black_horse
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Time:14:19 hours
Destination: the stars
Today, we decided to build on what we started yesterday. Today was day two in the snaffle, also know as Dee day (<---see what i did there
, Dee instead of D? You know, like Dee for Delicia? nevermind, my humour is lost on you....anyway i digress.) I knew today would be the day that i would tell whether dee was rideable in the snaffle or would tank off with me.
But first things first. I had arranged to meet up with [deleted user] and meet her gorgeous horse, Mickey Blue Eyes, a real in the flesh heavy weight cob with a gorgeous face and a very kind eye. All going well i was going to have a sit on him. This would have been the first time i had ridden another horse apart from delicia since my accident some 5 years ago. Alas, the whether took a turn for the worse today and with the heavy rain beating down upon us, i decided against riding a new horse to me for the first time as my leg was already aching and hurting in the cold, damp air. Nevertheless a small trek over the wilds of kent (read as two fields ) i got to have a cuddle and a kiss with him. Nahhh he is so lovely. Posessing one white ear, one black ear and a black mark in the shape of a butterfly on his head i just fell in love with him. (I know what you are thinking, but he is a cob.) But titter ye not, this isnt just any old cob.
Oh no.
He is a dressage cob! A warmblood stuck in a cobs body. If totilas was in cob form, this would be him. However i found it a very sad state of affairs that this poor coloured cob was being inflicted the pain of a pink turnout rug.
Nevertheless, he was clearly man enough to deal with the humiliation and worse it well.
A quick stop off for a breakie (nom nom) and we headed to my yard to meet the dee monster. "God she is massives isnt she!" summed up [deleted user]'s first words when she met dee. I grinned. I tell people she is a big 17hh horse, but i think because i have very long legs and make her look smaller that i am lying.. The next comment was about her big ears. Yes yes, i get it, she has big ears 
apparently a sign of a forgiving horse, i love her ears but [deleted user] mimiced what i thought. "I hope she doesnt grow into them" :O.
Dee was very cuddly and loved the attention i clearly starve her off, i tacked her up and lead her to the arena. There was a hunter trails training clinic going on in one arena which was very exciting, lots of whizzing ponies and happy riders. I took dee into the other indoor arena and started to warm her up. She was on a little bit of a mission and marched around the arena but soon started to settle. She wasnt as easy to ride today, as there was a lot going on she was looking at everything. I got her to flex and start to reach down into the contact. I was working on her accepting my leg aids. At the beginng she was having none of it. Constantly running away from my aids, but i kept my leg on her and asked her to soften and accept it and bless her she did. I then picked her up a little and put a little more pressure on her, asking her to work more up but still into the contact and trying to keep her neck longer, working as though i wanted her neck to grow out more from the shoulders and up into the contact.
What can i say, she was fab. A little strong at times but tbh i was over the moon with her. We did a tiny bit of lateral work, me moving my legs about on her side to get her more comfortable with my aids. I realised that i had been so worried about her buggering off with me i hadnt been using my aids on her and subsequaintly when i put my leg on her she would rush off. Spirialing circle work really helped. We still have a long way to go but she was fab.
I showed off her medium trot just once and even had a canter!!! I did a 20meter circle in canter before bringing her back to trot and letting her stretch. I ended the session by working with her in the walk. Getting her to soften and release through her back and work rounder whilst not tryin got rush off. I had her riding very random shapes in the school but these served a purpose. They stopped dee getting complacent and kept her mind focused on my aids. I then did some walk/halt/walk transitions riding her complately from my seat and voice and not my hands so that I learn to trust her and let go. I do not want to hang onto her mouth. I then made her halt and remain secure in the halt until she started to lick and chew. Then i knew she was inputting what i was teaching her, i dismounted and gave her a pat.
She broke one trot into the canter but thats because she lost confidence. But tbh she was a lovely girl today and really did enjoy her work. She really isnt an easy mare and it is very hard for me to let go, especially when i do know what she is capable off. But i am defiently stronger in the saddle and more confident.
[deleted user] had a lovely cuddle with dee whilst i untacked and groomed her before eventually rugging her back up. They even shared a cup of tea! Two sugars, dee's favourite.
I did offer [deleted user] a ride on delicia, but she declined. Shame really because it would have been nice to see dee with another good rider on her but i understand why she declined. Maybe once she is established in her snaffle.
I had a lovely day (despite the rain) and look forward to hacking and riding with [deleted user] in the future. I am so proud of my mare, she gives me goosebumps where she has so much talent and we are so close to unlocking that door and beings amazing.
Heres a picture of yesterday, sorry no pics today.
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Black Horse logging out.
