#23

Hey! It's been good weather for being outside, a little warm, but good none-the-less! I took a little break from playing with Bella in the middle of May so I could finish up school (I only have one subject left!). I graduate Father's Day weekend so now I'll have all my time to play! Well, that and work.... Bella is doing really well, she is getting back into the swing of things and she is working really well in the round pen. I bought a back cinch for my Western saddle and I'm going to get her a pair of ballistic overreach bell boots and some sport boots for her. She is a little enthusiastic and sometimes hits the fence. Other than that her head carriage is good, she is accepting the bit better, she's happy and she loves it when I let her run! I have gotten her to Game #5 (in the Parelli program) already and she is doing really good! She is a little fearful sometimes, but I've been working on her confidence, and she has definitely improved! She had an issue with being sent through the gate into the round pen so I spent about an hour or more with her on that. I think it might have had something to do with an earlier incident with a gate (when her saddle caught on it), but now she sends through the gate nicely, a little faster than I would like, but she does it with more confidence now. I can't wait to get her out on the trails!