Horseys!

Jen and I spent Easter long weekend attending a Parelli (natural horsemanship) Clinic with two of her four horses, Brea and Star. The whole horse thing is totally foreign to me. I am used to all things mechanical and usually with wheels attached.

I am gradually getting the hang of this horsey thing. Still quite the novice when it actually comes to riding, especially at any pace fasting than a walk. However, they don't frighten me as much as they used to, whether it's moving them around, sitting on them, etc.

Jen decided that she would camp out in luxury and bought a 4 person tent and a very plush queen sized self inflating mat. Good thing we were camping in close proximity to the car, I can't imagine lugging that massive thing for any great distances. I was pleasantly surprised the tent was bone dry inside despite nature trying its hardest to drench us with a whole afternoon of thunder and lightning. And there was another beginner class during the thunderstorm; their horses were the tallest thing in the plain grassy fields! Glad I wasn't out there with them.

Jen has been making me look the part by buying me shirts with horses on them, with the logo "Parelli" emblazoned on them. I'm the one with the lime green shirt in these photos.