Zippity

Zippity

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

To sale or not to sale!

Well Zippity is full of energy, and I have been feeling very unfit to work with her. I'm starting to think in my head WHAT WAS I THINKING....... I have gotten some help from a lady at my dad's work, she has been coming over and helping me work with Zippity. We have been working on getting her to lunge. I was getting really frustrated with her, I didn't feel like she was getting it. I even put her up for sale on ksl, I got no calls on her for 6 days. I took that as a sign that I just needed to suck it up and keep trying. The weather has been making it hard to get out and work with her on a regular schedule. But I have been trying. At First when I was working with Zippity she would buck and kick and run around like a chicken without a head. I even got my first rope burn from her. I didn't know what I was supposed to do or if I was doing something wrong. But Cindy came over and helped me with Zippity and has shown me what I needed to do. I think my biggest issue I have is I am a little afraid of her. She is getting so big and I really really don't want to get run over or kicked. I am trying to over come my fear. I have been working with Zippity when ever the weather allows and you know what ? She is doing GREAT! Each day I work with her she gets better and better. I am able to lunge her without to many issues. I can get her to trot on voice command and she stops also when I tell her to. I am so grateful for Cindy for taking time to come over and helping me with Zippity. She is amazing person. I am really glad that I didn't sell her! I think that this says something about me when I get frustrated I want to give up. But I am learning to over come my frustration and to keep going. Its amazing what horses can teach us about who we are as a person. I hope to become a better mom, wife and friend with the lessons I am learning from Zippity. I hope I can get someone with a video cam to come out and record me working with Zippity so that I can show you what we can do.