Oh Sunny...

[beybladesabre]

Had a rough day 2 at the clinic today, tried a standing martingale on Sunny and she HATED it! It was hilarious and super frustrating at the same time. Had to just share this quick video of me whooping some ass after she wouldn't get off my left leg, haha.

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[vtgypsy]

I think there must have been a "redhead specific" something in the air over North America today. Linus was acting up a bit too today. The moment I put the surcingle on him I swear he said, "F you, mom! Did you forget I was retired??" Then I had to fight with him to lunge.

Gotta love the chestnuts.

[beybladesabre]

Lol yes they can be very special:p

[purplmeg]

k i gotta ask - why standing martingale??

she looks heeeeellla pissed! lol redmares.

[beybladesabre]

The clinician suggested I try one because the running I use on her is adjusted properly, if not a tad long, but when Sunny puts her head up high it totally ruins the contact from your hand to her mouth (the clinician realized this when she rode Sunny, I will post the video soon). So instead of having a not that effective running on, the standing would let me maintain the rein contact better and she would only be fighting against herself. And Sunny, of course, is oh so dramatic when she doesn't get her way. So I'll try the standing again today for the last day of the clinic and see how it goes, it's not something I'm going to use long term or even regularly though. Our biggest thing is that we hadn't jumped in another since my coach is down in Cali currently, and Sunny always gets fired up about jumping:p

[beybladesabre]

Jumped in a month, I meant.

[purplmeg]

that makes sense - maybe I'm misreading but you CANT adjust the running? maybe you could get a smaller running or something? I feel like eventually she may give up fighting the standing though which would be good, hah.

I do hate when they get all high and short in the neck like that and i"m like "oh great, I have no steering or brakes."

[wastedrock]

Parameters are for peasants she says!!

[beybladesabre]

Of course!! Lol.

[herecirm]

Hahaha, mares... :P

[beybladesabre]

Ah yes:P I have a feeling Sunny and Pepsi would get along fabulously and take over the world;)

[sexy_sangria]

Wow, drama queen or what?

[beybladesabre]

Haha, I know right? :P