Auslander
Well-Known Member
The old git has added a new skill to his repertoire of Dark Arts.
The current tactic with him is to let him choose the speed we go at out hacking. Sometimes he wants to plod, sometimes he is up for a bit of charging around - I'm happy with whatever makes him happy.
Today, our hacking buddy wanted to trot, so off she went. Alf trotted a few strides, then decided that actually he'd rather wander along on a long rein, looking at the view. So that's what we did.
Until... he changed his mind (with no warning AT ALL), jumped in the air, and cleared off up the bridlepath in hot pursuit... I gathered up my wits, and my reins, and got off his back - and we had a very nice canter up the track. He started getting a bit onward bound, so I checked him - and the old devil slammed the brakes on, put his head down and pigrooted like a goodun - firing me straight over his left shoulder! I'm not entirely sure how I did it, but I somehow hooked my elbow over his neck, and from my head down position, with all my limbs on his left hand side, I heaved myself back into the saddle! I thought I was a goner, my hacking partner thought I was a goner, and so did Alf - he was very surprised when I failed to hit the deck!
He then proceeded to do pissage and bounce around all over the shop til the end of the bridlepath - senior delinquent!
The current tactic with him is to let him choose the speed we go at out hacking. Sometimes he wants to plod, sometimes he is up for a bit of charging around - I'm happy with whatever makes him happy.
Today, our hacking buddy wanted to trot, so off she went. Alf trotted a few strides, then decided that actually he'd rather wander along on a long rein, looking at the view. So that's what we did.
Until... he changed his mind (with no warning AT ALL), jumped in the air, and cleared off up the bridlepath in hot pursuit... I gathered up my wits, and my reins, and got off his back - and we had a very nice canter up the track. He started getting a bit onward bound, so I checked him - and the old devil slammed the brakes on, put his head down and pigrooted like a goodun - firing me straight over his left shoulder! I'm not entirely sure how I did it, but I somehow hooked my elbow over his neck, and from my head down position, with all my limbs on his left hand side, I heaved myself back into the saddle! I thought I was a goner, my hacking partner thought I was a goner, and so did Alf - he was very surprised when I failed to hit the deck!
He then proceeded to do pissage and bounce around all over the shop til the end of the bridlepath - senior delinquent!
