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| Lol, one day I will smile when I ride |
Tuesday I had a lesson in the morning, and since it was nice out, we slogged about in the muddy round pen and then trekked down to the outdoor arena. Normal W/T stuff, working on frame. as always. Then we did circles with shoulder in or counter bending through the circle. Very awkward at first, but really cool, I could feel her little brain figuring it out (along with mine lol) as we circled around.
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| Hamsters doing double time |
Holly: Oooh, we're not on the rail....that means a LEAD CHANGE!
Me: No, Holly, quit bouncing, just canter straight
Holly: BUT LEAD CHANGE!
Me: Sigh, no just canter please! No, more forward, less up...
Holly: PUHLEEEASE... I WANNA TO LEAD CHANGE!!!!
Me: Sigh, monster created....
Then came jumping. Just a little 2' ish single cross rail at one end of the arena. Nothing big, but apparently new. Holly clearly was not about to touch this new jump. On the way back I felt her slow so I put on leg, then she felt about to break into canter so I backed my leg off. Dumb. Then I got the worlds slowest semi-refusal. D'oh. Back at it. Wash, repeat seriously like 20 more times, she finally stopped over jumping and being fussy and we did a couple ok lead changes her easy way and called it quits. I need to push her more to jumps, and relax on the other side. Easier said than done.
Wednesday was a meh lesson in the indoor. Nothing spectacular, except I may love my bratty, spooky mare a little more. We were working on a sitting trot without giraffe neck when we passed two little girls sitting on the rail.
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| Story of my life |
After already being scolded for kicking their legs, using flash photography, etc, one of them decided the best way to get down was a flying leap off the rail, right after I passed them. I was all la ti da in my own little decaffeinated world, and then I heard thump and wham, my next thought was my Holly's ears are so soft on my face... WAIT. Oh crap, I'm like half across the arena and on her neck, Good Morning!
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| Like this- just giving a mid-ride hug right? |
Then we jumped. Better than Tuesday, mostly. Meh, I'm a tense tense woman on a easy to upset mare. Nuff said.
The jumps are looking good, and way to hang on on your wild ride:)
ReplyDeleteLol, thx.
DeleteThere are some really, really nice jumps in there!! You both are looking better and better every time out.
ReplyDeleteThanks, once we both settle, the jumping gets better, she's trying to be good (mostly).
DeleteWe should get massages! :) after all the tense lessons :D
ReplyDeleteOoh agreed!
DeleteOh mares- haha!! You guys are both building something good which takes time :) Before you know it, this will all be in the past and you'll look back and smile at the video - then you'll have another baby and do it all again lol jk :)
ReplyDeleteLol, I know right? At least you have Henry pretty much dialed in now. I hope to be that far in a few years.
DeleteSounds like you guys are doing great. It's a testament to the relationship you're building that she was so sweet whe ye got into trouble. Honestly, kids should not be left unsupervised at yards...and I speak from experience of having been an under the feet at yards kid, I wanted to know everything & see everything - but sometimes eagerness can get us into trouble. Thankfully nothing ever happened to me & I hope I wasn't too much of a nuissance as respectful distance for horses and humans was drilled into me young - but my memories may be rose tinted ;-) & I am now a cranky old cow *blush*
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid/teen we volunteered at a ranch, so it was full of shorty's being put to good old slave labor (I loved it) and we learned how to act around horses fast. The girls was a quiet girl, I think she just had a 'kid' moment and didn't think it through. :)
DeleteAw your mare loves her some lead changes! Good girl for being still when you got disseated. That's a great quality.
ReplyDeleteYes, she doesn't completely hate me, I appreciate that ;) No really she's young and bratty but not mean or evil.
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