I've always thought that riding should be an art that is more about the quality of the time spent in the saddle... not the quantity. Due to my work schedule, I really can only ride about 3 days a week, 4 if all the planets are in alignment. 3 days a week really worked out perfectly for Tori and her lameness issues and as it turns out 3 days works out perfectly for my 3 year old, whom has only been officially started under saddle sometime mid-April this year.
We're at our 28th ride, and in our lesson, we successfully completed Training Level - Test 1. So our 2 tests for show at present are Intro C & Training 1. Which is incredible, considering she's still not been ridden a whole 30 days yet. While, the tests aren't AMAZING, she does offer to do all the movements, she does them in a timely fashion and for the most part, she's not an asshole about it either. Plus, she's proud of herself and she's excited to do more work. which is awesome. :D
Friday, July 12, 2013
Monday, July 8, 2013
STEP BY STEP and day by day
Tori was fabulous for her day at Appel Farm Camp Performance Day for the 3 young ladies that vaulted on her in front of at least 100 people. Tori's never been exposed to that many people at once. She's never had a crowd cheering & clapping for her or at her for that matter. SHE LOVED IT! She listened better to me lunging her around with children standing up on her than she does when I ride her at a show! (friggen brat, lol.) ;3
Dezi has been learning in leaps & bounds. Our lesson before last, we took a stab at Intro Test C, and she was awesome (even when the horse riding in the ring with us FELL DOWN in front of us bc his rider is incompetent & instead of down shifting to trot, decided she could cut the corner in an extremely unbalanced, motorcycle-leaning canter and caused her horse to fall [dezi, trainer & myself were utterly horrified]).
And now for the cherry on this lovely dessert: Trainer has asked me to start working with her own home-bred 3 year old filly because I've done such a great job with Dezi!!! :D
Super excited.
also, the owner of the thoroughbred stallion I was catch riding from like August until January, has decided that he's going to move City closer to me so I can start riding him again! lol. pretty freaking awesome if you ask me!
Dezi has been learning in leaps & bounds. Our lesson before last, we took a stab at Intro Test C, and she was awesome (even when the horse riding in the ring with us FELL DOWN in front of us bc his rider is incompetent & instead of down shifting to trot, decided she could cut the corner in an extremely unbalanced, motorcycle-leaning canter and caused her horse to fall [dezi, trainer & myself were utterly horrified]).
And now for the cherry on this lovely dessert: Trainer has asked me to start working with her own home-bred 3 year old filly because I've done such a great job with Dezi!!! :D
Super excited.
also, the owner of the thoroughbred stallion I was catch riding from like August until January, has decided that he's going to move City closer to me so I can start riding him again! lol. pretty freaking awesome if you ask me!
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