i think it was last sunday i said i'd failed to go the way I'd planned, a route molly has always refused
This is it
As you can see, from the bottom, you can't tell that there's a gap between that log and the fence...
today, she went up there without a moment's hesitation - even though YO's mother in her electric wheelchair thing was the other side of the hedge on the drive... YAY.
out the gate at the top (without getting in a tangle of lines!), left, through antoher gate that opened towards us! round that field left and right, without being phased by geldings rushing up to fenceline to see what was going on, left along top of geldings field, at which point you could hear them but not see them, down the very steep hill and then instead of going back to the yard straigh away (we'd done a big circle at this point) round the 20 acre to make the circle even bigger.
i won't go so far as to say we've had total breakthrough and everything wil be plain sailing, it won't, but we have to be a long way on ...
why didn't i do all this years ago? because i didn't know how....
6 comments:
That's wonderful! She's really coming along for you, which is delightful.
Great! For all the value arena schooling offers, there is nothing quite like just going out to enjoy a nice hack and a responsive horse. May you have hundreds more rides as enjoyable with your lovely girl.
And remember, Things Take Time. Look how far you have come already!
I WANT smileys so I can give you a big 'thubbs up', well done both.
oops --- didn't specify, this was longlining, not ridden! but still...
and i agree, trudi, i often wish blogger allowed smileys...
of course I meant thumbs lol!
You've made such a leap of progress with Molly recently, fabbie :D
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