tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35587047252598472132011-07-08T08:06:06.419+02:00Darna &amp; Dillon and Gareth &amp; Whinney&#39;s Parelli JourneysGareth Jonesnoreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558704725259847213.post-40839667602343286242010-05-22T09:15:00.003+02:002010-06-02T16:30:11.424+02:00Gareth and I have been working very hard to overcome our on-camera phobias, so have been videoing every session we can in order that being filmed does not affect our behaviour! We have made great progress with this and although not entirely 'cured' we were able to successfully film our level 2 online auditions showing something resembling our usual play sessions. So here they are......<div><br /></div><div>Gareth's - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0kw7cPTJHI</div><div>Darna's - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XcEzOy_urE</div><div><br /></div><div>And the great news is that we have had our results and we both passed! Gareth was very happy with his 2+ result which sets him up to start concentrating on level 3 play and I was really pleased with my 2++ which has given me the confidence to video my level 3 online audition in the very near future!</div><div><br /></div><div>So stay tuned as there is more to come........</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3558704725259847213-4083966760234328624?l=whindilbon.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06439849011438906205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558704725259847213.post-83942250975898124442009-09-14T11:51:00.004+02:002009-10-22T14:53:14.397+02:00Sadly, Notchez will not be staying and joining our herd. After a month of some really great relationship building, we decided we would like to keep him and that it was time to introduce him to the her Unfortunately, we have been unable to get him to settle in our mixed herd and therefore he cannot stay. So the call to the owner has been made and Notchez will be leaving us.<div><br /></div><div>Although it is sad that we couldn't make things work with Notchez and our herd, I have had a great time playing with a different horsenality and hopefully Notchez has become more confident around humans and will find trailer loading less stressful in the future.</div><div><br /></div><div>So Bon Voyage Notchez! Hopefully you will find that perfect home very soon.....</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3558704725259847213-8394225097589812444?l=whindilbon.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06439849011438906205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558704725259847213.post-44878115424999566492009-08-04T19:18:00.008+02:002009-09-14T11:58:02.483+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2617/3789129496_ff15a58213_m.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2617/3789129496_ff15a58213_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><br /><div>Sidoux has settled in really well and is a permanent member of the herd now, so we thought it was time to shake things up again!<div><br /></div><div>So here is Notchez, who has come for a <b><i>month's trial</i></b>....<div><br /></div><div>Yep.... he's one sexy pony!</div><div><br /></div><div>Now the details - he's a Criollo from Argentina and is about 15.2hh. He has beautiful elevated paces and is a real stunner (I think I already mentioned that)!</div><div><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2620/3788319005_93461edcec_m.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2620/3788319005_93461edcec_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><div><div><div>Horsenality is undetermined at this stage.... when we visited him at his owner's home, he was a definite RBI, but this afternoon I have definitely seen LBE and RBE more than anything else! So we'll just have to wait and see..... pray he isn't LBI!</div><div><div><br /></div><div>We played Me and My Shadow and created some draw which was huge as he was really turned off humans when we first met him. Tomorrow I'll introduce the halter and we'll go from there..... exciting!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>More photos are on our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/whindilbon/sets/72157621819069941/">flickr website</a>.</div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3558704725259847213-4487811542499956649?l=whindilbon.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06439849011438906205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558704725259847213.post-30627404798757505922009-07-12T15:41:00.006+02:002009-07-12T20:37:27.088+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2473/3712250537_07f6d7133c_m.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2473/3712250537_07f6d7133c_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Well we have had the first of our new arrivals to expand our herd and here he is taking a nap under his cherry tree after the 2 hour journey from his old home.<div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3534/3713062782_ce07336c9b_m.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3534/3713062782_ce07336c9b_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>His name is Sidoux, which seems to be becoming Sid (or Sid Vicious if you are talking with Gareth!). He is only a baby at 3 years old and is a real softy and cuddle monster!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2500/3713063098_b5a2625295_m.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2500/3713063098_b5a2625295_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sid is very playful and confident - he met the dogs by chasing them around the garden and then followed them into the house!!! A real character, who is going to love having equine friends to play with and being a valued member of our family..........<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3558704725259847213-3062740479875750592?l=whindilbon.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06439849011438906205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558704725259847213.post-49493807577066452972009-06-19T11:37:00.003+02:002009-06-19T12:35:36.241+02:00Well it has taken some time, okay, a lot of time, but we finally have the horses out on the new permanent track!