I have not fallen off the edge of the world - I am alive and well. I turned off my internet access to save money, intending to make use of WiFi - which is, of course, available everywhere - and have not done it. I need to try harder, I am cut off from all the news!!!
I do have one piece of very good news. One of my students wanted to go out to Spring Gulch, which is a cross country course at a state park, usually open for schooling.
I really felt that 100 degrees was just tooooo friggin hot to walk around teaching a lesson and I really needed transportation. So I took Nina. All I wanted her to do was keep her brain in her head and walk around and let me teach off of her.
She was a rock star!
We had a few tiny glitches. I felt like I was chasing her around trying to tack up as she tried to keep track of what was going on from both sides of the trailer. There were other horses and riders out schooling that day.
I also was a little nervous getting on her. We use picnic tables - steel, set in concrete - for a mounting block and she started to rear twice. I wasn't about to get half way on and get flung into that! She finally settled and once I was on her she was obedient, generally very calm and wonderful.
A horse schooling near us got loose and galloped right past and she just calmly watched it go. She climbed up and down the hills, although she stared at the first really steep climb with a 'you have to be kidding' expression on her face. She did get stuck when we got to the top of a hill and she was staring at the view. Not nervous, just staring.
I was thrilled. For once she was looking to me for guidance instead of just reverting to taking care of herself.
That's all for now, I will try to get to a WiFi and see what you all are doing soon.
I do have one piece of very good news. One of my students wanted to go out to Spring Gulch, which is a cross country course at a state park, usually open for schooling.
I really felt that 100 degrees was just tooooo friggin hot to walk around teaching a lesson and I really needed transportation. So I took Nina. All I wanted her to do was keep her brain in her head and walk around and let me teach off of her.
She was a rock star!
We had a few tiny glitches. I felt like I was chasing her around trying to tack up as she tried to keep track of what was going on from both sides of the trailer. There were other horses and riders out schooling that day.
I also was a little nervous getting on her. We use picnic tables - steel, set in concrete - for a mounting block and she started to rear twice. I wasn't about to get half way on and get flung into that! She finally settled and once I was on her she was obedient, generally very calm and wonderful.
A horse schooling near us got loose and galloped right past and she just calmly watched it go. She climbed up and down the hills, although she stared at the first really steep climb with a 'you have to be kidding' expression on her face. She did get stuck when we got to the top of a hill and she was staring at the view. Not nervous, just staring.
I was thrilled. For once she was looking to me for guidance instead of just reverting to taking care of herself.
That's all for now, I will try to get to a WiFi and see what you all are doing soon.
Thanks for the update! Sounds like a great day and lots of progress!
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