A New Adventure...

To prepare for Sophie and I's Florida adventure I have started stocking up on groundwork, longeing, and longe reining materials. I've started with four books on those topics, which I'm going to share with you in this post. Eventually I plan on buying or possibly renting some DVDs, once Sophie's here and I can apply what I see right away!

You may be asking how I picked books relating to something I know nothing about...easy! I just went to amazon.com and did a search for groundwork and long lining and long reining, opening every result that looked applicable. I looked at the content and then also at the reviews of other users and went with the ones that had the best reviews.

So...on to the books! I will do more in depth reviews after I receive them and begin to explore their contents.

Long Reining: The Saumur Method (Hardcover)
~ Philippe Karl http://www.amazon.com/reader/1570762384?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=sib%5Fdp%5Fpt#noop

Schooling Horses in Hand: A Means of Suppling and Collection (Hardcover)
~ Richard Hinrichs http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1570762058/ref=s9_simz_gw_s0_p14_t1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0QKSQ9AWA3VZG6PS94ST&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

Training the Horse in Hand: The Classical Iberian Principles (Hardcover)
~ Alfons J. Dietz http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592287069/ref=s9_simz_gw_s0_p14_t2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0QKSQ9AWA3VZG6PS94ST&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

Horse Training In-Hand: A Modern Guide to Working from the Ground: Long Lines, Long and Short Reins, Work on the Longe (Hardcover)
~ Ellen Schuthof-Lesmeister http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1570764093/ref=s9_simz_gw_s0_p14_t3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0QKSQ9AWA3VZG6PS94ST&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

Resurrection...

This blog has been pretty dead...ok...really dead. Sophie's been in training in Ohio and doing pretty well. I was thinking I'd sell her, but instead...she's coming to Florida! Craig and I are going to pick her up Thanksgiving weekend. I found a great stable just 12 minutes away to board her at and have begun stocking up on groundwork/long lining resources to help keep us busy until the baby is born.

Speaking of the baby...everything is going great with him. I'm still due March 2nd (22.5 weeks pregnant now) and in case you didn't catch the "him"...it's a boy! Right now we're naming him Edward James, but that may be subject to change. Between the baby and Sophie coming to Florida I am on a severe adrenaline high!

If anyone has any suggestions for groundwork/long lining resources please let me know...I ordered four books to get me started that had decent reviews, but I'm always open to more ideas!