California is experiencing some wonderful riding weather. Last Sunday Ranae and I were able to get out to the Kern River for a trail ride. There were a couple of nice places where we could shoot video. This is a short little piece to give you an idea of the wonderful places we get to ride:
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Pics from Ojai
We got to spend some time in Ojai. It is a great retreat for us. We love to walk the trails and just relax. There's Bart's Books one of the largest used outdoor book stores EVER! I found an interesting book I won't have time to read:
We also took an advanced trail ride at Oso Ranch:
Our trail boss, Rob
Some beautiful scenery
Monday, February 13, 2012
A Little Cow Work
Yeah, that's right. We got in a little cow work over the weekend. When I interviewed Frank Knight for the podcast he mentioned he had tried team sorting, then I heard one of our local stables was holding some practice sessions as well as competitions. Ranae and I (read that "I") thought it would be fun.
We got out to the stable around 10 am. It was cloudy and cool. The practice was light with just five or six teams. We were assigned a team and you just do it. We got three runs for $20. It took a little over an hour. The horses got to stay in the arena the whole time with the other horses and it was quite a good time. Dusty kicked up a little bit when Ranae was trying to work a cow, but it wasn't that big. Jessie was alternating between "off with the fairies" and "let me go and I'll show YOU how to handle this cow". I made her work real slow and I thought both horses did great. Ranae said she was happy I "suggested" we give it a try.
Didn't get to take may pictures because we both spent most of the time on our horses. You have to be ready to go when they call your name. I got a couple:
We'll have more detail on an upcoming podcast.
We got out to the stable around 10 am. It was cloudy and cool. The practice was light with just five or six teams. We were assigned a team and you just do it. We got three runs for $20. It took a little over an hour. The horses got to stay in the arena the whole time with the other horses and it was quite a good time. Dusty kicked up a little bit when Ranae was trying to work a cow, but it wasn't that big. Jessie was alternating between "off with the fairies" and "let me go and I'll show YOU how to handle this cow". I made her work real slow and I thought both horses did great. Ranae said she was happy I "suggested" we give it a try.
Didn't get to take may pictures because we both spent most of the time on our horses. You have to be ready to go when they call your name. I got a couple:
We'll have more detail on an upcoming podcast.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Natural Horsemanship Playday
Some of the Parelli folks around here got together for a playday on Sunday. We joined them for some groundwork and some riding exercises. It's always educational to see someone work through the exercises in person. Here are a few photos:
Why kids make good horse trainers.
A little sidepassing
Look at her eye here. I think she fell asleep on me.
Backing IN the trailer.
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| Ranae doin' a little work. |
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| Come on over big fella |
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| See. Nuthin' to be afraid of. |
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| Trotting over the sundial poles. |
Friday, January 20, 2012
A Quick Video Post
The podcast has been keeping us fairly busy. It is a lot more work than I ever thought it would be. Anyway, we had taken some video on our last ride out at the river. It is from January 8th and it's short. We found some pipes laying on the ground and Jessie and went to work on them. Boy, it's oftentime difficult watching yourself. My posture is terrible and when we are side-passing, I'm leaning forward. What's up with that? It causes Jessie to back up and the whole side-pass gets messed up.
Ranae was having a good time going through these gullies. Dusty stayed nice and calm. This is a fun place to ride. If you look closely you will see a stand of trees in the background. That was where we wanted to do some jogging around the trees but there was too much deadfall.
It's just three minutes long. Enjoy!
Ranae was having a good time going through these gullies. Dusty stayed nice and calm. This is a fun place to ride. If you look closely you will see a stand of trees in the background. That was where we wanted to do some jogging around the trees but there was too much deadfall.
It's just three minutes long. Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Episode Four of the Podcast
I'm duplicating posts here and on our other blog, DUH Podcast.blogspot.com for a short time, just to keep those interested informed on the progress of our podcast. We hope you'e subscribe and if you use itunes, please rate our podcast. Thanks.
We're looking at the stats and the good news is you are finding us. We don't know exactly how, but we certainly appreciate it. Thank you.
In Episode Four we try and transform this thing into a regular show. We've added some production elements in the hopes it will be more interesting to listen to. We've added a feature called "Problems We Used to Have" and you'll get an update on Ranae's trailering problem. There's Downunder Horsemanship News with an update from the latest No Worries Club Journal, and you'll get health update, along with a question from the mailbag.
As always, your feedback is important.
Episode 4
We're looking at the stats and the good news is you are finding us. We don't know exactly how, but we certainly appreciate it. Thank you.
In Episode Four we try and transform this thing into a regular show. We've added some production elements in the hopes it will be more interesting to listen to. We've added a feature called "Problems We Used to Have" and you'll get an update on Ranae's trailering problem. There's Downunder Horsemanship News with an update from the latest No Worries Club Journal, and you'll get health update, along with a question from the mailbag.
As always, your feedback is important.
Episode 4
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
The Podcast Episode 2
We've been working out the technical bugs to the podcast. There are still some challenges ahead. Once we get these worked out, I think we'll sound more relaxed and comfortable at the mic. It's a tricky situation trying tot juggle sound levels, content, and pacing when everything is new to us. We will get these things worked out. We will be adding some more production elements. We would like to add some interviews. If you would like to share your Downunder Horsemanship experiences, please contact us at jharrer@pacbell.net and put DUH Podcast in the header. We'll set up a convenient time, and give you a number to call so we can record the interview. Don't worry, we can edit out the bad parts ;>)
Anyway, here is Episode 2 Oh, and just one note. They do seem to take a minute to load on my computer, so be patient. Or go to itunes and subscribe :>)
Anyway, here is Episode 2 Oh, and just one note. They do seem to take a minute to load on my computer, so be patient. Or go to itunes and subscribe :>)
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