Prep for Schooling

Firstly, a lovely picture of gorgeous Spirit...

She's so pretty! She has stayed nice and clean since her bath this past weekend. :) Of course, as I just typed that, I'm sure she'll be practically chestnut with dirt the next time I see her. Such is the way with horses!

Well, we have our cross country schooling coming up this Sunday at Shepherd Ranch in Santa Ynez, and Spirit and I have been really getting down to business during our lessons. I'm definitely getting better at putting her in better balance and making sure that we "practice perfect" as much as possible. We had a great jumping lesson tonight and we've got another one on Thursday. =) Love my horse, love my trainer, love my ranch - love my horsie life!