Molly did feel very much as though she was learning to carry me today, it was a really good feeling.
I had planned to lunge - having bought a new girth for the leather roller - but when I got there YO had the BAlance saddle person there and she happened to mention that she'd shimmed treeless saddles with balance pads... so i asked her to check mine out (approval of my line of thinnking there! which is good ) - i've met that fitter before, fitted a friend's horse with a balance, trust her judgement on these things.
so i thought i might as well ride - in the small arena, better going.
such a good idea. totally different from yesterday - good ish going will have helped a lot there! - and as I say once we got the trot going, Molly was carrying me both reins.
i then ploughed it a bit by deciding to try for right rein again, and i guess she'd had enough by this time as we just had a lot of arguing with her head in the air and fighting me for it....i think i pushed her a shade far for the day. the more positive side of that, is that when i brought her back to walk she was happy to soften into the contact. So that was me, i reckon, just too much ...
RI was there giving another horse a lunge lesson, so i said, text me when you can fit me in.
i need some help just finalising the leg & hand position, and need to be properly taught (well, we both need to be properly taught) lateral work. no one ever taught me properly about this stuff (although i did manage SI once on Queenie at a clinic) and really it is something i needt o be shown properly and get established..
finally, i love the wood pellet bed. it's still expanding, i've had to spread it out more than i would normally do as it was getting too deep (bearing in mind the 28mm rubber matting) and i still haven't taken any out. NO bed comes out with the droppings ....
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Did you get your saddle checked? How was it?
Molly's learning curve seems just about right. One side will be better than the other. So what you might do when you get on the next time, is start off on the "bad" side and get it soft first. But then the other side might not be as good as it should be.
Eventually, you will need to change your own thinking, and switch sides frequently during your rides.
A learning horse can kind of get "locked" on one side and then not be able to easily "unlock" those same muscles on the other rein. That's where exercises like serpenines and figure eights will help.
The same thing can happen in lunging. I prefer using the long lines because then I can switch directions many times during a session.
jean, we did do both reins - this small arena, however, is too small for serpentines and stuff! but the going is better by miles....
saddle fit was fine, she was happy i was thinking along the right lines with it ...
The pellets are brill aren't they? Even the disgusting Chapiro is better on them and Moo is just so easy. I reckon thy're going to make great pooh bricks as well meaning more recycling and less muck heap. Plus at €4.5 it's so much cheaper for me.
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