Whoa! July 9, 2008
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As in, WOW! I rode three times this week and it’s only WEDNESDAY! This has not happened for a few/several months now. It was nice to build off the previous ride while it was still fresh in my memory. More often it’s usually, “Now what was I working on last time?…”
We continued our work on “conversing”. Me, trying not to be too loud with my hands. Him, listening to my seat. I’ll be darned that it’s starting to really come together. It’s getting easier to resist the urge to pull his nose to the inside. The releases are feeling solid, meaning he’s taking the release forward, instead of the rein just going all loopy on me.
It was a great ride and I’m super happy with how things are going right now. He even stood still at the mounting block. Not one little twitch. Good boy.
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Are all horses this tricky to ride, or is it just this one? I’d always assumed that once you got over the “OMG it’s a huge quadruped, that may or may not also double up as the Swimming Equine of Death” bit, that it’d be just like riding any other bike. You know - turn handlebars / ears to steer; apply pressure to pedals to go forward; pull on brakes to stop. That kind of thing.
Don’t get me wrong - I like my bikes to have personality . . . but a will of their own?
Love the pictures!