Well I finally bit the bullet and entered one! I've been saving up some money for a little while to do something special with, and when I saw on Facebook his clinic schedule, I jumped at the chance. The one closest in Libby Montana was full already- it's in July- but there was another one in July in Ellensburg Washington that still had some room, so I entered in the Horsemanship 1 class. Ellensburg is about a 5 hour drive from here, so it's very doable.
Here is a description of the Horsemanship 1 class:
For the green horse and rider already comfortable in the
snaffle bit along with aged horses needing continued work. This is the first
stage of progressing into the bridle with all basic movements introduced. All
levels of riders - no matter what discipline - will benefit. The class features
strictly dry work - no cattle. All manoeuvres stress the vaquero style of riding
and are appropriate for horses from first level snaffle to experienced bridle
horses. Hackamore horses welcome.
I plan on riding Kai in the bosal this spring, so this should be a perfect fit for where we are at now.
"Me? Yer takin' me?"
