Cassie (aka Zanaella)

[lovemyhorse]

I call this one getting a taste of the AppyTude!

I have been taking it slow with Miss Priss (Cassie). I try to mix it up every time I go out there to see her. Sometimes she just gets some treats and a brush down out in the pasture, other times just a walk around the arena or a brush down in the cross ties. So she gets the hint that every time I come out doesn't mean she is going to get worked or ridden. She seems to love this set up. She will come great me as I enter her pasture and will quietly ask for a treat but there isn't always one for her, she doesn't pout or beg, she just accepts it as it is. Smile

Today I tried to get out to the barn before it started to rain again for the 100th time. As I went to catch her I noticed she was covered head to toe with dried mud. I rolled my eyes as I told her she isn't supposed to get dirty. I was very impressed with how quietly she walked through the gate because the last time she tried to dart through it. We had to walk past the two nosy geldings. I was sure they were going to try to get her to play with them as we walked through their field. But all was good and Cassie was such a good girl ignoring them and their taunts. Wink She is in love with the scrappy Arab next to her. I guess all this last week she was out there backing up to him and squirting like the little hussie she is. Rolling Eyes

We took a long walk around the arena and let her talk to all the horses that have stalls boarding the arena. She talked to Yoggy the huge black x jumper that loves the ladies! He dangles his hay over the arena wall to coax the little fillies over so he can flirt! Razz But Cassie wasnt to impressed with what he had to say, so over to the cute light gray Arab mares. Not interesting either. Hey wait thats the girl with treats holding my lead. Whats she got. I was interesting! lol So we went to the barn to brush her off and work on standing in the cross ties some more. She has been a bit fearful of the barn as we walk through it so I make her walk real slow and stop alot so she can check it out. This time she walked through it like she has been doing forever. Such a good girl!

But that all ended there. I guess today was the day Cassie decided that she wasnt going to stand still in the cross ties. She usually is very good and will only try to follow me if I have to get something from the tack room. But today she had to walk forward as far as she could until the cross ties were pulling on her halter and then all the way backwards until the lines were tight, then back forwards. Silly girl. I put my hands on my hips and said to her very sternly that she is not being a good girl and that she needs to stop. The look on her face was priceless. She looked at me like a spoiled kid getting their first spanking. The look of shock. She couldn't believe that I was talking to her in that tone of voice. Laughing Laughing

She kept it up though after many corrections on my part. I did manage to braid her tail. It was a mess after her huge mare fest last week.

So off to the round pen like she wanted. I brought the spray bottle with some detangler in it to practice on spraying her mane and body. Oh my was that spray bottle going to eat her! It was the end of the world, I almost had to call the bottle fighting police for her. It just kept following her and making that noise and spraying her with that stuff. Man I dont know what she would have done if I hadnt been there to stop it from eating her! Rolling Eyes Laughing Laughing After I held it against her neck and talked to her for a bit she allowed me to spray her chest, neck and half of her belly before she decided we were done. Legs were out and so was the rest of her.

I also worked on her letting me peel off her callouses on her legs. She could not figure out why I was touching her leg from the wrong side and why I wasnt taking her leg she kept picking up. Wasnt that what I wanted her to do? Or maybe it was a new signal to back up? I did get one of the front ones off and showed her that was all I was doing. She still thought I was crazy for touching the wrong leg on the side of the leg she wanted to be picked up.

We then went to work on stretching her front legs. She thought that felt good.

Then we worked on sending her out on the lead and doing a few circles in both directions. Little Miss Priss was having non of that today. She would turn, face me and toss her head. When I asked her to move she would rear and toss her head in protest. I insisted again and then she moved out but not before I was given the look. I asked her to change directions and again she protested. This time the barn owner and her hubby were standing there watching getting a good laugh at our little argument about weather or not Cassie was going to go in the direction I wanted her to go. I won of course and when she went around me with out a fuss she was rewarded. I then gave in and let her free lounge like she wanted to. But this time she wanted to play games. She would trot really fast around me and when I gave her the signal to stop she would slide to a stop whip around and face me, snort and then toss her head, paw and challenge me to make her move. I moved towards her and she swished her tail and smacked the back of her legs with her braided tail. She kicked out at what had hit her and swished her tail again, it got her again. Man was she mad that something was smacking her in the back of the legs. Kick and then again it hit her. Tons of snorts and looks at me for help. I was on the ground laughing and couldnt help her from the invisible thing smacking her on the back of her legs. I was way to funny. I wish I had a video camera to catch her trying to get the thing hitting her.

