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i forgot to mention that yesterday i offered Emily (taz's little lessee) a ride on beejay.
Now before you all think i am a crazy child endangerer, i think emily is a MINT little rider. she's VERY quiet & calm & soft and super balanced. she's obviously had very good technical instruction from Oriel Park & then some hoony/jumping instruction from Claremont. I wouldn't have offered if i didn't think she would cope.
and boy o boy, was i right!
he hadn't been ridden in a week so i had a little burn around first - w/t/c etc.
then up she jumped. he knew straightaway that she was a different rider (she weighs about 30kg!) and was quite toey at the start. he broke into a trot & then about 1/2 a circle around started cantering. and she just sat there so quietly & softly & wasn't at ALL concerned about it... so much so that i asked, "did you ask him to canter?"
haha, "no."
so i was like, "okay well bring him back to a walk." took a couple of goes, but she did. then i showed her a few things about inside leg/outside rein & leg yielding etc & using her seat to steer & she did a mintox job. he trucked around like a giraffe for a little while but eventually she got her mojo & he was reaching for the contact & going along very quietly with no fuss.
STOKED.
i explained the importance of contact & bend with a horse like him, compared to taz who is happy to mooch around with reins flapping. i then showed her how to do Turns on the Forehand as well.
then kelly from next door came over & she had a ride as well & he looked FANTASTIC. just so nice & forward & happy. she had a good little burn around & i was able to show emily about keeping a consistent contact.
anyway, i think she enjoyed herself on him & he was able to show her what it's like to ride a nicely schooled horse. Kelly likes him too & talked about what a powerhouse he feels like. which is so true & why it's SO FUCKING HARD when i ride mouse who has no engine at all!
so yeah, every ride now that i'm having with beejay just feels so successful and awesome. love the red horse!
Now before you all think i am a crazy child endangerer, i think emily is a MINT little rider. she's VERY quiet & calm & soft and super balanced. she's obviously had very good technical instruction from Oriel Park & then some hoony/jumping instruction from Claremont. I wouldn't have offered if i didn't think she would cope.
and boy o boy, was i right!
he hadn't been ridden in a week so i had a little burn around first - w/t/c etc.
then up she jumped. he knew straightaway that she was a different rider (she weighs about 30kg!) and was quite toey at the start. he broke into a trot & then about 1/2 a circle around started cantering. and she just sat there so quietly & softly & wasn't at ALL concerned about it... so much so that i asked, "did you ask him to canter?"
haha, "no."
so i was like, "okay well bring him back to a walk." took a couple of goes, but she did. then i showed her a few things about inside leg/outside rein & leg yielding etc & using her seat to steer & she did a mintox job. he trucked around like a giraffe for a little while but eventually she got her mojo & he was reaching for the contact & going along very quietly with no fuss.
STOKED.
i explained the importance of contact & bend with a horse like him, compared to taz who is happy to mooch around with reins flapping. i then showed her how to do Turns on the Forehand as well.
then kelly from next door came over & she had a ride as well & he looked FANTASTIC. just so nice & forward & happy. she had a good little burn around & i was able to show emily about keeping a consistent contact.
anyway, i think she enjoyed herself on him & he was able to show her what it's like to ride a nicely schooled horse. Kelly likes him too & talked about what a powerhouse he feels like. which is so true & why it's SO FUCKING HARD when i ride mouse who has no engine at all!
so yeah, every ride now that i'm having with beejay just feels so successful and awesome. love the red horse!