Failed and Successful
Failed today's inspection primarily because the lath wasn't finished (surprise!). They haven't been out to work on it since Saturday. They're about halfway done. Perhaps all the workers got deported. ... Apparently we need some more outlets too and need to fire block the datacom stuff. Nothing too major other than the last lath which was most obviously not finished.
I better news I took Z to Horseshoe this morning. I worked her in the round pen and rode her there as well. Walk, trot, and a smidgen of canter. She gave me one stride, then two, and worked up to a half dozen. At this stage I'm chalking it up to lack of balance and strength with the weight. I do like that she's popping right into it and not running downhill. It's a nice, uphill transition, though at the moment it does feel like an awful lot of work for her each stride thereafter. I did ride her with the whip today to reinforce my leg. Didn't really need it.
Afterwards I loaded Charm-N up and took her to driving training. We hitched her up by the trailer and I drove her into the arena. She was nice and steady in the walk and waited for my cue to trot. Whike not perfect she was prerry consistent in the trot and did some nice turns and changes of direction with a bit of bend even. When I asked her to halt she promptly planted her butt and sat on the breeching (she has such an impressive halt!).
Seeing all was well and she felt quite awesome despite eyeballing the llamas while I was grooming her Michelle climbed aboard and off we went! We took her down the wide shoulder/eavesment on her road and back before turning down a side street a ways. Charm-N eyeballed the cows a bit, but could not have cared less about the traffic. Even the big semi she was only concerned as it was coming up behind (is it going to run me over?) and relaxed as soon as she saw it.
Down the side road there was a group of broodmares and their babies. They stared and as we drew level with their field one of them blew and the whole group (at least a dozen) spun and ran full-tilt to the far end of the field. Michelle and I were both more impresses by it tham Charm-N, I don't thing her rhythm changed at all. I guess the only downside was as we headed down the small road Charm-N kept vokunteering to go down the driveways that lead back to the trailer. We looked a little drunken for a bit. Other than that she really did awesome. I may be ready to start hitching her up to the wagonette soon.
I better news I took Z to Horseshoe this morning. I worked her in the round pen and rode her there as well. Walk, trot, and a smidgen of canter. She gave me one stride, then two, and worked up to a half dozen. At this stage I'm chalking it up to lack of balance and strength with the weight. I do like that she's popping right into it and not running downhill. It's a nice, uphill transition, though at the moment it does feel like an awful lot of work for her each stride thereafter. I did ride her with the whip today to reinforce my leg. Didn't really need it.
Afterwards I loaded Charm-N up and took her to driving training. We hitched her up by the trailer and I drove her into the arena. She was nice and steady in the walk and waited for my cue to trot. Whike not perfect she was prerry consistent in the trot and did some nice turns and changes of direction with a bit of bend even. When I asked her to halt she promptly planted her butt and sat on the breeching (she has such an impressive halt!).
Seeing all was well and she felt quite awesome despite eyeballing the llamas while I was grooming her Michelle climbed aboard and off we went! We took her down the wide shoulder/eavesment on her road and back before turning down a side street a ways. Charm-N eyeballed the cows a bit, but could not have cared less about the traffic. Even the big semi she was only concerned as it was coming up behind (is it going to run me over?) and relaxed as soon as she saw it.
Down the side road there was a group of broodmares and their babies. They stared and as we drew level with their field one of them blew and the whole group (at least a dozen) spun and ran full-tilt to the far end of the field. Michelle and I were both more impresses by it tham Charm-N, I don't thing her rhythm changed at all. I guess the only downside was as we headed down the small road Charm-N kept vokunteering to go down the driveways that lead back to the trailer. We looked a little drunken for a bit. Other than that she really did awesome. I may be ready to start hitching her up to the wagonette soon.