his neck, holding on for dear life until he stopped. After I got myself back in the saddle he proceeded with the bucking until I had to finally dismount and lunge him before my dressage test. He only bucked once or twice after that, but it is not the end of the story. During my Cross-country part of the event, My dear Menace decided it would be fun to try running, and he actually enjoyed bolting off after every jump. Which may I inform you is a ginormous accomplishment, as my crop was much less than needed during the venture. Oh my dear Lucky. He did finally decide to calm down though for the last event, show jumping, and we got a clear round. I can't tell you where I placed or anything because both me and the one person I was competing with in my division both had enough refusals to be disqualified. Her and I agreed that we both had tied for first.GO Horses!
         I now have a new blog I will be posting my stories on, it is located: Here. My friend and I will also be posting our book reviews and suggestions on the same blog. I will continue with this one also, so don't worry.
         Anyway, I will leave you guys with that for the moment. Have fun, keep reading, and just be you.

- G. Alyssa