Saturday, 15 November 2008
After a good while of burying my head in the sand, I've decided that its best for the both of us if Benji went home and I concentrate on Lily over the winter. I love him to bits and he's such a cracking pony but is just a bit more tougher to play with than I had really wanted in a levels partner. Because he has been a companion pony for so many years with very little ridden hours on him, I essentially got a youngster as a levels partner without realising, which was exactly what I was told to avoid. He's such a fun, cool character that I thought we'd get by but as time goes on, the foundations that I'd laid as best as possible are crumbling in places because of my lack of Savvy, especially in our Freestyle. I'm rather upset about this decision so if I'm not very talkative at the moment, I apologise.

To be honest, I'm rather torn as to whether I should keep updating this blog over winter because progress with Lily will be slow, steady but slow. Also, Lily is complex so we're not taking the orthodox route through the levels programme and instead will pick out and play with what she needs at the time. For now, we're working on getting to at least level 3 Friendly Game because it is the thing she is least tolerant of and the most important game that needs to be good with her before we can progress. Most of my entries would be waffling, as its hard to describe Lily, her ways and what I'll be upto with her and I wouldn't want my blog to influence people to deviate from the programme because it is the best route for most people and their equine partners. Also, I have a feeling I will get criticism from students who feel that the route I'm taking isn't such a great one. Not that I should care but it would get frustrating.
If you enjoy reading my blog and would like me to carry on over winter, please comment. If not, I'll probably pick it up again in the new year.

Keep it natural,
Lucy xo
posted by Lucy at 8:38 pm -
3 Comments:

  • At 16 November 2008 at 01:01, Blogger Fran said…

    HEY! NO QUITTAGE! KEEP BLOG!

    My thoughts :)

    Keep your chin up and keep the savvy rollin', girlfriend. I like the idea of developing that friendly game!!

     

  • At 16 November 2008 at 18:55, Blogger Jeanne said…

    If by "orthodox", you mean achieving Level One in all four Savvys before moving to Level Two then Three, fear not. Have you kept tabs on the program? In 2009, Parelli is announcing the revamped version of it. Students will be assessed within each Savvy at the level they're really in, so you could well be playing in Level Four online but only be Level One in riding. If this is the case, you're not unorthodox, you're ahead of the game! :-) Stick with it, it's worth it. Blog and PNH alike.

     

  • At 29 November 2008 at 20:09, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    What Fran said lol

    Im sorry about Benji and I hope things work out for the best for you and Lily.

    hugs

    Karie

     
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