got up early to ride early - Julie was going out at 0730 and I had the farrier coming at 9, so that made sense.....
went through the bluebell wood (bluebells have died, and giant hogweed is starting to grow!) up the hill, then in the field we cantered - not far, but did, and I sat to it quite nicely i thought!
Then round that field, through gate - along side of drive at the top of the field, then into next field and down hill.
The plan here was to turn left through another gate, along and out and into the 20 acre to go back.
However, Molly had other ideas and was insisting on turning right (home) - to the point that it was going to get a bit dodgy. She wasn't even prepared to follow Julie's Susie. So i got off and led the rest of the way. I wasn't going to give in and have her go the way she wanted, so we went the way Julie & I wanted...
we probably shouldn't have made the plan that we did ... she had been really good up to that point (bar the travers/renvers down the hill to that point and even that was controlled, if unasked for!) and had done a route part of which she hadn't done before involving loads of gates.
but there we go.
and the farrier? was REALLY pleased. I'd been working on the picking feet up with clicker training, and it has so paid off! all four feet with no argument, not even the usual problem foot (near hind). YAY.
here she is investigating the farrier ....
She once took his chaps off for him ... they had a velcro waist, not a buckle
went through the bluebell wood (bluebells have died, and giant hogweed is starting to grow!) up the hill, then in the field we cantered - not far, but did, and I sat to it quite nicely i thought!
Then round that field, through gate - along side of drive at the top of the field, then into next field and down hill.
The plan here was to turn left through another gate, along and out and into the 20 acre to go back.
However, Molly had other ideas and was insisting on turning right (home) - to the point that it was going to get a bit dodgy. She wasn't even prepared to follow Julie's Susie. So i got off and led the rest of the way. I wasn't going to give in and have her go the way she wanted, so we went the way Julie & I wanted...
we probably shouldn't have made the plan that we did ... she had been really good up to that point (bar the travers/renvers down the hill to that point and even that was controlled, if unasked for!) and had done a route part of which she hadn't done before involving loads of gates.
but there we go.
and the farrier? was REALLY pleased. I'd been working on the picking feet up with clicker training, and it has so paid off! all four feet with no argument, not even the usual problem foot (near hind). YAY.
here she is investigating the farrier ....
She once took his chaps off for him ... they had a velcro waist, not a buckle
No comments:
Post a Comment