by babytigger » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:20 pm
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#so i went up on saturday afternoon for ride #2 on the big guy, spyder. i had the arena to myself, and i'm glad it was decent weather. i was told they had at the barn snow thursday a.m!! my goodness!!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#anyways, so i got get spidey out of his paddock (with a couple of carrots to coax him), into the barn & get ready to roll. spidey is all groomed, tacked up, boots on etc......out to the arena we go......darn it i forgot the lunge line.....and i don't feel like going back to the barn to gt it (20 feet, if that -i'm lazy!!!). so i tie him all up so reins & stirrups are secure, and give him the "off you go". he's having fun just trekking around the arena...he canters, he does a little kick or two, he's calming down.....so i say "OK big guy...time to ride a bit". i pop on, and off we go. he hates going to the right, and of course dummy me forgot a whip to carry with me, and i rarely carry them with me, but i ought to have one for this guy, for going to the right at least. anyways, aside from thr battle to the right, he was very good, relaxed & well behaved. we got some nice slow trot & a decent canter...heck, i even managed to get some shoulder in & haunches in (accidentally mind you, but now i know what it feels like on a horse schooled to do it, not those schoolies from years ago!!! lol!!)#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#so all in all, spidey was a good guy. i only rode for maybe 30-40 minutes, but figured that was plenty for the 2nd ride, and my ankles & back - after all, they need to get into shape too!!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#now, i have a lesson on saturday afternoon -i'm hoping that goes as well, and hopefully better!!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#sorry guys - no pics, hubby was working & my mum couldn't make it up this time - maybe another time she said!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
Horses do think. Not very deeply, perhaps, but enough to get you into a lot of trouble." - Unknown