Quick update!

Quickly I wanted to jump on and let everyone know how everything is going with the girls. I have not been able to sit down at all. We had a very long weekend. So a funny thing happened last Thursday with Sable I worked her on the lead and was saddling her. She has been super laid back from day one so I don't move as slowly around her. She was standing in the round pen while I saddled her. When I slid her breast collar down her opposite shoulder and I felt her hold her breath. Then BOOM! she jumped straight in the air and all I saw was her knees in my face. I stepped back and gave her room. She exploded!! Bucking with her nose on the ground and bellowing like a cow! Stirrups flying jumping up and down like she broke out of the chutes at Cheyenne. Danial and I both stood and watched her go insane for about 30 seconds and then she suddenly stopped and looked at like "What was that?" She walked right back up the the place it all started, as to say "Now where were we?" Danial and I both laughed. We didn't know she had that in her at all. She stood quietly as I finished saddling her and I half mounted her a few times just to be safe. She was fine so I jumped on and we rode around for a while working on giving to the reins. We never had another issue.  It was the most random thing that she has done so far. Hilarious!
This past weekend I had the chance to spend some time with a professional trick rider and trick horse trainer. So I took both girls with me to see what they could learn. I was a little concerned how they would do on a big trip like that. I was SO proud of them both they minded so well. We were there with other domestic horses and you couldn't really tell a difference in mine and the others. They did all the drills and caught on to everything we asked. So smart. By the time we left they had learned a few tricks and we will be practicing them between now and the Makeover. When they came back home both of them seemed much more manageable. I have now released them out with my herd full time so they are putting on the pounds. I can walk up to them in the pasture about 70% of the time and put a halter on. (I can't even say that for my other horses!) Every now and then they want to run and play instead of putting the halter on but that is usually Sunday. She is the prankster of the two. She has tons of personality and loves to play games.
Yesterday I had another adventure with Sable. We went to a reining trainer to help me polish up on the things I need for showing. I have never really been a great showman so I figured this year I would go to someone that shows horses for a living. I know once I learn it I will get it. But I have never really had professional horsemanship training. I have always been self taught watching videos and attending small clinics as a child. All my professional training has always been barrel or rodeo based. So this stuff is a little tough to learn . It is a little more disciplined then what is required for barrel horses, it is a little outside my box. I called the trainer and asked what horse he wanted me to bring, my barrel horse or my mustang. He said the mustang (that has only had five rides) would be fine. He was way more sure then I was, I hadn't ridden them in five days due to the trip over the weekend. So I took Sable because I trust her a lot more then Sunday. We got there and I saddled up and after doing my safety check that I do, I got on. She was a little tight but quickly lined out and we had an awesome lesson. She was so good, I was actually able to learn new things and get in a great ride on her at the same time. I was so happy, even though I felt like a rookie all over again. That brings us to tomorrow. I have five horses to ride tomorrow and two of them are the girls. Sunday hasn't been ridden since last Thursday so I hope and pray that she will be fine and keep it together. I will continue on stops and backs which is what I started Sable on at our lesson. I really feel so far behind but I have come so far already. Totally different from last year. Even though the difficulty is the same because there are two I am having a blast and I sleep well.