D)Time:14:19 hours
Destination: the stars
Today, we decided to build on what we started yesterday. Today was day two in the snaffle, also know as Dee day (<---see what i did there
, Dee instead of D? You know, like Dee for Delicia? nevermind, my humour is lost on you....anyway i digress.) I knew today would be the day that i would tell whether dee was rideable in the snaffle or would tank off with me.But first things first. I had arranged to meet up with [deleted user] and meet her gorgeous horse, Mickey Blue Eyes, a real in the flesh heavy weight cob with a gorgeous face and a very kind eye. All going well i was going to have a sit on him. This would have been the first time i had ridden another horse apart from delicia since my accident some 5 years ago. Alas, the whether took a turn for the worse today and with the heavy rain beating down upon us, i decided against riding a new horse to me for the first time as my leg was already aching and hurting in the cold, damp air. Nevertheless a small trek over the wilds of kent (read as two fields
) i got to have a cuddle and a kiss with him. Nahhh he is so lovely. Posessing one white ear, one black ear and a black mark in the shape of a butterfly on his head i just fell in love with him. (I know what you are thinking, but he is a cob.) But titter ye not, this isnt just any old cob.Oh no.
He is a dressage cob! A warmblood stuck in a cobs body. If totilas was in cob form, this would be him. However i found it a very sad state of affairs that this poor coloured cob was being inflicted the pain of a pink turnout rug.
Nevertheless, he was clearly man enough to deal with the humiliation and worse it well. A quick stop off for a breakie (nom nom) and we headed to my yard to meet the dee monster. "God she is massives isnt she!" summed up [deleted user]'s first words when she met dee. I grinned. I tell people she is a big 17hh horse, but i think because i have very long legs and make her look smaller that i am lying.
. The next comment was about her big ears. Yes yes, i get it, she has big ears apparently a sign of a forgiving horse, i love her ears but [deleted user] mimiced what i thought. "I hope she doesnt grow into them" :O.Dee was very cuddly and loved the attention i clearly starve her off
, i tacked her up and lead her to the arena. There was a hunter trails training clinic going on in one arena which was very exciting, lots of whizzing ponies and happy riders. I took dee into the other indoor arena and started to warm her up. She was on a little bit of a mission and marched around the arena but soon started to settle. She wasnt as easy to ride today, as there was a lot going on she was looking at everything. I got her to flex and start to reach down into the contact. I was working on her accepting my leg aids. At the beginng she was having none of it. Constantly running away from my aids, but i kept my leg on her and asked her to soften and accept it and bless her she did. I then picked her up a little and put a little more pressure on her, asking her to work more up but still into the contact and trying to keep her neck longer, working as though i wanted her neck to grow out more from the shoulders and up into the contact. What can i say, she was fab. A little strong at times but tbh i was over the moon with her. We did a tiny bit of lateral work, me moving my legs about on her side to get her more comfortable with my aids. I realised that i had been so worried about her buggering off with me i hadnt been using my aids on her and subsequaintly when i put my leg on her she would rush off. Spirialing circle work really helped. We still have a long way to go but she was fab.
I showed off her medium trot just once and even had a canter!!!
I did a 20meter circle in canter before bringing her back to trot and letting her stretch. I ended the session by working with her in the walk. Getting her to soften and release through her back and work rounder whilst not tryin got rush off. I had her riding very random shapes in the school but these served a purpose. They stopped dee getting complacent and kept her mind focused on my aids. I then did some walk/halt/walk transitions riding her complately from my seat and voice and not my hands so that I learn to trust her and let go. I do not want to hang onto her mouth. I then made her halt and remain secure in the halt until she started to lick and chew. Then i knew she was inputting what i was teaching her, i dismounted and gave her a pat.She broke one trot into the canter but thats because she lost confidence. But tbh she was a lovely girl today and really did enjoy her work. She really isnt an easy mare and it is very hard for me to let go, especially when i do know what she is capable off. But i am defiently stronger in the saddle and more confident.
[deleted user] had a lovely cuddle with dee whilst i untacked and groomed her before eventually rugging her back up. They even shared a cup of tea! Two sugars, dee's favourite
.I did offer [deleted user] a ride on delicia, but she declined. Shame really because it would have been nice to see dee with another good rider on her but i understand why she declined. Maybe once she is established in her snaffle.
I had a lovely day (despite the rain) and look forward to hacking and riding with [deleted user] in the future. I am so proud of my mare, she gives me goosebumps where she has so much talent and we are so close to unlocking that door and beings amazing.
Heres a picture of yesterday, sorry no pics today.
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Black Horse logging out.
im supprised she looked at you.... 
