I then mounted and today I worked on two CS riding, he was really good today and really relaxed and responsive to my energy. I was really happy with him!!
I then used some electric fence posts to set up some bending (weave) for him to keep him interested and to have some fun. He was really good, and really learnt the pattern very quickly and seemed to really enjoy himself. I will continue to play with this pattern with him as I am also using this to work on my riding as normally I would be leaning forward and would use my inside leg to get him to turn the top pole, but today I was using my outside leg and pushing him round and this really did get us a better turn. So I need to keep practising this to get myself used to this new way of riding.
Today with Blossom we played with all the stuff we have been doing the last few sessions and everything went really well, and seems to be getting better every time we play!!
Todays riding started really well and I was able to ride her with two CS and get her to go from walk to stand to back up, only using my energy and the CS if I needed them. I then went back to one CS riding as I thought this would be the safer option for trot transitions and I am so glad I did!! To start with she was really good, but as soon as I started asking for more than a few strides of trot she became very impulsive and really wasn’t listening to anything I was asking her to do. So I spent a lot of time trying to get her to relax again and to stop bracing against me. Well after this little argument, everything went really well and I got a lovely figure of eight pattern in trot with circles either end, totally on a casual rein and mainly only using my body and the CS to turn her. I was so impressed with this, we have never managed this so well before!!!
Tonight I also went Ice skating with Nadine, the lake across from our house is frozen and everybody is out ice slaking on it!! There is even music and flood lights for at night, it is crazy but fun and I only fell once so I was happy with this!!
This is the lake in the morning as I am leaving to go to the stables.
Nadine
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4 comments:
How cool to go ice skating on a lake near your house, fab fun. Love what's going on with you and Blossom, she's really learning lots out there with you isn't she.
I'm stuck in the house at the moment with a stinking cold again, just wishing to get out. Read up on the L3 stuff whilst hanging out and realise how much I need to try/do before Stoneleigh! eek! lol. Have fun with the ice. Shells
Been catching up with your blog.
Whoo hoo - Leanne on the ice - well done. You didn't have to use a chair then? And did you try any of the lovely dutch eating/drinking things that go with " gezellig schaatsen"?
Len says " a Brit that can skate? Not possible, just like bicycles, they can't do that either"
So are you going to sort him out when you get back ?
I hear Marieke has a new horse as well. She sounds lovely, can't wait to see her.
If the cold carries on, we may have to come over so Len can do some skating too.
groetjes, Sue
Hey Sue,
Get Len over here and he can show me how its done lol.
I was on the ice for over an hour and only fell once (without a chair) so I think that makes me close to a professional!!
It is forecast to be really cold for the next couple of weeks I think.. It is minus 6 today and think it is going to just get colder!!
I will try and get a photo of the new horse and send it to you, she is really nice.
Doei
Leanne
xx
Hey Shelley,
I hope you are feeling better soon!! I have also been looking at the level 3 tasks, lots of work stil needed!! But I am sure we will be fine and love every minute at stonleigh!!
xx
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