I realised today that i'd been concentrating so much on getting Molly settled in her mouth, i hadn't been using my legs as much as I should ... oops!
anyway, had a really busy day so I am well behind on sorting video out, sorry folks ... getting there!
went out at about 10.30 to go up to pay for queenie's keep and buy her feed and etc; Allison was at work so had to go there, rather than to allendale to see the horse as well..
then back home via the garden centre @ ebchester for plug vegetables (lettuce lollo rosso, leeks, a rose, an astilbe ....)
then to sainsbury's for shopping
finally got to the yard for about 3 30 and got molly in - then ate lunch! shopping went in fridge ...
rode
out round the 20 acre, with gaynor & jackie, Molly charged off in a really fast walk down the hill and on, and had to be slowed down as no one could keep up! she kept that up until about 3/4 the way round, and this was with the new bit in - she was softening and then not - couple of attempts to turn round and go back! that was funny, as jackie had just finished asking why molly was so confidently in front, when she stopped being! for no reason. then after that molly was good whilst waiting for gates to be opened, normally at those two particular gates she has a strop, but was in fact very calm about them today, very pleased.
then back to the yard and i went in the arena for about 20 minutes or so (we were after all warmed up by now!) and this was when i realised i'd forgotten the use of my legs! oopsy. so started to use them again.
stephanie said yesterday what i'll have to work on now is just how much of any particular aid to use, now i'm on the way to working them out....that is true!
but molly did some really nice walk/halt/walk transitions. circles? no way, she said, so we've forgotten how to do turns and circles i'll have to remind both of us about....
then home for about 5 30 and planted most of the plants i'd bought, finally came in to start cooking tea at 8! we realised later i should have put the tea on to develop when i first came in.... but there we go, i didn't.
and whilst i was cooking i also made a video to upload to photobucket, definitely less than 5 minutes - but it's more than 100 mb and it won't have it, drat! will try again tomorrow, might hve to do some more editing...
anyway, had a really busy day so I am well behind on sorting video out, sorry folks ... getting there!
went out at about 10.30 to go up to pay for queenie's keep and buy her feed and etc; Allison was at work so had to go there, rather than to allendale to see the horse as well..
then back home via the garden centre @ ebchester for plug vegetables (lettuce lollo rosso, leeks, a rose, an astilbe ....)
then to sainsbury's for shopping
finally got to the yard for about 3 30 and got molly in - then ate lunch! shopping went in fridge ...
rode
out round the 20 acre, with gaynor & jackie, Molly charged off in a really fast walk down the hill and on, and had to be slowed down as no one could keep up! she kept that up until about 3/4 the way round, and this was with the new bit in - she was softening and then not - couple of attempts to turn round and go back! that was funny, as jackie had just finished asking why molly was so confidently in front, when she stopped being! for no reason. then after that molly was good whilst waiting for gates to be opened, normally at those two particular gates she has a strop, but was in fact very calm about them today, very pleased.
then back to the yard and i went in the arena for about 20 minutes or so (we were after all warmed up by now!) and this was when i realised i'd forgotten the use of my legs! oopsy. so started to use them again.
stephanie said yesterday what i'll have to work on now is just how much of any particular aid to use, now i'm on the way to working them out....that is true!
but molly did some really nice walk/halt/walk transitions. circles? no way, she said, so we've forgotten how to do turns and circles i'll have to remind both of us about....
then home for about 5 30 and planted most of the plants i'd bought, finally came in to start cooking tea at 8! we realised later i should have put the tea on to develop when i first came in.... but there we go, i didn't.
and whilst i was cooking i also made a video to upload to photobucket, definitely less than 5 minutes - but it's more than 100 mb and it won't have it, drat! will try again tomorrow, might hve to do some more editing...
2 comments:
Quite an active day! The ride must have been fun. Molly in charge or charging along--at least at first. She'll get the hang of it sooner or later.
Hard to remember all the aids and then to coordinate them. People always wonder why I am still taking lessons after some 40 years of riding. It is a constant learning experience and every horse is just a little different. I still have trainers reminding me to use a leg, my seat, or my hands correctly.
When she remembers circles, get her to give George a ring and remind him too :-)
C
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