Just had to Brag...:-)

Today I had a pretty special thing happen to me....often with our horses we are so consumed by training, riding, behaviour etc that we don't notice how far we have really come. It is not until a stranger points this out to you that you realise how lucky and special you are to have a horse and not just own it, have a relationship with it.

Today I stopped at the paddock to feed Roxy. Some days she comes running some days she doesn't. Depends on her mood and hunger factor I guess?

Today was a "I am looking but not sure if I want to come or not" day.

I began to stroll across the paddock and between Roxy and I stood my other four legged friend Monty. At about the same time a car was driving past the paddock.

As I went to pat and pay Monty some attention, curiosity and perhaps a little jealously got the better of Roxy and she came cantering up to us.

I gave her a warm welcome and decided not to put her halter on and just started walking. I then began to jog and asked Roxy to join me by clicking to her and asking her verbally to 'trot on' after a few moments she did. Then I stopped. She stopped. I walked. She walked. I jogged and she jogged and we continued like this all the way to the yards.

When I reached the yards, the car that had been driving past had made a u-turn and was now back down the hill near the yards. A lady wound down the window and after initially mistaking me for someone else, went on to say how beautiful it was to watch, a horse running to its owner and interacting like we did.

I was so, so pleased and proud that someone had actually noticed and mentioned what I already know in my heart. To have validation from a stranger was very special.

Never ever believe that you can't realise your dreams when it comes to horses, because I truly believe that they are the most amazing and complex animals alive and the rewards of true companionship are priceless.

Cheers

Lorrie

xxx

Secret Rides and Big Laughs

On Satuday just gone Rej and Rhonda finally got to enjoy the ride that Chris and I google earthed and found last week. After a practise run by Chris and I to make sure the track was clear, and we weren't going to upset any of the locals, we took off early to get a nice start.

The day was perfect and the horses behaved excellently...we havent laughed so hard in a while and Rhonda almost completely lost it on the platform as Rej continued to engage us with beaver stories as well as some bumbling and fumbling that was classic comedy..."George you bastard!" She really loves her horse...no really she does :-).

After posing at the lookout in various unglamourous shots we were lucky enough to have a tourist pop by who was keen to take our photo. We then asked if she could please take ours and she obliged.

We got the horses off the platform before one of them did a bowel evacuation and headed back along the track. A very steep climb up meant a very steep climb down. We had trotting and cantering and Nugget was stoked to see that cows dotted the hills as well. Luckily for us that bull had very short legs and didnt stand a chance of chasing us up the hill!

Only two weeks to MS and all the horses are going brilliantly. Getting sorted to go is another story. We are having a meeting this weekend to organise the logistics of the drive and hopefully that will make me a little less anxious. I am pretty nervous about such a long trip but we have some nice stops planned and I am travelling with seasoned professionals so I am in good hands

Enjoy the pics

Love Lorrie

xx

At the look out

Rhonda and Nugget...love this pic.

My riding buddies for the day Rej, Rhonda and Chris

Overlooking 7 Mile Beach what a treat!