My Lesson: In Brief

[brigidsdaughter]

Did a puddle try to eat you earlier?

Confused about why your rider suddenly changed her mind about which direction you were turning?

Are you worried that your rider might suddenly, for some particular reason, START BEATING YOU?

Did the temperature drop 15 degrees after noon?

Just remember the Patented Horse Response:

RUN AWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

Galloping

Comments

[wastedmouthfull]

Well See its his job to keep you on your toes and make you wonder what the Hell?
he is just doing his job, and he is very cute.

[neaghesquiere]

Lol, love it.

[quietann]

The life of a lesson horse isn't easy; they gotta have a way to "get away!" :)

[walter_oesau]

XD Hell, mine does that and he's just my horse - not a bolter so much as a "jump directly six feet straight in the air when scared" or "snort and piaffe like a mofo when agitated" or "bucknfart when asked to go in a different direction on the long line" and then he does the "but mommmmm I wuv you" hugnsuckup to me.

I laughed, HARD at this post. It's perfect.

[hagazusa]

LOL, they know when to put on the cute face!!! <3

When my mare tanked off with me, I said, "Ok, fine," and kept my legs on. We did two circuits around the arena when a lightbulb lit up over her head: ZOMG, THIS IS WORK. WHAT WAS I THINKING?????

Surprisingly, she's never tried that again. :)

Now she gets the last word in by loudly farting each time I ask for an upward transition. :D

[mallt]

"loudly farting each time I ask for an upward transition"
LOL I imagined this during a dressage competition!

[hagazusa]

I don't compete, but I imagine she would fart even louder if a judge were watching us.

When I'm hacking her out in through a town or village with bystanders present she farts as loud as she can so everyone stares accusingly at me, thinking *I* made those rude noises, lol.