Parelli Summer 2012: Day 3 & 4

Hi everyone!

Well, we finally arrived in Pagosa Springs at 7pm Thurs nite, all safe and sound. We are staying in a little private apartment and the horses right outside in a small arena. The horses were happy to have a big open pen to play in. We were happy to have a soft bed and some shut eye! We had driven from Delta, Utah to Pagosa Springs, CO, 445 miles. Gorgeous country! We both wanted to unload the horses and go riding across the landscape more then once! Chance, the horse I hauled out for Greg, another summer worker, started the trip NOT loading OR unloading from the trailer, just to hard for the poor boy. By the 3rd day, he was loading and unloading so well, we unloaded them for an hour rest and grazing in a big open field we found for our lunch break. After lunch, they both hopped right back in, ready to go.

Arch just outside Moab, Utah

Maybe we could go for just a short ride from here!

We are north and east of the Grand Canyon here

Today, (Friday) we slept in (soooo nice), then drove 4 miles over to the Parelli ranch and had about a 2 hour personal tour from Ann (my new boss and Pams old Parelli instructor.) It was awesome, my cabin is very cute, the barns and horse playgrounds are incredible, I can't wait for Gabriel and I to try them all out! Then we spent about another hour walking around and exploring on our own, went back up to the employee cabins to look again. So far, I will have the cabin to myself, that could change later. Greg will have the next door cabin to himself. I can drive the truck right up to it to unload all my stuff (hurray!) and then leave my truck parked right in front of it, walking down and up to the "office" and clubhouse (meals, showers) everyday. The cabin has electricity, 2 sets of bunks, a long pole and hangers (yippee, I didn't know if that would be available), some shelves, a little rickety desk and a chair. Outhouse will be close right outside, not set up yet, showers down the hill, and with the little frig and microwave I brought with me it will be perfect!

Now Pam and I are sitting in a little cafe, having a snack and accessing the internet (no WiFi or cell service where we are staying. We went to the hot springs here in town and looked at them, but they are now all privately owned and maintained and expensive to use, so that and the fact that it is about 70' and SUNNY, we decided not to do a soak today. We found out about some up in the woods, a few miles out of town, that we can ride the horses up to, that are free. Maybe I'll get a chance to go look at those sometime.

I'll drive Pam back to Durango tomorrow to fly home, then Sunday, move both horses and myself onto the ranch, where we will live until mid October.