2017 - training days
Happy New Year!
I know I'm late with this because I have yet again neglected this blog. I really didn't mean to. It just happened. And the reason is mainly this: Life. And Caven. Well, my life kind of revolves around Caven right now, so... blaming him seems appropriate.
During the past weeks we've been training so hard and we've made so much progress. It makes me both happy and proud. And even though we are constantly accompanied by minor drawbacks, things are really starting to look up. I'd love to say that Caven turned into a reliable partner, but that would be a lie. We're not there yet.
Mounting him is not a problem anymore. In fact, when you want to mount Caven he is now better mannered and behaved than most other horses! He patiently waits until you safely sit in the saddle and he won't go before you tell him that it's okay to! We've come such a long way here, and I'm SO proud.
However, you can't really rely on Caven when you're riding or otherwise working with him. He is a little brat. Sometimes he just gets scared and overreacts, other times he's just plain out pissed and tells you to fuck off.
Like last week. He was being lazy, I wanted to go faster. I asked him to. He wouldn't do it. So then I told him to. He told me to piss off. Then I got annoyed and finally demanded a little effort from him. Caven went "You want fast? I'll give you fast!" He bolted, and tried to throw me off. Much to his dismay I managed to stay on and got him back under control. After like seven rounds of insane speed dashing that literally left me dizzy and shaking... When I got him to stop and he came to a halt I had to take a few minutes to catch my breath and recover from that rodeo ride. Caven can be such an asshole. And the worst part is: no one ever witnesses these kind of things. TWO MINUTES later a friend and fellow horse owner showed up to watch us and she went: "He's such a charming horse!" And I was like "Yeah, right......"
EVERYONE always goes "Awww, he's such a sweetheart / angel / gentleman / charmer etc"....... No one knows Caven can be a little devil. And that makes him even more devilish. xD Like EVERY time one of my trainers is there Caven performs and behaves at his very best!! THAT SNEAKY LITTLE BRAT. Seriously.
Another time I really did fall of, because Caven DECIDED to get scared by something. So my boss puts a giant bale of straw right next to the indoor arena's gate, for reasons unknown. Caven sees that, is aware of that, and literally goes past the straw bale six or seven times, without making any indication that he doesn't like and/or is afraid of said bale. So of course I don't think anything of it and want to go past the gate again. Only this time, the bale somehow turns into a giant straw monster that apparently eats horses and scares the living shit out of mine. Caven bolts, runs for his life, loses me in the process, because I simply can't anticipate the insane sidestep he performs in order to get out of the monster's reach.
I wasn't hurt or anything, and this was literally just minutes before my trainer arrived to work with us. And for the rest of the training session I was super anxious about the straw bale and would always tense up whenever we had to go past the gate. And Caven was just "Straw bale monster? Pff. Don't be ridiculous." He went past it like it was nothing and it didn't bother him at all...
I can tell you this: I'm glad we didn't buy an even younger horse. I have my hands full with this little punk as it is, and I can't and don't want to imagine having to deal with an even more immature version of that.
To be fair though: I picked the minor drawbacks I mentioned, because in a way they tend to make the most exciting stories to tell. All in all Caven is doing great! He is young and he can be a little asshole sometimes, but he is an amazing horse. I love working with him and I'm utterly happy to have him. We will keep training, we will keep working on becoming a team, and we'll definitely keep learning more about each other and trying to understand each other better every day.
Also, I would like to keep writing. Keep updating this blog as much as possible. At the end of last year often wondered what it would be like if I wrote every single day. I'd like to do that. Doesn't matter how much I write, doesn't matter if I end up with just one sentence. The point is writing. Every day.
Doesn't necessarily have to be a blog entry, either. Fanfiction is still something I write, too. Should I try? Should this be my new year's resolution? Write at least one sentence every day! From now on.
Fooling everyone and being proud of it. Such a brat.
I know I'm late with this because I have yet again neglected this blog. I really didn't mean to. It just happened. And the reason is mainly this: Life. And Caven. Well, my life kind of revolves around Caven right now, so... blaming him seems appropriate.
During the past weeks we've been training so hard and we've made so much progress. It makes me both happy and proud. And even though we are constantly accompanied by minor drawbacks, things are really starting to look up. I'd love to say that Caven turned into a reliable partner, but that would be a lie. We're not there yet.
Mounting him is not a problem anymore. In fact, when you want to mount Caven he is now better mannered and behaved than most other horses! He patiently waits until you safely sit in the saddle and he won't go before you tell him that it's okay to! We've come such a long way here, and I'm SO proud.
However, you can't really rely on Caven when you're riding or otherwise working with him. He is a little brat. Sometimes he just gets scared and overreacts, other times he's just plain out pissed and tells you to fuck off.
Like last week. He was being lazy, I wanted to go faster. I asked him to. He wouldn't do it. So then I told him to. He told me to piss off. Then I got annoyed and finally demanded a little effort from him. Caven went "You want fast? I'll give you fast!" He bolted, and tried to throw me off. Much to his dismay I managed to stay on and got him back under control. After like seven rounds of insane speed dashing that literally left me dizzy and shaking... When I got him to stop and he came to a halt I had to take a few minutes to catch my breath and recover from that rodeo ride. Caven can be such an asshole. And the worst part is: no one ever witnesses these kind of things. TWO MINUTES later a friend and fellow horse owner showed up to watch us and she went: "He's such a charming horse!" And I was like "Yeah, right......"
EVERYONE always goes "Awww, he's such a sweetheart / angel / gentleman / charmer etc"....... No one knows Caven can be a little devil. And that makes him even more devilish. xD Like EVERY time one of my trainers is there Caven performs and behaves at his very best!! THAT SNEAKY LITTLE BRAT. Seriously.
Another time I really did fall of, because Caven DECIDED to get scared by something. So my boss puts a giant bale of straw right next to the indoor arena's gate, for reasons unknown. Caven sees that, is aware of that, and literally goes past the straw bale six or seven times, without making any indication that he doesn't like and/or is afraid of said bale. So of course I don't think anything of it and want to go past the gate again. Only this time, the bale somehow turns into a giant straw monster that apparently eats horses and scares the living shit out of mine. Caven bolts, runs for his life, loses me in the process, because I simply can't anticipate the insane sidestep he performs in order to get out of the monster's reach.
I wasn't hurt or anything, and this was literally just minutes before my trainer arrived to work with us. And for the rest of the training session I was super anxious about the straw bale and would always tense up whenever we had to go past the gate. And Caven was just "Straw bale monster? Pff. Don't be ridiculous." He went past it like it was nothing and it didn't bother him at all...
I can tell you this: I'm glad we didn't buy an even younger horse. I have my hands full with this little punk as it is, and I can't and don't want to imagine having to deal with an even more immature version of that.
To be fair though: I picked the minor drawbacks I mentioned, because in a way they tend to make the most exciting stories to tell. All in all Caven is doing great! He is young and he can be a little asshole sometimes, but he is an amazing horse. I love working with him and I'm utterly happy to have him. We will keep training, we will keep working on becoming a team, and we'll definitely keep learning more about each other and trying to understand each other better every day.
Also, I would like to keep writing. Keep updating this blog as much as possible. At the end of last year often wondered what it would be like if I wrote every single day. I'd like to do that. Doesn't matter how much I write, doesn't matter if I end up with just one sentence. The point is writing. Every day.
Doesn't necessarily have to be a blog entry, either. Fanfiction is still something I write, too. Should I try? Should this be my new year's resolution? Write at least one sentence every day! From now on.
Fooling everyone and being proud of it. Such a brat.