Came off my baby

[HayleyDL]

So, after the last two days have gone so well I decided today to try and sit on him and walk a bit with someone at his head.

In fairness to him, he was brilliant. Lunged, long-reined, laid on him, laid and walked. Usual process and he took to it like a star. Came back to the mounting block and sat on him. He wasn't bothered. Got on and off a few times and he stood completely unphased by the whole experience. Took a step forward and he still wasn't bothered so went for a little walk around the school.

Got right the way around and he still wasnt bothered. Back to the block and I went to get off just as a mare in the field next to the school caught his attention and messed around by the fence. Cue a bucking bronco impression followed by me doing a flying impression!

Took him back to the block and went back a step to just laying on him (facing away from the mare!) did that a few times and called it a day.

To be fair, he took to me laying on him as he had at the start of the session so didn't seem overly bothered by the experience.

We just need to go back a step and there is always tomorrow

 

[Dolcé]

Aw bless him, he sounds like he is doing really well but thank goodness you are both ok. We are just getting to the sitting astride stage, tonight is the night, just hope we don't get the same.