A TREAT................

I was given a special treat today-Clinton Anderson tickets! My good friend & riding pardner (aka pardner in crime!) Mary gave them to me as a early birthday present. We went to Nacogdoches to the Expo Center for the clinic/tour. He did horse philosophy, colt starting, gaining your horse's respect on the ground and advanced riding demo. He is neat to watch and I learned some things I want to try on couple of our horses.

Oh my goodness you should have seen his rig! It was a 12 horse slant. This is me and Savannah at the back end of it, we look so little! The other picture next to it is his horse Diez and he was doing the advanced riding demo on him. He was 2 stepping, side passing, flying lead changes, spinning, etc. He was a nice looking gelding. Sorry about some of the pics, this are the better ones. The arena was covered but opened on one end and it messed with the lighting.

He also had many Clintonisms! "Two eyes are better than two heels!" AMEN to that one! "Squeeze, Cluck, Spank", and many others. I bought a catch rope (it is like a war bridle) and a shirt that says You have a compliant about my riding call 1-800-eat-my-dust! I couldn't pass that one up! And of course Savannah had to have a horse! We had a great day and learned some great things. Thanks Mary for this special treat and sharing this with me and Savannah.