So many plans are being finalized, that the reality of going to Colorado is setting in.
I now have a place to stay, and a loooooooong to-do list until then.

We've had a lovely few days of sunshine here(though I hear more rain is on it's way as I type). I pulled Tuck out and we worked more on online transitions and change of direction. His transition into the canter is getting much better. I think I finally took a hint in change of direction too -- waiting for him to give me 2 eyes made things much more fluid.
Things were feeling well this afternoon......and then it hit me, "justonemore" syndrome kicked in. "Just one more change of direction..." I thought. As I asked him out onto the circle, something sprang up in TuckerBoy and a RBE slowly emerged. I felt like a kid hanging onto a kitestring on an over-blustery day! I abandoned the line(or course...what else does a damsel in distress do?) and watched Tuck zip around the property with my rope trailing behind him.
Just then my sister came out with the phone saying someone wanted to talk to me. What a time for a phonecall! Wondering just where Tucker would stop I took the phone, and much to my relief saw him stop by the house a few seconds later. I sat on my porch letting Tuck catch his breath as I listened to my unknowing friend chat on, not knowing the fiasco I just caused.
After getting to hang up we headed over to the roundpen. I finished the pattern we were working on before the gunfire, and asked poor Tuck to come in for a loooooong rest and a scratch. It was nice to have that bit of bonding time with him. He stayed with my for a long time yawning, licking his lips, and wanting to roll...but not with the dogs around.

Tomarrow I'm hoping we can chill a bit more, and not have such a demanding(not to mention highly physical!) play time!

Wow! What a day yesterday was!

I spent awhile with Tuck working on transitions and change of direction online. I have a hard time being a pansy about letting horses crowd my space. So I tried to be a little more assertive about asking him to swing out and around me when we change direction.

After that I headed out with Rascal. He has just transformed into a different horse. I just want to remind you that Rascal came to me a year ago in December. I was in between levels horses, and one of my friends said she had a pony who had a bad past, and she just didn't have time for. I asked if I could help get him able to have his feet handled to he could be trimmed and ready for sale. That was not to be. he was afraid of everything! And I loved him! I couldn't sneeze without him leaving the planet! Eventually he figured out that the noise of candy wrappers opening was a good noise, and maybe I was worth looking into...
Yesterday we played with circling a squeeze games. I sent him over logs and through ditches, and played with his feet and swung the rope over his back. I parked him next to a log and started playing more over his back. I would jump and flop on my belly so my arms dangled on one side, and my feet on the other. I rubbed his belly and waved my feet around. He handled it sooo well that I decided to slip a leg over! He handled it great! I did it 3 times, and then we went for a little walk! It was like I had done it everyday for the last year! He kept his head low, and even yawned and licked his lips. I'm so excited about the things we'll be able to do together! And the things he'll be able to do together with Tuck! We'll all have such fun!

Trailer loading is going soooo well. Tuck is way confident getting in, but could use a smidgen more for backing out. We'll continue to work on it, and hopefully get our wheels out on the road a bit.
We've been busy planning out our route, places to stay, things to get and things to bring. I love it all. So exciting, and everyone has to listen to me chatter non-stop about it.
The weather took a break from beating on us, and let the sunshine through the last couple days. It's been nice to soak in the sunlight.
Anyways, that's all the current news!! 108 days until we leave?? Or something like that...