Finally through all of this extracurricular stuff, so
hopefully (weather allowing) we will have some consistent rides going
forward. The volleyball is still there,
but only through the end of July.
Ground work first…did we answer all the questions he was
asking? Horses are a living, breathing,
thinking animal, so you never know where they will be mentally; know where their
heads are with the ground work. Work the
horse that shows up that day.
Once I was sure of his mental state, we moved on to working on
driving. I want to re-enforce some of
the good things we did last time. He was
really following a feel pretty good the last time, so that was a good place to
start. He picked back up about where I thought
he would, meaning he pulled against the bit a little and eventually started
remembering what he learned last time.
Was he sharp and crisp like a reining horse, no. Not even close, but he was better that he was
the last time. That’s all you can really
ask of a horse, are they better this time than last time?
We worked turning both directs, stopping and backing; and I think
he is doing well. Tomorrow, if I don’t get
rained out, we’ll transfer some of what he has learned into the saddle.
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