Tuesday afternoon my Allie friend told me that Lew Sterrett was going to be in Boerne that night -- talk about last minute change of plans! After a few phone calls, and some dinner prep, Lizzy and I took off to the event.
It was truly amazing how he compared the relationship between trainer and horse, to God and us. If you are able to see his S.O.T.M. you will absolutely love it. He has a page on his website with his event schedule.
Throughout all of the learning, we were able to see some very trained horses, horses that were not trained at all, and a few "tricks" that made us laugh.
This was a horse that was not broken, and that was very scared of plastic tarps....
after 20 minutes, Lew Sterrett was able to brush the tarp all over the horse's back, and lead him around...
His horse galloped around the arena completely blinded by the tarp.... Talk about trust!
This was a neat segment! Dr. Sterrett controlled this horse without reins! He sped up, slowed down, changed directions, then dashed at full speed right toward the gate, said "whoa" and the horse immediately stopped. He used hand movements, legs, and voice... that's it.
On the way home, the lil' sis and I stopped at Starbucks for the fun ending to a fun night.
I can't wait to get back to the farm and start working with Cappie!
~~laura elizabeth
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