jenbleep
Well-Known Member
Hi all
what a day I have had
First of all I had a riding lesson at the local riding school. I don't even know why I went, I only go there to get some more confidence with my jumping so when it comes to jumping Frankie I am not worried, but I went for a flat lesson today
I booked it automatically last week and it was too late to cancel anyway so i went - besides it is good to ride other horses i think now and then.
Si i went to the school, and they pulled out this piebald carthorse
don't get me wrong she was lovely, but I'm not really into my cobs
Anyway got on her, and as soon as i went into the school the instructor was like 'lets get you some spurs'
walked and trotted around and it was like steering a tractor
Oh yeah and instructor mentioned that she only does about 5 strides of canter before it falls apart
We did a shortening and lengthening exercise, where i had to ask cob (Molly
) to basically trot on the spot, then push her on into a bigger trot. She walked for the first two attempts, but after I kept on at Molly she worked really hard
and I even managed to get her to soften into my contact!
This wooden hairy cob was going round the school in an outline
which actually made me feel really good about my riding - I can ride after all!
My instructor said that she has never seen Molly go so good, and that I rode really with the spurs in a 'respectful' way.
Yey so it wasn't all bad - lesson here: you can learn things from every horse.
Then I went to do Frankie.
I mucked him out, then went and got him in from the field. When I called he galloped over to me
Ahh he must love me. Cupboard love anyway
Someone was having a lesson in the school, so i thought I could take him out for a hack. Now, I have recently suffered a confidence crisis with hacking, after a couple of weeks ago Frankie galloped down the main road with me
he's not normally naughty, but he can be very spooky and sharp, and what with the hacking near me being very very sh!t
and with main roads everywhere I'd rather he wasn't spooky
because, quite frankly, it scares the bejesus out of me!
I used to be too proud to admit it but i don't care anymore. Frankie's owner (some of you may know this already) is a pain in my ass sometimes, because she thinks the sun shines out of Frankie's ass and she is the kind of owner that doesn't want to spend any money of her horses - for example if they need the vet/back person etc.
Anywhoo the reason why my post are so long on HHO is because I have no one to talk to about Frank's owner - except today I managed to talk to someone on the yard today about all my worries
I have asked the YM to hack out with me and Frankie in two weekends time, (I'm away next weekend) because I was too worried to hack alone. I even cried
but I am so glad that I manged to tell someone about it, otherwise it will only get worse. Lesson here; if you have a confidence problem, do not feel ashamed or embarrassed and get help before it gets even worse!! I want to take Frankie out and about this summer but I will be petrified probably, which won't help him overcome his own spookiness, so I'm on a mission to get my confidence back
Anyway I ended up lungeing him over poles because I chickened out on hacking out alone
the woman on the yard who i talked to about Frankie's owner came and watched, and after he warmed up and I got after him a few times (he can be very lazy on the lunge
) she noticed that although he is fairly loose over his back she seems to think he has a problem with his off hind.
He was tracking up on the other side but not with this hind.
As i said his owner will not pay out for a physio, because she just thinks it's because he has no muscle behind the saddle, and that needs building up. I even said that I would pay for the physio, but she just said he doesn't need it.
I said to the woman on the yard that I might book him in anyway, and just say I booked Frankie in for a massage because he has worked so hard over the last two weeks (Which he has!
) and thought he could do with a treatment. I hope she doesn't think I am taking him over - but its hard to see an animal that you have out so much work into go nowhere because he has a slight pain or ache somewhere. *sigh* lesson here: if you can't afford vet/back or the saddle fitter than you shouldn't have more than one horse!
(Aimed at Frankie's owner!)
Sorry for the gigantic post
just had to let it all out and my non horsey housemate is not a good audience
Any comments about the Frankie and his owner saga AND/OR my lack of hacking confidence would be great
have a large glass of wine on me if you get this far
thanks for reading xx
First of all I had a riding lesson at the local riding school. I don't even know why I went, I only go there to get some more confidence with my jumping so when it comes to jumping Frankie I am not worried, but I went for a flat lesson today
Si i went to the school, and they pulled out this piebald carthorse
Oh yeah and instructor mentioned that she only does about 5 strides of canter before it falls apart
We did a shortening and lengthening exercise, where i had to ask cob (Molly
My instructor said that she has never seen Molly go so good, and that I rode really with the spurs in a 'respectful' way.
Then I went to do Frankie.
I mucked him out, then went and got him in from the field. When I called he galloped over to me
Someone was having a lesson in the school, so i thought I could take him out for a hack. Now, I have recently suffered a confidence crisis with hacking, after a couple of weeks ago Frankie galloped down the main road with me
I used to be too proud to admit it but i don't care anymore. Frankie's owner (some of you may know this already) is a pain in my ass sometimes, because she thinks the sun shines out of Frankie's ass and she is the kind of owner that doesn't want to spend any money of her horses - for example if they need the vet/back person etc.
Anywhoo the reason why my post are so long on HHO is because I have no one to talk to about Frank's owner - except today I managed to talk to someone on the yard today about all my worries
I have asked the YM to hack out with me and Frankie in two weekends time, (I'm away next weekend) because I was too worried to hack alone. I even cried
Anyway I ended up lungeing him over poles because I chickened out on hacking out alone
As i said his owner will not pay out for a physio, because she just thinks it's because he has no muscle behind the saddle, and that needs building up. I even said that I would pay for the physio, but she just said he doesn't need it.
Sorry for the gigantic post
Any comments about the Frankie and his owner saga AND/OR my lack of hacking confidence would be great
have a large glass of wine on me if you get this far
thanks for reading xx
