March – In Like A Lion!!

Dear Friends,

The past few weeks the windmills have been working overtime! Time for a break! Just get the witches knot pulled out of my horse’s manes and the wind puts them back in the next day…. If it would just blow in some moisture I would quit complaining!

Hope this finds you all doing well….the nasty flu bugs have hit some of you so hope you are feeling better soon. Speedy recovery to all of you that have had and are going to have surgery….hope this isn’t a trend for 09?!

Here is how our March is shaping up…..

• This weekend, March 7, is a Green Horse and Horsemanship clinic. We will work on ground work (from respect/manners to roping feet/hobbling), round pen work (hooking on, controlling the life in the feet, etc…) and everything else needed to help find the holes in the foundation of your horse. If time allows we can ride the horses that have been started under saddle and if you want to saddle your young horse for the first time we can get them prepared for that also. The afternoon will be fundamentals of horsemanship; finding and filling in the holes that create symptoms of less than desirable behavior! A great clinic for the uneducated horse or the horse that needs a refresher! Space is limited so don’t wait too long!
• The following weekend, March 14, is Cattle Working Horsemanship Skills. The morning is focused on horse and rider skills improvement; in the afternoon we will be working cattle. Again, we will check out the fundamentals that make a great finished cow horse.
• The third weekend, March 21St & 22ND, is our Spring Tune Up clinic. This is the clinic where you bring your wish list and we work on everything from ground work to lead changes, from getting your horse to “wait”, to turn-arounds…the “anything and everything” clinic!

If you have any questions, never hesitate to call or email. Like Ray Hunt says….”a finished horse is one that is really good at the basics”…..

Here are a couple of things to keep in mind — If you bring a friend to ride with you in any clinic or lesson you get Bridle Bit Bucks (good toward clinics, lessons, or tack shop).  Participants in any clinic get a 10% discount on the day of the clinic on tack shop items (except consignment tack).

I am also setting aside on my calendar one or two Fridays a month to travel to your place for private or group lessons. Let me know if you are interested in hosting or being included on those travel days and what dates work best for you.

Four different people have asked me to look for good minded geldings or mares that have enough experience for advanced beginners to intermediate riders. Word of mouth is the best way to find a nice horse likes that. Thanks in advance for your help!

Whew….I got a little long winded….(pun intended! HA!)! Be sure to check our blog on the web site, www.bridle-bit.com, for changes and additions to the schedule and tack for sale! Look forward to hearing from you!
Kindly,

Amy & Steve