And hey, I just got that comment and those photos that you sent. They were stuck in comment limbo and I just discovered and posted the comment. That picture of you and your horse is great. Would you mind if I posted it? I was wondering if you would tell us a little bit about the Anderson clinic. What was the main thing that you learned that you think most improved your riding/training ability? You don’t have to tell…but it you want to, here’s my email address mj@reinersblog.com. I’m trying to get as many clinic and DVD reviews as possible. It sounds like that clinic was really good.

4 weeks ago I started trailering my mare to an indoor arena to ride once a week. The first week she was bad, real stiff & not wanting to stay on the circles. The second week she was better, so I’m thinking ok the third week should be good too…WRONG… she was just as bad as the first week. Had to spend more time not doing what I had intended to do that night, but thats how it goes, you have to adjust to what the horse is telling you he needs at that moment.

Heres a quote I always read after having a bad ride, or some sort of bad experience with a horse…

“Life with horses will mean a life filled with incredible highs, but an equal mount of devastating lows. For every fantastic ride, is the ride where it all goes wrong. For every beautiful foal born in your arms, is the moment you hold a dying horse’s head in those same arms. For every horse that exceeds expectation, there’s a horse that does nothing but disappoint. For every horse that is remarkably sound, there is the one that has constant, nagging injuries. It’s the highs that keep you going, but if you can’t handle the lows too, the highs are never high enough.” -Heather Bailey