Lazy much?
I slept in until noon today. It was great. I feel so refreshed! It's been a long time since I've slept that late!
I'm going to have to buy sweetfeed for Lightning. He's not eating his feed at all, but stealing Lucy's, which means he's not getting his glucosamine, something I forgot to consider.
We switched horses yesterday. I appreciate Lightning so much more now! For all his faults he is well trained, while Lucy isn't for what I'm trying to get her to do. It doesn't help that the shank bit Pam uses is not designed for the type of connection I'm trying to get, and she has such high head carriage that I spend most of my time trying to get her head down before I can work on anything else.
I also suck terribly at western exercises. My position is too far forward, so when we practice the spin on the haunches I'm too far forward. It also doesn't help that my saddle is designed for that more forward position, while western ones are designed for leaning back more. When I try it in Pam's saddle, I still don't have much success, because we can't shorten her stirrups, so I have to ride without them, which is really awkward in a bulky saddle like that. It's really frustrating because I don't like not being good at something regarding horses!
I'm going to have to buy sweetfeed for Lightning. He's not eating his feed at all, but stealing Lucy's, which means he's not getting his glucosamine, something I forgot to consider.
We switched horses yesterday. I appreciate Lightning so much more now! For all his faults he is well trained, while Lucy isn't for what I'm trying to get her to do. It doesn't help that the shank bit Pam uses is not designed for the type of connection I'm trying to get, and she has such high head carriage that I spend most of my time trying to get her head down before I can work on anything else.
I also suck terribly at western exercises. My position is too far forward, so when we practice the spin on the haunches I'm too far forward. It also doesn't help that my saddle is designed for that more forward position, while western ones are designed for leaning back more. When I try it in Pam's saddle, I still don't have much success, because we can't shorten her stirrups, so I have to ride without them, which is really awkward in a bulky saddle like that. It's really frustrating because I don't like not being good at something regarding horses!