After watching her fight with the braid I asked her to move out and she quickly forgot about the thing hitting her tail. She trotted around a bit and then called it a night.

That was the most fun I have had with a horse in a long time. She is such a riot and full of loves. I love her to pieces! I am still working on getting a new girth that is fleece or getting a fleece cover made for my girth so we can get some riding done and get ready for the trial this summer. Cool Sorry no pictures, I forgot I had my phone with me. Next time!

[lovemyhorse]

Tonight I went out and played with my two girls. I didnt spend long with both but got done what I had wanted to very fast. I just love these smart girls. :wink:

I spent about the first 30 minutes with my filly Ally. We worked on our saddling and ground driving, with the main goal being standing still after I whoa her, she wants to come see me when we stop ( such a 2 year old). She is so smart that most of our sessions are very short, I am finding I am running out of things to teach her at this young age. She lounges, ground drives, saddles, leads, hauls, ponies, stands for farrier, clips and bathes. So most of the time its just me taking her out and brushing her and spending time with her.

Cassie is almost the same. She is very smart and decides when she is done working. :roll: Tonight however she was very very good. She was eager to see me when I entered her pasture to get her. Something spooked her in the barn as we walked down the isle but she calmed right down when I told her it was okay. She stood very good in the cross ties and the whole time I groomed her. I was nice and took out her braided tail. I also gave her a bridle path which she was very good for too. She lowered her head nicely for me to cut her hair. I was amazed at how she held her head even when the sizers where making the snipping sound behind her ears.

I hadnt put my saddle away from when I worked with my filly so I put it on Miss Cassie and tried out my cotton string girth to see how she liked it. She seemed happier with it. I didnt ride but let her get used to it. Tomorrow I will ride and see how she likes the girth with me on her back.

We went to the round pen and worked on sending her out on the lead at a walk and trot and then switching directions. Sunday she didnt want to switch directions but today she was awesome.

After a few minutes of working with her I got out my snaffle and headstall to see what she thought of the bit. Cassie took the bit like a pro, well after I put my thumb in her mouth to get her to open her mouth :wink:.

She gummed the bit like a newbe and kept nudging me with her head to take it out. She chewed on the bit while she rolled her eyes at me. She would walk around the arena for a bit and then come back to me and press her nose on my neck or head and just stand there. Then she would grab my sweatshirt and pull me towards her putting her head down like she was asking me to take it off. I had her wear it for about 15 minutes just walking around the arena before we worked on taking it off. The first time I took it off she threw her head up and it clanked out of her mouth. Not good. So I put it back in and then took it off again. This time she was much better at waiting for me to ask her to remove the bit.

The barn owner was very impressed with how well behaved she is and how she takes things in stride.

Cassie got tons of loves before heading to her pasture for the night. I took some pictures with my phone, sorry if they are not the best.






Her mane looks so clean now with a bridle path.










She had to see what I was holding..


Glaring at me for taking pictures instead of taking that bit out of her mouth!


What ya doin down there??


Kissin her new boyfriend. He makes her go crazy when she is in heat!

[lovemyhorse]

Well yesterday my shoer came out and was trimming my friends horse. So I squeezed in my filly who was a normal 2 year old but a total doll for him. I think she has a crush on the shoer. :wink: She kept slobbering all over him and sniffing his rear! lol

Well I didnt have enough money on me to get Cassie trimmed until my friend showed up with the money she owed me. Woohoo Time to get Cassie! I was nervous because this was what I knew of to be her 2nd trim since Ally got her. My shoer came up to meet her and I told him her story and that she needs alot of reassurance with her feet when its a new person. He spent some time talking to her and petting her and she seemed calm and to like him. (he has been my shoer for almost 9 years and all the horses have loved him) He asked her to pick up her right hoof and she was okay with that but quickly pulled it away when he went to trim it. After about 15 minutes he was able to trim her front hoof but when he went to trim her back she sucked up and struck at him and took off. He came up and patted her neck and talked to her for a bit and then went back to try to trim her back again. He got two cuts into it when she decided she was done and walked away. We opted to let her back foot rest for a bit and work on her left front. She was better with her front but didnt want to put it up on the petal to file it down. So he did it with out the petal. He took a bit extra off the toes so they grew better. We opted to leave the backs for later. I am going to borrow a rasp from my friend and file down the backs myself. After she struck out at him he said he could tell she was abused by a man and that if she did better for me then maybe I should try to find a female shoer for her and he will keep trimming my filly if I want. So I am going to work with her on her backs and try to file them myself, they are not bad but could use a clean up. I was worried about her fronts because they were starting to look like classic TB feet, fraying out and a huge crack was starting to go up the the fronts. Over all it was an interesting experience for all of us. Cassie got a lecture on the way to her pasture. We will try for a better report next time!

