We have been working with Padishah all winter, and here is a video of the results!
She now goes confidently on the trail, road and traffic.
Here is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta06eF35ERQ&feature=youtu.be
 

Padisha is four years old this year, and we are training her to be ridden.
She wears the saddle like a pro!
For a walk we went, and traffic is just interesting to her.
Back at the barn we have loads of apples for the horses right now.
Life is good!

We had lessons on Saturday with Linda...Jenny on Pasabi, and Mia on Penta... me on Ulduze the rest of the gang did not get their pictures taken...

We ride a lot in the front pasture in the summer...grids, cross country...and a great way for the kids to learn to canter in big wide open spaces...
Here is a video of a morning warm up: http://youtu.be/hCim_770gL4

Orissa is here again for the summer, she works at the Friday Harbor Labs, and in the few spare minutes she has she comes and rides, sometimes a young horse, or a horse who did not get used yet that day,...but her favorite is Paelka...

It's fun teaching horses to jump different objects...not hindered by a rider they gain confidence fast...

Jenny and I had dressage lessons a few days ago. As busy as we are they are hard to squeeze in, and when we do, we realize how much we miss them! Here is Jenny on Penta and me on Paelka.

Yesterday we rode dressage with Barbara!
We love our lessons...

Zoe has been riding with us for several years now.
She has been living in Seattle and only been on the island part time.
Today she came for a jump lesson..and she has not forgotten a thing...she jumped 3".3' courses today on Paelka.