<div><br /></div><div>It is not the finished article, we still need to compact the earth more and finish the second string of electric wire, but it's good enough to use, so we're using it!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a journey around the track, hopefully giving you a sense of the journey the horses will experience........</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="250" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=14f97face2&photo_id=3641068958"></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=14f97face2&photo_id=3641068958" height="250" width="400"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div>So far we have a boulder section, an experimental crushed tiles section, the sand pit (which is a bit grassed over at the moment!) and the stone-crunching-hoof-creating gravel section.  Any ideas for further hoof conditioning surfaces gratefully received!</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3558704725259847213-4949380757706645297?l=whindilbon.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06439849011438906205noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558704725259847213.post-58233730901241479472009-06-19T08:25:00.007+02:002009-09-14T11:50:20.502+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3640812410_f128a80079_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3640812410_f128a80079_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Whinney wondering what all the fuss is about!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3640812532_ce3abfc079_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3640812532_ce3abfc079_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Dilly enjoying a scratch whilst sporting his new string!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3558704725259847213-5823373090124147947?l=whindilbon.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06439849011438906205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558704725259847213.post-44801396005292075702009-06-09T12:48:00.004+02:002009-06-19T12:34:54.355+02:00Yeah!  Gareth and I received our red strings (and pin and certificate) to confirm our Level 1 passes!<div><br /></div><div>We have already done the Pretzel Knot in celebration, but want to wait for sunshine to get photos with our horses sporting them.</div><div><br /></div><div>So Level 2, here we come......</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3558704725259847213-4480139600529207570?l=whindilbon.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06439849011438906205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558704725259847213.post-1812762600723265802009-04-03T19:03:00.008+02:002009-06-19T12:33:51.170+02:00So I waited and waited and no result came from Parelli, so eventually, today I emailed to check they had received my audition. Here is the response....<br /><br />Darna-<br />Thank you so much for emailing us!! We tried to email you with your results, but for some reason it kept getting returned. Congratulations!! Your on line savvy is level 1++!! Great job! You are well on your way to level 2. Start playing on a 22' line and you may be closer to level 2 than you think. Your level 1 certificate and string will come in the mail in 8 to 10 weeks.<br /><br />Thank you for your dedication to your horse and to the Parelli Program. We look forward to viewing your future success.<br /><br />Thanks<br />John Baar<br />Parelli Audition Team<br /><br />Yeah!!!! Hee! Hee! Hee!!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3558704725259847213-181276260072326580?l=whindilbon.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06439849011438906205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558704725259847213.post-44854474069763010262009-03-15T18:37:00.004+01:002009-06-19T12:32:53.722+02:00Well we finally did it! Dillon is (finally) well again and I've got my act together; so here it is, our level 1 online audition........<br /><br /><embed id="VideoPlayback" src="http://video.google.fr/googleplayer.swf?docid=-162413944236608155&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=true" style="width: 400px; height: 326px;" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><br /><br />Yesterday we did a trial run and Dillon decided he would be an extreme LBE, rather than his usual LBI. So today when he was his usual self and everything went smoothly, what took 10 minutes yesterday, only took 6 today! So I had to improvise after the pedestal and the last 2 minutes were made up on the fly! I hope it doesn't show!<br /><br />Anyway I'll send it off for assessment and we'll see what Parelli think...........<br /><br />Many many thanks to my able cameraman, Gareth, who offered not only technical and cinematic support, but also emotional support and encouragement throughout my Parelli journey.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3558704725259847213-4485447406976301026?l=whindilbon.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06439849011438906205noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558704725259847213.post-65218822348793636292009-03-09T10:22:00.001+01:002009-06-19T12:34:30.604+02:00With the help of Darna doing the camera work, finally got around to filming my level 1 assessment with Whinney. Bar a little hiccup with my backup from trot (she was ahead and to the side of me all the way on the first attempt leaving me looking very silly waving my arms around like a chicken!) all seems to go well.<br /><br />Anyway decided not to do a second take and instead see what the examiners think of the audition...<br /><br /><embed id="VideoPlayback" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-2158801494194309482&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=true" style="width: 400px; height: 326px;" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3558704725259847213-6521882234879363629?l=whindilbon.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gareth Jonesnoreply@blogger.com5