[lovemyhorse]

Posted June 22, 2007 on Serenity Trainings forum...

Last night I went out to give my girls some peppermint treats I bought at the store the other day. I was crossing my fingers that both of them would like them so I wouldnt have to buy a different kind of treats for them. But it would turn out with my luck that my filly loved them and snooty Cassie didnt. She would put it in her mouth swirl it around a bit and the spit it out. When offered it again she would turn up her nose at it. So her Arabian boyfriend got her treats. lol

I wanted to spend some time with her just brushing her and talking some. So I went to take off her turn out sheet and as I undid the back leg straps she took a step causing them to hit her back leg. Oh boy did that startle her! She spun and tried moving away from them. :shock:

I tried so hard to keep my giggles in and calm her. I walked up to her patted her neck and said she was okay. I talked to her for a bit and went back to work on taking her blanket off. She stood perfectly still. I didnt want to put the halter on her because I wanted this to be a non equipment session.

I got out my brush I keep in her halter box by her pasture gate and went to work brushing her down. Her eyes were rolling back in her head as I got all her itchy spots. Then Miss Big Butt decided she was going to make me itch her butt with that nice brush. So off to work I went itching her butt for about 15 minutes. Up went the tail. Back and forth went the butt. Head up in the air moving side to side. Eyes closed. Lips twitching. Tail off to the side so I can get just the right spot. :roll:

Her sweet spot is the grosses spot ever to be itching a horse. She likes right smack dab in the middle of her butt cheeks where her fur ends and her skin is exposed to her pooper. She just melts when I get the right spot. I guess its a good thing I am a long time horse person other wise I would be completely grossed out and refuse to do it. But what ever makes my baby girl happy and love me any more I will do! But I do draw the line at some point! :?

When it was time for me to go home I went to pat Spoiled Brat good bye and she followed me with her butt and swung it around again begging me to keep going. Poor girl had to result to using her shelter post for a butt scratcher. I bet it wasnt as good as me!!! :wink:

When I took off her blanket I noticed that Miss Cassie pants has gained a few pounds. She looks good. Nice and round. Just the way I like it! Her butt has gotten a bit bigger and her top line looks like it has filled in more! I love the barn I am at. They make sure all the horses are happy and perfect weight! I said I wanted her to gain a bit more weight and they made it happen!

I am heading out tomorrow for a bit and will take some pictures for ya'll. It was to dark to take some last night. I also spotted some more gray spots forming on her back and rump... I love seeing more spots on Appys!

[lovemyhorse]

Posted June 24, 2007 on Serenity Trainings forum..

I wanted to trim up Cassie's mane a bit but that goof ball wouldnt hold her head still so she caused me to take a huge chunk out of her mane making it shorter then I had wanted.

So in the attempts to even it up a bit (which caused it to get much shorter then planned, she has a mini mow hawk now!) she got very impatient and since she wouldnt stand still she had to work.

So off to the arena we went to lounge for a bit until she had all her energy out. This was our first time lounging in the arena.

We usually just walk around there or through to get to the barn and back to her pasture, its the only way back and forth.

So Missy thought she was going back to her pasture so she took off when i asked her to move out to lounge. I pulled the lounge line fast and said whoa, she stopped fast in her tracks and looked at me in shock. Guess she forgot I had a line attached to her!

Once I had her lounging nicely we went back to the barn to finish her hair cut. After her hair cut was done we went and did some more lounging with and without the saddle on. It took her a while to catch on to lounging with the line on her in the arena. But she caught on to it fast and was trotting in a nice circle around me with a nice headset and no wanting to stop.

