So Much has happened since I have last been blogging.AHH! Where to start! so many very, very cool things have happened, new horses in, clinics, road trips………and here it is past my bedtime again……………..
So, an offical upd
ate will have to wait another couple days, but I HAVE o have to share today……
Cita is my often “Left to Last, and Then Run Out of Daylight Girl”, so I surprised each other today, and brought her out and spent some time with her.
I have been getting on bareback, and noodling around a bit, untracking her and getting some basic steering operational, as well as standing for mounting and of course the actual bit where she gets used to having me up there….hahahaha! She has been a pretty typical mix of confident and cocky Teenager and nervous and un-confident Teenager so far, but feels to me like she is happy and ready to do more soooooooooooooo….
Without any furth
er ado, may I present, Under Saddle for the First time ever, wearing her very flashy coat and learning the basics of ‘how to steal grass while wearing a saddle’ ( I get this started RIGHT away, so’s they can practice this and have it firmly in place when I start to ride…hahahahaha)
La Vida Cita!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I know Lauren will tell you that a good Andy Knight saddle will make ANY horse look good, and I am the very proud Mom, but, seriously!
Is she amazing or what!!!!!!!!!
Did she care? hmmmm, well she had the pad on and off three times and was ok with its first visitation, on and off bareback and move hind end and front end abit, and then up with the saddle, tighten cinches slowly, place her gently back the one step she took and VIOLA!
I um, did tighten that back cinch a teeny tiny one hole tighter then I ought to have straight away, and she was fine till we walked a bit, and blew up……! Three big crow hops and felt for my ask and settled beside side me. Rub belly, neck, flanks, disengage softly and repeat a few more times and she has completely relaxed. Slapped the stirrups gently to ask her to move on, and out the driveway, up and down the ditches, and back…. easy off with the saddle, and extra grass snack for Sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only deep meaningful thing I have to say is….it sure can be easy on them if we go easy and have rapport, trust and feel for them. Softness with confidence in each other can really go a long way and just watching for those tiny little changes…..
Oh and Indy wanted to show off his new Sarah Hagel Mecate……
He and i are getting very excited about our road trip to Nanton Alta with Lauren and pony to do the Richard Caldwell Clinic….Yippy!
So swing by and have a coffee/tea and we will get the chance to catch up face to face….Happily, this event is also causing me to set some Camp Dates for 2011 (2011!!!!!!!!!) very early (especially for me!:) and just as a sneak hint, the 71/2 Diamond ones will include COWS!!!!!!!!
