Haven't posted in awhile. I got kinda caught up in the Horse Expo I think. I volunteered for the Parelli Booth at the Western States Horse Expo last weekend. I think it was great for me. Just small enough for me to be comfortable, but just big enough to get me out of my comfort zone and learning. What cool people. Very fun for me to be around, and would love to volunteer again someday.

Avery is doing GREAT with sideways. He's even doing alright with circling...okay, so we make half circles, but that is WAY more than we were doing. I'm also getting myself more comfortable with working outside the pasture. I don't know why it makes me so nervus. The only difference is the fence, and which side of it we're on. But I'm doing well with "my" thresholds. haha!

I had to switch gears a little today. I went down to the pasture to find a bouncing bolting playful horse! Not something I see very often. So we went straight into our games. We're doing good leading from zone 3 now, and doing good with putting his nose on something. I started making half circles today(on the same side of the fence), and stopped him and started over every time he started to run me over. He's doing better about having a happy face. As I get more interesting, Avery gets more interested. I see some extrovert qualitites. Not a lot, but enough to look happy and not bored all the time.