Lots Happening!

It's been very busy here so I am just am throwing up a bunch of photos this time of happenings.

This is such a little part of whats been going on here during a very perfect fall and I hope yours has been a wonderful.

Jeanne Learning the art of bosal on her mare Fancy

Liz with Major up

Liz with Stryker up

Jeanne with Fancy up

Jeanne riding our Quarter Horse mare Candy Cow Cody

Tony & Sissy with Marty playing in their pile of toys

Jeanne riding our TWH Mare Super Mans April

Jeanne & Pretty Boy Floyd all taped up keeping body alignment Maintenance happening

Wendy, Val & Marty , horse gals relaxing

Cordura/ leather saddle Dave just finished making

Pop Wagner & Dave spending a day in the shop working and playing with their dogs.

Wylie,Sissy and Tony

Liz

Knowing horses from the outside in!

Here is a beautiful done video of an equine dissection.

It is about 46 minutes long and even if your not into this kind of education this one will hook you. How can we ask our horses to move if we don't know how the body functions.

This will be a very fast 46 minutes.

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www.videozer.com

Liz

Placement and Strapping on the Saddle

This is a video Dave and I did off the cuff yesterday for a gal making the transition from an english saddle to a western saddle and how to position and strap it on. May be helpful to others doing the same.

Liz

Photos From Smartville, CA Clinic

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From hats eat horses, to Oh don't I look good in one? It's all in how we present and help over come fears.

I am so behind and just now getting photos gone through and I had over 1400 from the last 3 events. One more to go and I'm caught up!

Here is the slide show from the Smartville , CA workshop in Sept.

http://lizgraves.com/smartville_2011/index.html

Lots of old faces and so many new ones this year. I loved how the regular crew took in the new folks with warmth, sharing and so many smiling faces on people , horses and the dogs! I don't know about the pot belly pig though , it was to hard to read it's expressions!

Once again we also had the treat of Gail's homemade ice cream to cool off in some very hot weather. Bob did his famous barbecue also. Always warm of heart and a happy a place to be.

Baby Boy Pine I see had a blast while I was not looking too!

Liz

8th Annual PA Clinic

Link to Clinic Slide show.

http://lizgraves.com/pennsylvania_2011/

The slide show gives a good feel for the depth of work at this clinic.This group of 14 was very ready , and had progressed too and were very open in their desire in doing this kind of deep work. Awesome riders! Not all clinics are ready for this kind of work but my dream is that folks will get to this point in them selves to seek it, finding that higher level of horsemanship. This is the fun stuff and the results in our horses is aw inspiring. Knowing just how to touch our horses is a must and knowing it's OK to do so is that first big step through the door. Through this we can communicate with clarity, feel in softness and find the fluidity in our own bodies to help our horses preform the same. All in turn clearing their emotions to hear our intent and open their willingness to listen and just give us their try.

This is the world I love to live with horses and want to share with you on how to also!

Warmest, Liz

Good Bye for now my long time and very dear friend Gertie, who passed 9-25-2011 in Winnipeg Canada

I hold close mine and many others special memories of playing with the horses and sharing roasted marshmallows around many a campfire with the young people just starting their journey in horsemanship.

Most important I will keep close those late night conversations we had about life, living it fully and your experienced wisdom in helping guide me in my life journey.

Thank you with love for an honest real friendship.

Liz

Scary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dave and our new used toy and ranch machine!

I'm still to chicken to drive it, if it does not have a mane or tail I'm just not very comfortable with things like this!

You can bet I'll have a helmet too before I try it also!

Liz