Internship: the end

Hello all, it's a rainy afternoon here in Pagosa and I finally have a spare moment with an internet connection to update you all on what I have been doing here!!!

Well, to update you first on my internship: I had a wonderful time with the 8 other interns and many externs, getting to know each person and their horses. Kristi was fantastic as our leader. I completed my level 4, and was grateful for Steve and Kristi and their support in helping me finish it up! I am so excited to get another horse asap and get that horse through level 4 so Hank can be retired! It will be fantastic to use all my knowledge and learn more from my next partner. More about another partner later though.... Our last weekend as interns was the weekend of Summit, and it was a great weekend full of education and fun! There were lots of great presenters, and great friends and fellow instructors here. If you ever get the chance to come to a summit in Pagosa on the ranch, do so, it is a once in a life time experience. From there, I started assisting Kristi with the rest of the externship. There were four weeks left at that time and so for the past two weeks I have been helping Kristi with whatever she needs. I haven't been riding much as Hank has been lame most of the time. I don't know what is causing him to be lame, and it's not terrible. I will have it checked out when I get home and have more money! Many of the externs have been passing parts of their level 4 which is super cool to watch. They are a great group, and are going to do a good job as instructors in the field. Yesterday, a few of us got the opportunity to spend the day at Linda's barn, which was fantastic. Linda had Walter Zettl here to teach lessons and we got to watch them all day. It was great now that I have a better understanding of finesse and the level 4 maneuvers, so I learned a lot and was able to get a lot out of watching him teach.

I am now continuing to help with the externs and looking for a new partner. My ideal two partners are a 3-5 yo cowy qh mare, and a 3-6 yo warmblood. I want a horse to do english on and a horse for western. I am not particular with which one comes first. I have a few prospects on the line, but I am not sure yet, and need to go visit a few when I get home.

Steve and I will be home October 18, and we will both be ready to teach, so  I hope to see you all. We both have  a lot of new knowledge to share, and we can wait to share it with you!!