Voiceless Job Shadowing

Yesterday, I went to go job shadow my old riding instructor. Perhaps you've heard of her? Kari Williams? Anyways, if you live in the north of the beautiful northwest part of Washington and you're looking for a good reining/cutting horse or looking to get riding lessons, you should take from her. (She is incredible!) I've grown up dreaming of, drawing, fawning over, and loving every horse or pony I ever laid eyes on. So when I was about 7 my parents let me start taking riding lessons. Nine years of asking questions, making a fool of myself, watching, and obtaining experience later, I am trusted with horses and still madly in love with them. (Note to self: hard work pays off) So I go to job shadow Ms. Kari and I follow her around while she gets a young stallion ready to turn out to pasture. (all the horses except for the lesson horses range between the ages of 2 and 6) When we come back from turning the squirrely guy out to pasture, she tells me to go down and bring a unruly four yr/o quarter horse out and groom him. After I finish this, she leads me outside across the back stable yard to the covered round pen, shuts the gate, tosses the lunge whip in, and instructs me to let him relax then work him a bit then bring him in back in about 15 minutes. The gelding rolled, shook, then proceeded to run around the round pen bucking and kicking up his heels. At this point, I was questioning whether or not Ms. Kari was going to come back and check on me (which she never did). Fifteen minutes later, we were walking back into the barn where I was instructed to get out another 5 yr/o and work him very lightly. (they were getting ready to go to a show over in eastern WA) This is kinda how the rest of the day went. Ms. Kari would tell me what to do next, and I would do it. It was kinda nice to be trusted like that. I've dreamt about that day since I was two. To be trusted with spunky horses at a young age and no one would be supervising me; just expecting me to get the job done. I flew! I felt like I was sky high! x) Even Alex trusted me unless I had and understood my questions. Same with Travis, except he was more for teasing everybody in the barn. lol ugh, ok, i better quit ranting about that. perhaps I'll right tomorrow too.
later ya'll!

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