Magic - 7/18/11

Rode outside today, she did real well.  Asked her for all the same things that I asked for in the round pen, just in a different environment.   I typically don’t ask for a lot of speed, I want forward motion…I just don’t want uncontrollable forward motion.  When a horse has a hole at a walk, it turns into a ditch at a trot and a canyon at a lope.  make sure you can do a one rein stop before you can ask for more speed.  This is not a big deal if you have a thousand acres, you can ride as fast as they can run.  BUT, most of us don't have that option.  So before I asked her for more speed, I ask for more control.