Grumpymoo
Well-Known Member
Well after my successful post about how well D had been doing last week we had a case of 10 steps forward and 1 step back on Saturday.
I rode out with the groom who rode the yard owners horse. We went to walk round the village and every car that came past upset the horse she was riding and she kept reversing into me and D, who bless him just looked confused as he certainly is not bothered by traffic!!
On the way back we decided to go through the fields to the back entrance of the yard and her horse just lost it, rearing up and messing about so D obviously copied. He reared up and the lost his back end as he slipped in the mud (I have no idea how I stayed on!!) I managed to turn him in a circle and get him to stand whilst the groom jumped off mid rear. She lead her horse back whilst I rode along side.
But after all that I was so proud of myself as before I would have jumped off immediately and refused to get back on.
I rode him round the village with my friend on Sunday and he was as good as gold so it hasn't affected him although I was obviously a little worried.
If this awful weather stops the groom is going to ride him round the route we did on saturday on his on this week and then I will do it with a quiet horse at the weekend.
But I am still feeling positive about it all thank god.
Tea and cake if you got to here
I rode out with the groom who rode the yard owners horse. We went to walk round the village and every car that came past upset the horse she was riding and she kept reversing into me and D, who bless him just looked confused as he certainly is not bothered by traffic!!
On the way back we decided to go through the fields to the back entrance of the yard and her horse just lost it, rearing up and messing about so D obviously copied. He reared up and the lost his back end as he slipped in the mud (I have no idea how I stayed on!!) I managed to turn him in a circle and get him to stand whilst the groom jumped off mid rear. She lead her horse back whilst I rode along side.
But after all that I was so proud of myself as before I would have jumped off immediately and refused to get back on.
I rode him round the village with my friend on Sunday and he was as good as gold so it hasn't affected him although I was obviously a little worried.
If this awful weather stops the groom is going to ride him round the route we did on saturday on his on this week and then I will do it with a quiet horse at the weekend.
But I am still feeling positive about it all thank god.
Tea and cake if you got to here
