jenbleep
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Now I understand what I might say make some people jump on me, but I suppose I am safe behind my laptop
agh!
Ok so today I went for a endurance training ride. I've never done it before, and I thought it would make a change from the normal dressage and jumping stuff we always do.
I go alone, but meet up with two women who know C's owner - and have been doing it for a while.
Start off ok, then they head off for a trot and it was soooo fast
not just fast trotting, but power trot!
C could barely keep up with these two cobs and was tossing her head, generally tense and kept pulling me
I asked them to slow down, and they did for a bit but then went back to the power trot!
One of the cobs seemed to object to slowing down and had two paces - slow walk and mental trot!
C kept trying to canter on hard ground (not grassy, not a road - but somewhere in between!) and I kept asking her to steady using my body and hand (I tried to use less of my hand, made a mistake of using too much once) and she did come back to me, but then the mentalists ensued and C was bouncing around and tossing her head everywhere, frothing, you name it.........
So........
We ended up cantering on tracks that I wouldn't even normally trot on
but I had a light contact, she was relaxed and happy to come back when asked - quite calm. I am worried that her little lithe legs are concussed but then if Arabs do it at a full blown trot........?
What do you guys think? There were no vets there for a trot up because it was a training ride, her legs were cool and she just stood eating grass when we got back, quite happy
The route did take us though some overgrown [****] paths and now my arms and cut to pieces - some poor woman has a hole in her chin from some brambles! I liken endurance to <font color="blue"> extreme hacking </font>
I had fun with C (when her trot was good, it was lovely - can't wait for dressage!) and it was quite a bonding experience for us
but I don't know of I like the mental trots....
Don't get me wrong the people I went with were lovely - we just normally hack alone and I suppose this is what you get with hacking with others
Am I going to have a broken horse tomorrow
Ok so today I went for a endurance training ride. I've never done it before, and I thought it would make a change from the normal dressage and jumping stuff we always do.
I go alone, but meet up with two women who know C's owner - and have been doing it for a while.
Start off ok, then they head off for a trot and it was soooo fast
C kept trying to canter on hard ground (not grassy, not a road - but somewhere in between!) and I kept asking her to steady using my body and hand (I tried to use less of my hand, made a mistake of using too much once) and she did come back to me, but then the mentalists ensued and C was bouncing around and tossing her head everywhere, frothing, you name it.........
So........
We ended up cantering on tracks that I wouldn't even normally trot on
What do you guys think? There were no vets there for a trot up because it was a training ride, her legs were cool and she just stood eating grass when we got back, quite happy
The route did take us though some overgrown [****] paths and now my arms and cut to pieces - some poor woman has a hole in her chin from some brambles! I liken endurance to <font color="blue"> extreme hacking </font>
I had fun with C (when her trot was good, it was lovely - can't wait for dressage!) and it was quite a bonding experience for us
Don't get me wrong the people I went with were lovely - we just normally hack alone and I suppose this is what you get with hacking with others
Am I going to have a broken horse tomorrow
