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had a wicked ride on beejay last night. thought about what carly said & that he needs to be ridden hard 3-4 days a week, or not so hard 5-6 days/week.
so. jumped on and we got straight into it. shitload of bending @ walk for about 2 minutes and then into trot & canter. sooooo nice!!! just really forward and bouncy & not worried at all about anything else. i actually felt secure enough that i could focus on my position, rather than the defensive hunch i usually ride in.
lots and lots of canter including a couple of let 'er rip moments along the long side of the arena. SOOOO quick to come back to it now.
last lesson with carly was super complimentary on my riding & i found i was able to think about breathing & tempo and timing with him last night, rather than just stressing and getting concerned about FUCKING WALKING.
as soon as he would have a tanty, i'd push him off to do something else & it was really good.
*sigh.
so. jumped on and we got straight into it. shitload of bending @ walk for about 2 minutes and then into trot & canter. sooooo nice!!! just really forward and bouncy & not worried at all about anything else. i actually felt secure enough that i could focus on my position, rather than the defensive hunch i usually ride in.
lots and lots of canter including a couple of let 'er rip moments along the long side of the arena. SOOOO quick to come back to it now.
last lesson with carly was super complimentary on my riding & i found i was able to think about breathing & tempo and timing with him last night, rather than just stressing and getting concerned about FUCKING WALKING.
as soon as he would have a tanty, i'd push him off to do something else & it was really good.
*sigh.