Tonight I set up a trail course with what I had around. I put a bucket on a barrel - made a big square out of PVC pipe - and then an "L" with my driving lines anchored by my bottle of endure and a brush. Well a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do...
We did pretty good - for a first time I think.. although JR thought the bucket was for eating and not lifting - so I think I get 10 more points for added difficulty. We did pretty ok... need some refinement..breathing would be a plus as well.
After that - we went to the arena and darned it there wasnt a bear or MOMO in the southwest corner of the arena. I didnt see it - but JR told me all about it. I had my first experience with really nervous JR. Our neighbor has been parking a different car there every day and well - today was a bear shaped car and it made the wind come up. That scares a horse. Then everything moved - dogs were barking and chasing other horses and - well it was more that a horse could take. Feet started moving and tension started coming from the ground and infected me.
I got off. .... and led JR through the scarey areas on foot until I was sure there were not bears there in reality. JR is very convincing!! Actually I was thinking rattelsnakes and big hairy spiders with a million babies.. JR agreed. So we walked thru the scary parts and got back in the arena, I got on and worked in the non scary part. Doing point to point, Until I was no longer nervous. Then Jr calmed down and we got to work. Lots of point to points and 1/2 clover leafs. Then 3/4 clover leafs. The we did point to point from the non scarey line to the scarey line. At a walk - then a trot - then a walk. Then we cantered up the safe side. Lots of interesting point to point - until we forgot where we were and were in the now NON scary - scary area. We did sidepassing in the :safe area: and rested close to the now non scarey area.
Whew - what a thing... we ended up walking the whole arena x2 - trotting x1 and went the other way x1. A quick canter to the gate with a FAST stop and we rubbed on each other.... All done today. Oh and Did I mention our neighbors watched the whole thing.. I needed an audience to practice for Saturday - Right? And PS - Mike, I wore my helmet..:-)
We did pretty good - for a first time I think.. although JR thought the bucket was for eating and not lifting - so I think I get 10 more points for added difficulty. We did pretty ok... need some refinement..breathing would be a plus as well.
After that - we went to the arena and darned it there wasnt a bear or MOMO in the southwest corner of the arena. I didnt see it - but JR told me all about it. I had my first experience with really nervous JR. Our neighbor has been parking a different car there every day and well - today was a bear shaped car and it made the wind come up. That scares a horse. Then everything moved - dogs were barking and chasing other horses and - well it was more that a horse could take. Feet started moving and tension started coming from the ground and infected me.
I got off. .... and led JR through the scarey areas on foot until I was sure there were not bears there in reality. JR is very convincing!! Actually I was thinking rattelsnakes and big hairy spiders with a million babies.. JR agreed. So we walked thru the scary parts and got back in the arena, I got on and worked in the non scary part. Doing point to point, Until I was no longer nervous. Then Jr calmed down and we got to work. Lots of point to points and 1/2 clover leafs. Then 3/4 clover leafs. The we did point to point from the non scarey line to the scarey line. At a walk - then a trot - then a walk. Then we cantered up the safe side. Lots of interesting point to point - until we forgot where we were and were in the now NON scary - scary area. We did sidepassing in the :safe area: and rested close to the now non scarey area.Whew - what a thing... we ended up walking the whole arena x2 - trotting x1 and went the other way x1. A quick canter to the gate with a FAST stop and we rubbed on each other.... All done today. Oh and Did I mention our neighbors watched the whole thing.. I needed an audience to practice for Saturday - Right? And PS - Mike, I wore my helmet..:-)
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