I haven't forgotten about this blog, I've just been incredibly busy!!! Just a quick blurb now, I will post more soon!
I get more and more excited about George every time I go play with him, he is truly the horse that will boost my savvy to a new level! Got our horsenality/humanality report today and it was worth the money! It really hit the nail on the head; and it's giving me a lot of savvy arrows to work with George. He's a Right Brained Extrovert and I'm a Left Brained Introvert! It's going to be a fun summer!
I have an endless list of things to do at work and have been running around like crazy getting it all done. Also I'm trying to organize a "clinic" down here in El Paso with 2* Parelli Junior Intructor Linda C. Richards, but she wants me to have all the clinic participants lined up by the end of this weekend! So lots more business for me!
I'm going to take a few weeks of leave next week so I'm going to have LOTS of horse time, lot's of husband time, and lots of time to update this stuff! God Bless and have a great Memorial Day!
Friday, May 27, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
light as a feather, stiff as a board
I had my second ride on George this weekend! I was sick most of the weekend, and I haven't been updating on here like I was, but I think it's good for me to keep up on it!
I had another wonderful bareback ride Sunday. I'm getting better about getting up that high! I wanted to do a pushing passenger lesson, but there were other people riding, dogs rushing us, and horses galloping and playing about. Although I was expecting a freak out, I didn't get it, I just had him turn and face things he thought were interesting, then walk again. He was SO LIGHT! Phase one go, phase one whoa, phase one turn, disengage, phase 2 backup. I attribute this more to the fact that he's hyper-sensitive and less to all the work that I've been doing (on the occaison that I have time, ha!), but a girl can hope. He was also rather Left-Brained dominant; hmmmm....how interesting!!! At one point he started stamping his hind legs and tossing his head over and over. I unstuck his feet and he was good, then when I got off him I checked his back and he didn't have any pain so I know that wasn't it.
Also another hmmm how interesting moment: I've noticed that when George is cantering on the 22-foot line, only to the left, he canters on the left lead and gallops with his hind. I have to say, I'm sure this a reason for it, but it's hysterical to watch!
I've decided the most important thing to do is make sure I have a plan with George. I have days where I feel that we aren't progressing anywhere near as fast as we should be, and on other days I'm excited with our progress and attribute the fact that we are not that advanced yet to the lack of time we've been together and our clashing personalities. BUT, if I have a plan, and it's not too demanding, it seems to work out really well for both of us!
add note: to explain the title...George is SUPER light, and while he moved much better with me riding him this time than last time, I can still feel that he's stiff. Well, not so much stiff, but very unsure of how to use his body while I ride him.
I had another wonderful bareback ride Sunday. I'm getting better about getting up that high! I wanted to do a pushing passenger lesson, but there were other people riding, dogs rushing us, and horses galloping and playing about. Although I was expecting a freak out, I didn't get it, I just had him turn and face things he thought were interesting, then walk again. He was SO LIGHT! Phase one go, phase one whoa, phase one turn, disengage, phase 2 backup. I attribute this more to the fact that he's hyper-sensitive and less to all the work that I've been doing (on the occaison that I have time, ha!), but a girl can hope. He was also rather Left-Brained dominant; hmmmm....how interesting!!! At one point he started stamping his hind legs and tossing his head over and over. I unstuck his feet and he was good, then when I got off him I checked his back and he didn't have any pain so I know that wasn't it.
Also another hmmm how interesting moment: I've noticed that when George is cantering on the 22-foot line, only to the left, he canters on the left lead and gallops with his hind. I have to say, I'm sure this a reason for it, but it's hysterical to watch!
I've decided the most important thing to do is make sure I have a plan with George. I have days where I feel that we aren't progressing anywhere near as fast as we should be, and on other days I'm excited with our progress and attribute the fact that we are not that advanced yet to the lack of time we've been together and our clashing personalities. BUT, if I have a plan, and it's not too demanding, it seems to work out really well for both of us!
add note: to explain the title...George is SUPER light, and while he moved much better with me riding him this time than last time, I can still feel that he's stiff. Well, not so much stiff, but very unsure of how to use his body while I ride him.
1st RIDE! Just a little tidbit, from a few weeks ago...
The View from between George's ears! And yes, I did think I was going to get a nosebleed being up that high! I've never been on a horse that was over 15.2, George is 17.2HH! I was just really feeling a ride today so I did lots of prep with the mouting block, played lots of friendly and scratched his favorite itchy spot just about his withers, suffered two leg cramps, one in each leg mind you tossed my body weight on him for a bit and then hopped on! My sweet little boy was very much a LBI today (I told u guys it's like nailing jello to a wall!) I sat up there for about 10 minutes, phase one go and did a pushing passenger lesson at the walk for about 10 minutes! Oh, did I mention I was bareback?
Got off, gave him LOTS of cookies, and called it a day! Really, really REALLY fantastic for the first ride on my crazy off-the-track thoroughbred!!!
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