I am finding out that on a lounge line she lounges alot better then she does free lounging! She doesnt stop as much and doesnt play. She is right down to business and listens nicely.

Here are some pictures of her with her new hair due. I put it up in rubber bands so it didnt look to silly! But it made her look like the TROJAN HORSE!

[lovemyhorse]

Its been one long week at work and everyday it seems to get worse. It may just be time for all 5 of us to take a long long vacation and shut the shop down. lol So today after getting yelled at by three customers, two on the phone because I didnt have the answers they wanted to hear and one in person because again I didnt have the answers she wanted and didnt know why something wasnt done on her RV. I swear all the crazy people came to our shop this week to have their RVs worked on or to rent one. Nothing seemed to go right. Sigh.. But it gave me more of an excuse to head to the barn for long hours with the horses today.

I headed out right after I got home from work around 6ish. My main goal was to really push Cassie on the ground and also on her back. Once I had her saddled and in the round pen I changed my plans. We were going to join up and she was going to get over her sassy self and allow me to make the calls without her wanting to voice her own thoughts so to say. So off I sent her.

She has gotten alot better lounging. NO more stopping and facing you and protesting her work. I point the direction I want her to go and say out. And out she goes until I hold up my hands and say whoa. I threw in another command tonight to see how fast she caught on. When I wanted to switch directions I held up my arms and said switch while pointing the other direction and she caught on fast. I was so proud of her. It wasnt long before we were trotting both directions and changing directions without breaking pace or her stopping. 8)

It took about 45 minutes of trotting and changing directions before Cassie started to really think about giving up her way of thinking and lower her head. Her ear was on me right away and she started to lick and chew after about 10 minutes. It was just getting her to completely let her guard down and allow me to be in control. Needless to say she got a good work out tonight. She was drenched with sweat and ready to come in to me after almost an hour of circles. :roll: I was dizzy and my legs were getting tired of walking so much. lol

I took off her saddle and let her relax. Next thing on our list for tonight. Riding! :shock:

I drug in the water bucket and she stood by it while I struggled up on her. First I just had her lead attached to the bottom of her halter. But that wasnt enough, she didnt want to turn or listen at all. So out came the reins and they got attached to the halter. Alot better but she still protested turning and actually moving when I asked her to. No bucks or rears thank God but she did lay those ears back and glare at me. Then she made biting motions towards her chest, the reins and my boot. She is such a snob. lol Ask her to take a step while on her back and she has a cow. hehe But I am as stubborn as her and I dont give up. I asked again and growled when she protested. Off she went walking around. We took about two or three laps around the round pen and then I called it good. She protested but she walked, turned, backed and stopped with out bucking and rearing. Goal two completed!!!

I also played a bit with her. I grabbed the horse ball that was in the round pen and kicked it at her. She just stood there looking at me almost asleep. So I kicked it so it hit her hoof. Again nothing. I picked it up and tossed it. She just looked at it and then back at me. So I tossed it over her head. Nothing. Over the saddle. Nothing. Under her. Nothing. Golly Gee she could care less about that darn ball. I was so proud of her. My filly about wet her self when I moved the ball the first time. But the second time I moved it she went over backwards trying to get away from it. :roll:

After I put my saddle away, I wanted to hose Cassie off a bit because she was all sweaty and filthy. So she got a quick hose down on her back and chest. She didnt like that idea to much at first but decided that it wasnt so bad.

I was so proud of her tonight. I was beaming and bragging to everyone at the barn. She got a huge apple and tons of loves. Ally when you coming down to visit and watch her in action??

Sorry no pictures, there wasnt anyone there to take pictures for me. I may have to bring my boyfriends 9 year old son to the barn next time he ask to go so he can take pictures for me. :wink: He loves the horses.

I dont think I will be getting over the barn this weekend. I am helping my boss at a concert down in Napavine. Sawyer Brown is coming there Saturday. And then Night Rider on Sunday. lol Gonna be fun fun!!! I get to go back stage and meet the bands. And get paid to do it too!!! Last time we were there we saw Warrent (remember them from the 80's?) lol

Tell next time!

