Yippeee! We've passed L1!!!!!

Alibi · #1 10th Jun 2004, 10:11 AM

Just phoned the Savvy Centre and they told me that me and the OH have both passed our Level 1!!!!

Absolutely gobsmaked that we don't have to re-submit anything.

Just had to tell someone!!

Miriam · #2 10th Jun 2004, 10:11 AM

Well done

katieB · #3 10th Jun 2004, 10:23 AM

Congratulations!

Well done to you both

Miss MoneyPenny · #4 10th Jun 2004, 10:24 AM

Well done to you!

Are you going to work hard towards L2 then???

Esther.D · #5 10th Jun 2004, 12:00 PM

Fantastic, you'll be on your L2 by the time I (hopefully) see you in a couple of weeks....are you now in the suspense of waiting for your L2 pack to arrive? When you are up here, make sure you watch Kirsty and Mabel and Liz and Boots (if she is there) doing liberty work, they are L3s and it looks amazing

Mabel is a gorgeous clydesale X and makes Pablo look like a lightweight

(they rather liked each other though, Pablo obviously has a soft spot for the bigger girl

he kept doing dirty little chuckles at her

while she fluttered her eyelashes at him

).

Alibi · #6 10th Jun 2004, 12:31 PM

Thanks everyone!

Esther - we've already started L2, i bought the pack last year as we needed to move the babies on with their ground skills, so i'll be getting a L3 pack!!!

The OH is planning to start videoing his L2 liberty this weekend!

Surely Mable can't be chunkier than our Fatty!

Aww Pablo's in love!!

Really looking forward to next weekend, especially now i've seen your photo's!!

Esther.D · #7 10th Jun 2004, 12:39 PM

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The OH is planning to start videoing his L2 liberty this weekend!

At this rate you'll be onto L3 by the time I see you

Just had a peek at your album...she is as heavy as your fatty

she is honestly about the biggest (as in chunkiest) coloured cob I have ever come across

But very very pretty

They are all gorgeous - who are you bringing up?

Alibi · #8 10th Jun 2004, 12:50 PM

We're taking Jack (looney TB) and Fatty (real name Patrick!).

I'm really crapping myself about taking Jack though, not really done much with him the last few weeks, due to hayfever and studying, so you'll probably see a mad bucking bronco!

Fatty has been a little foot sore lately, due to the hard ground and his old pedal bone injury, but i've ordered some no-bute stuff today, so hopefully that will help.

But if he's not right, we have the youngsters as back ups!

Can't wait to see Mable, she'll inspire OH with his fatty, as i think he was a bit worried that he wouldn't be able to take him to L3 because of size.

Very excited now, made the "what to take with us list" and everything!

Esther.D · #9 10th Jun 2004, 02:09 PM

Kirsty was a bit uncertain of whether she could do L3 with Mabel for that reason, but she is doing great

Her size hasn't stopped her at all, some things were slightly more tricky with a big cob but she seems to be flying through it now

dophi_arno · #10 10th Jun 2004, 02:54 PM

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Alibi · #11 10th Jun 2004, 03:06 PM

dophi_arno - just 3 or 4 steps! in L2 they ask for 361 degrees.

It doesn't need to be perfect for L1!

Let me know if you have anymore questions.

Good luck with your video and don't forget to tell us when you've passed!!

SarahB · #12 10th Jun 2004, 07:12 PM

Congrats again to you and Jack, you have been on your PC as much as me today

Really looking forward to Saturday hope your OH does some L2 while I'm with you. I know I'm a way off that yet but I would love to see it.

Best wishes

Sarah

Dales_Lover · #13 10th Jun 2004, 07:44 PM

Congratulations!!

Sounds like you're going to fly through L2!

galadriel · #14 10th Jun 2004, 07:54 PM

Congratulations

dophi_arno · #15 11th Jun 2004, 12:34 AM

Wow! Is that all?! Maybe I should have assessed ages ago. We're going 360, driving on just body language, disengaging from circling game from an evil look towards the hindquarters... oh dear.... I've become one of those people they talk about all the time, those that get stuck on level one and stay there forever

and I've been dying to move onto level two for ages!

Better get the camera and go film it then!
Thanks for that

edit: woops, I forgot to ask... how straight does the online sideways have to be? When we do it, it looks like how Pat and Chinook do it on the video, with his hindquarters lagging. If I try and drive it, he just starts trying to trott while going sideways... *sigh* sideways is our weakest thing

Alibi · #16 11th Jun 2004, 09:09 AM

dophi_arno - we we're those people too!

Sideways - aslong as his hindquarters don't drag more than 45 degrees thats fine.

Sounds like you should have got your video done a long time ago!!

Get the video camera out and get it done!!

Blossom · #17 11th Jun 2004, 04:29 PM

Wow that's fantastic news. Well done. And there's me carrot stick in my bedroom, Partnership Pack in my lounge and I haven't started yet!

Am I right in thinking that you have to have passed L3 to start youngsters? Or is that a figment of my (rather vivid) imagination? Only asking as I *might* get a youngster.

Alibi · #18 11th Jun 2004, 07:11 PM

Blossom - they do say that but its not a rule set in stone, its just a guide, i started Parelli with my babies at 6 months old as we didn't have any other horses to do it with until last year, then we got Jack and Fatty.

We did go and have a private lesson with a Parelli instructor to make sure we were doing things right as we didn't want to mess up the babies. They're 3 yrs old now and are excellent.

It is best to start with an older horse, it makes it a lot easier, but if a youngster is your only option then go for it but make sure you can get some help intially to put you on the right tracks.

liz--y · #19 11th Jun 2004, 07:59 PM

well done

Blossom · #20 11th Jun 2004, 08:36 PM

Thanks for that Alibi.

I have Katie my IDx to do Parelli with, although we haven't started yet and Katie is still recovering from a virus. I can't wait to start though, it looks great. Which community are you in?