[Ag-eq] Anyone out there?

Sat Mar 13 15:19:00 UTC 2010

Aleeha:

Can you please explain how you use the clicker for directions.  I didn't 
quite get it before.

I mostly ride on trails so usually follow the horse in front of me.  Most of 
the people I ride with are good about letting me know about turns, terrain, 
and over hanging branches.  I've ridden with some of them for years now and 
sometimes they forget that I'm blind and then don't tell me about things.

The mules are pretty good at staying on the trail and are very good in 
difficult rocky areas.  I've ridden them on steep, narrow trails with drop 
offs and they really watch where they put their feet.  I've had one longer 
than the other two, so have ridden her a lot more and really trust her.  One 
of them can be a little goofy, so I don't trust her quite as much.

I would love to hear more about your shows and how you manage everything.

Nella

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "aleeha dudley" <blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com>
To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Anyone out there?

> Hi All,
>  I love Western riding.  When I show, I pay a certain amount to lease the 
> horse from my instructor.  She is great and expects just as much from me 
> as from the other students.  She even rode blindfolded once just to see 
> what it felt like.  I use a clicker like the ones used for dogs when I 
> ride.  The instructor uses it to keep me in a straight line if I am riding 
> somewhere other than the rail.  She also uses this during showmanship. 
> Milo is an American Quarter Horse.  He can sometimes be a little goofy, 
> but he is amazing.  I live in Ohio.  I am looking forward to getting my 
> first guide dog this summer from GDB.  I hope to become an equine vet.
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Jody W.  Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com
>>To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org
>>Date sent: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:47:07 -0500
>>Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Anyone out there?
>
>>Hello Frank, Nella and Aleeha,
>
>>Fred, Aqua culture makes your head swim?  That is funny.  My
> cousin raises
>>tilapia.  They lost the whole project during the Florida
> hurricanes when
>>their power went out.  Do you brew beer for yourself or to sell?
> How does
>>home brewed beer taste different from store bought?  I have a
> tandem too.  I
>>do enjoy it too.
>
>>Nella,
>
>>I love mules, they have the most wonderful personalities and they
> are a lot
>>healthier then horses.  I love trail riding too.  I just
> discovered a place
>>here where you can go on a one week trail ride.  that would be so
> cool.
>>they have a chuck wagon and all the fixins'.
>
>>Aleeha, Which do you prefer, English or Western?  That is
> interesting that
>>you lease a horse.  How does that work?
>
>>I rode English when I was a kid and I have always loved horses.
> Our
>>daughter took lessons when she was growing up.  she still rides.
> We missed
>>out on buying a small farm years ago by just four hours.  We made
> an offer
>>on it and someone had already made an offer four hours earlier.
> Then all
>>kinds of events changed and time passed.
>>I will be 57 years old in a few weeks and I figure I have
> postponed my love
>>of horses long enough.  I started riding again about eight months
> ago.  I am
>>totally in to Western riding and I would love to barrel race.  Of
> course I
>>enjoy trail riding and I am also interested in reining and
> pleasure
>>competition.  I have found three other blind barrel racers
> online.  I use a
>>two way radio and my husband gives me fine tuned directions.  I
> have hand
>>motion vision so I can see the barrel when I am right on top of
> it.  <GRIN
>
>>We live in south Florida where there are horses every where.  We
> live in the
>>suburbs now but we do plan to buy a small ranch as soon as the
> real estate
>>market turns around.  Right now we owe a lot more on our house
> then it is
>>worth.
>
>>Right now I am looking for a new riding instructor.  At first I
> was glad she
>>was open minded enough to take on a blind student but I am not
> progressing
>>and she is a total worry freak.  She wants me to ride with rubber
> bands
>>attached from my boots to the stirrups because after all if my
> foot slips
>>out how will I be able to find my stirrup if I can't see it.  You
> know the
>>routine.
>
>>I found an instructor through the National Barrel Horse
> Association who
>>would love to teach me but she lives two hours away.  She is
> looking through
>>her directory to find someone closer to me.
>
>>I have always been an active person.  I met my husband in martial
> arts
>>classes 39 years ago.  You could say we fell for each other.  We
> are both
>>instructors now.  I love the martial arts and I have practiced
> eight of them
>>so far.  I also enjoy target shooting.  My husband is a tactical
> shooter.
>>That is like the police shooters who run from target to target
> and they have
>>to decide in a split second if the target is friend or of.  I do
> point
>>shooting where I get a feel for exactly where the gun is pointed.
> After
>>each shot, Tom tells me if I am high or low and which way to
> correct.
>>People are shocked when they find out I can't see but I say it
> just makes it
>>more interesting.  I also love playing the guitar and I am a ham
> radio
>>operator.
>>I have two grown children and one granddaughter.  I have a German
> Shepherd
>>guide dog from fidelco.  We raised and trained shepherds and I
> just love the
>>breed.  I hope to have a kennel again when we have a ranch.
>
>>I am so glad I found this list.  It is great to meet all of you.
> I have
>>been a member of the NFB for 30 years now.  I like mentoring kids
> best.  I
>>wish I had a blind adult to talk to when I was a kid and I love
> working with
>>blind kids.  Especially now that there is such a low expectation
> in school.
>>Back when I went to school they were oblivious and I did
> everything the
>>other kids did.  Now they are pampering blind kids to the point
> they can't
>>do anything.  I love breaking the mold by telling the kids of all
> my
>>hobbies.
>
>>Where do you all live?
>
>
>>Happy Trails,
>
>>JODY
>
>>"Barrel racers know how to take turns."
>
>
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