Today we are in beautiful Redmond, OR at the Eagle's Crest Resort. The sole reason for our trip was to attend Clinton Anderson's Walkbout Tour. Clinton Anderson is a world famous horseman and clincian. For two days, Clinton demonstrated his training methods on some very difficult horses. Gord and I have been fans of Clinton's, having watched him on RFDTV, so we were not surprised with the fantastic results Clinton achieved with the demo horses. What we didn't expect was the incredible humour with which he delivered his message.
Clinton reiterated my thinking that most new horse enthusiasts are in their early 50s. They now have the time and money to pursue their love of horses. These folks want to learn how to manage horses safely and effectively. Clinton's message dispelled a common belief that if you didn't grow up with horses or start early in life, it isn't possible to become a good horseman. One of the best statements I receive from students, after our lessons, is that they now believe that horse ownership is possible later in life.
We met some terrific folks (Leslie & Gary and Flat Stanley, and Victoria & Jim) in the stands, and were delighted to be invited to join them out for dinner. Horse people really are some of the nicest folks; and loving horses is a tremendous common denominator for meeting and connecting. Hopefully, there will be a chance to get together with them for a ride sometime in the future. Turns out Jim is also a talented song writer and was so inspired by Clinton Anderson that he wrote a song about his experience. Check out "Our Favourite U Tube Videos" in the right hand column of the blog site - Move Your Feet. We have invited these folks to come up for the Stampede and would love the opportunity to share Calgary at it's finest.
Leslie is a farrier and barefoot enthusiast and graciously shared some tips to help me with my own barefoot trimming.
Now we are even more motivated to get home and play with "Boys".
See you when we get back to Calgary.
Tovie and Gord
2 comments:
wow you don't mess around, you aren't even home and poof, blogged! what a great time we all had at the Clinton tour, one of the highlights was meeting you and Gord! who would of thought by you turning around to say hi. we will keep in touch! leslie...
Love the blog! I've bookmarked it to my favorites. What a great place to keep abreast of all you are up to. Jim and I really enjoyed your company. Horse people are one of a kind. We will see you for the Stampede sometime. Victoria (Vicki)
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