[lovemyhorse]

On Tuesday I went out to the barn to work with both my girls. I had bought a new set of clippers and wanted to try them out and give the girls a nicely trimmed bridle path. First was my filly, who is stubborn yet easy to work with. She is such a mommas girl that she gives in fast and allows me to to much of anything with her. I love that! Well I did my normal with both girls. Full out grooming, trim bridle path, mess with feet, saddle up, lounge on lounge line and then free lounge. My filly has had a long vacation while she went through a growth spurt so we revisited ground driving, which she picked back up like an old pro. I played around with her for about an hour, there is a horse ball in the round pen for the horse that gets turned out in there during the day. I kicked it at my filly to see what she would do and she flipped out. Up she went on her back legs, front legs flying all over then off to a round of bucks and a peeved look to me. She was so mad that that ball tried to eat her. lol So I move the ball again and again she took off bucking and tossing her head. I kept kicking the ball all over the round pen to see if she would accept it and get used to it but she didnt. Every time it came near her or it moved she would freak. Oh boy did she tell me what she thought of that. :roll: I wasnt to discourage because she is only 2 and I have never worked with her with rolling objects. Guess its time start. Now Cassie's turn. She was so happy to see me and immediately asked for treats that she remembered I keep in my coat pocket. She nudged my pocket and wiggled her nose on my belly asking as politely as she could. Of course she got a few just for being so dang cute. I asked her to trot in hand towards the barn from her pasture to see if she was limping still. She wasnt. WooHoo!!! So my plans changed from just playing with her to riding. She was a champ once again in the cross ties and for saddling. We did our normal routine. Stretching out, bending, out to the circle and back in then out to lounge. She is catching on very fast to how I lounge and my voice commands. She also has figured out that she cant win when she protest work. She will fling around when free lounging and face you. She will proceed to toss her head and sometimes pop up her front letting you know how she feels about working. It is often very hard to get her mind back into the work once she has gotten away with that. So I went back a few steps and added the lounge line in the arena. Oh boy was that a wake up call for her. She couldnt get a way and I had complete control of her and where she went. We worked that way for a few weeks and then went back to free lounging in the round pen. I point and snap my fingers saying move out and off she goes walking. She will even keep going when I drop my finger and just follow her body with mine. Very easy to work with now. And we are both very happy when working. I worked her with the saddle on for about 45 minutes switching directions, walking, trotting and cantering. Then I took the saddle off and did some more work. I drug in a water bucket to stand on so I could get on bare back. She stood next to the bucket like a champ but is way to tall still for me to lay over her back on the bucket. Her back comes up to my belly when I am on the bucket. That makes it even harder for me to put my leg over her back to get on. But she stood there and allowed me to struggle to get on her. Once on she wanted to walk around. I wasnt ready, my heart was beating like crazy, I was alone out there and forgot my helmet. :shock: So after a few minutes and me calming down a bit I allowed her to walk around the round pen at her own leisure and munch on the left over hay. We both relaxed and enjoyed our little riding session. Even if it was just me sitting there and her walking around. I tried to take some pictures of her but it was getting dark and she is so hard to photograph. So here are the best ones I could get of her. Also I will throw in one of my filly. She is getting huge. When I got her at 4 months old she weighed about 300 pounds and two people could pick her up to put her in the trailer. Now at 2 she is pushing 900 pounds and 14 hands, Cassie's girth will fit her on the smallest hole. No more pony girths.

[myhorsefaith]

2 years worh of updating in one post...get ready this is going to be long!

As many of you know, after 6 months, Cassie's adoption did not work out, and so I took her back. That was November 2007.

After solving some health issues, in January 2008 I lightly re-backed her and took her to her first show for some exposure. We did walk-only lead line, but we placed! LOL

From there, we continued working in a very light capacity. I wish I could say I was more consistent with her training, but I was not. In any case, in April 2008, she went to the beach for the first time. It was an awesome experience- and Cassie ate it up. Jumping into the waves- up and down the dunes- she was very brave. The icing on the cake was that we had our very first canter and gallop out there. Cloud 9!

After our April beach ride, I put a few more rides on her, but she began showing some signs of soreness and being lame every few steps. It was a very odd lameness, and very inconsistent. Dr Hannah couldn't place it, the farriers and body workers work did not help either. So I gave her some time off, and 8 weeks later, blew a LARGE abscess. Yuck.

At that point, my other mare, an 8 yr old ottb, as many of you know, began to decline in her own health and soundess. Cassie remained on the warm-up bench as I tried to fix my best mare, in addition to riding with Cowgirl Spirit and getting the team back on track. Throw in the mix getting engaged and buying a house in the late summer- Cassie's training was definitely on hold.

Once I moved, I also had to move the horses. Finding space for 3 at once can be tough. I ended up moving them up to Monroe from Renton, to a little barn with an indoor.

Cassie had more time off as I continued to nurse my ottb mare. To no avail, in November we called it quits- she stopped eating her food and refused any and all medication Hannah and I tried to give her. The last weeks together were traumatic- hours of battle. I finally realized she was telling me she was done. So before I completely obliterated our relationship and her dignity, I let her go. Thankfully, Dr. Hannah, Julie B, and Juliane and Trish Moore was there for us and able to see us through that day. I am forever grateful to all of them for the endless support they gave.

Faith's passing had an impact on Cassie- Faith was Cassie's lighthouse. She was mine too, and now with our best friend gone, Cassie and I felt like strangers. We had to rebuild our relationship. So, taking it slow, I did. Cassie stopped looking for Faith, and I did too. We began to do some work under saddle and on the ground, and our relationship strengthened. However, there was one problem: Cassie's lack of trust in strangers was still very strong. This was a problem, because as endearing as that is, I dont want her to be 100% dependent on me. She needs to learn how to deal with strangers. Especially men.

So, I took her to Jon Ensign in February 2009. She stayed with him for a week- as he evaluated her. Having watched him work with various colts, I knew she'd be safe in his hands. Jon was able to re-inforce groundwork with her, get her bending and softening in the halter. He rode her w/t/c outside on trails, and generally got her to where she could cope. She wasn't 100% relaxed with him, but it was only a week.

It showed me that yes, she IS capable of working with strangers, and yes, I can push her to that next level. Like with any horse, the trainer must be carefully selected. And so I started my search, with the goal of getting her in training while I was off getting married and on my honeymoon.

So, in April, Cassie moved to Black Raven and began full training with Andrea of Haf Trak Dressage. She was doing amazingly well. Not a quick study, but Andrea's ability to be fair, firm, light and balanced is exactly what the mare needs. A couple weeks into training, however, Cassie started looking sore again. Andrea's farrier came out and didn't think she needed shoes because her hoof quality is so fabulous. So she just got a trim. That just made her worse, and gradually so. Cassie has a high/low condition in her front hooves- and after seeing that the trim alone wouldn't work, decided to try shoes & pads.

That brings us up to yesterday. Trainer called me yesterday with great news: she appears sound! She will be worked today, so we will know for sure. Keep your fingers crossed! If for some reason it does not, Cassie will come home, and will most likely be a pretty pasture pet while I a) continue to try theraputic shoeing to get her sound or b) just throw out the idea of her holding up for riding.

Phew- 2 years worth of updates. I do not have any recent photos of her with Andrea- the pictures come out awful in the indoor arena. If she stays sound, at the end of the month Cassie will be moving to Andrea's barn and continue her training there, with all the other Safe horses, and Tessa of course! (who, btw, is GORGEOUS! *drooooooool*


Pictures taken at our first show Feb 2008






Beach ride: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okac8aNjIT4

January 2009, back in the saddle:

[schwung]

First of all, I am very sorry to hear about the loss of Faith. I know how heartbreaking that can be. {{{HUGS}}}

I am very excited to see Cassie going with Andrea. She's a very beautiful mare! And the beach photos, wow!!! I am so jealous, I have never ridden on the beach and its such a fantasy of mine. But anyway, once Cassie gets going again and Lexi or Rhythm are solidly under saddle we should go on a trail ride! Half-Trak buts right up to the Pilchuck Tree Farm so you can ride out right from there.

[myhorsefaith]

thank you- yes, her loss was devastating. She was otherwise healthy and still in very good weight, and still young. But she lost the will to keep trying. I know that may sound weird, and I didn't expect it myself. The decision was a hard one to make, but in the end, I am glad her pain is now mine to bear. She has never held still for the vet- always a nervous, flighty fidget, especially for injections- and that day, it was like she knew. She stood rock still, away from all her friends, like she had packed her bags and was ready to go.

Immediately after she was put down, there was a silence, sense of peace. The tension was gone- it made us all realize how much pain she was enduring, we only felt it once it wasn't there any longer.

Trail riding sounds wonderful! I can't wait to watch them all progress in their training- such wonderful work Andrea does!!