Rating: C1
Horse: Night
Scenario: Schooling the Arena (home)
Length of Ride: 25 min. plus 10 min lunging
Details: My lesson was cancelled, so I just got finished riding. Night was fine. Pretty much the same as yesterday except that we cantered for the first time. He's very forward and powerful in the canter, and its a nice change from Sunny's four beat one. He needs to sit up more in this canter, however this will come with muscle buildup, but its something to work towards. I also need to work on bending more because he tends to not bend.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Wow its hot
Rating: C1
Horse: Night
Scenario: Schooling the Arena (home)
Length of Ride: 45 min. plus 10 min lunging
Details: The lunging was fairly uneventful, so I just got on him pretty quickly, and he was very responsive. I need to remember to start taking his TPRs... I keep forgetting. He was a little fidgety at first, but then he relaxed and starting working through his back and coming round. We did leg-yields, shoulder-ins, turn on the haunches, and turn on the forehand all successfully at the walk. At the trot, he was slightly less responsive, but we did some decent leg-yields as well as some lengthening. We also went through trot poles, which really helped him engage his stifles and knees. All in all, it was a very successful ride.
Horse: Night
Scenario: Schooling the Arena (home)
Length of Ride: 45 min. plus 10 min lunging
Details: The lunging was fairly uneventful, so I just got on him pretty quickly, and he was very responsive. I need to remember to start taking his TPRs... I keep forgetting. He was a little fidgety at first, but then he relaxed and starting working through his back and coming round. We did leg-yields, shoulder-ins, turn on the haunches, and turn on the forehand all successfully at the walk. At the trot, he was slightly less responsive, but we did some decent leg-yields as well as some lengthening. We also went through trot poles, which really helped him engage his stifles and knees. All in all, it was a very successful ride.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Fun Ride
Rating: C1
Horse: Sunny
Scenario: Trail Ride
Length of Ride: 1hr
Details: Went for a ride on gravel. Sunny was being silly after being at championships all week, so instead of letting him poke his nose out like I planned, I was forced to keep him working through his back to keep him distracted from all the "scary" things. Actually got him fairly consistently round and forward near the end.
Horse: Sunny
Scenario: Trail Ride
Length of Ride: 1hr
Details: Went for a ride on gravel. Sunny was being silly after being at championships all week, so instead of letting him poke his nose out like I planned, I was forced to keep him working through his back to keep him distracted from all the "scary" things. Actually got him fairly consistently round and forward near the end.
Just Starting
Rating: C1
Horse: Night
Scenario: Schooling in the arena (home)
Length of Ride: 30 minutes plus 10 minutes lunging
Details: Ride went well. For a horse that hasn't been riding properly in two years, it didn't take long for him to start responding my leg. Leg yields are almost there and really helped him focus, as well as turns of the forehand. He halts square, and he responds well to halts when he is misbehaving. All important things to know. Taking him to my lesson Monday for Stacy to try.
Horse: Night
Scenario: Schooling in the arena (home)
Length of Ride: 30 minutes plus 10 minutes lunging
Details: Ride went well. For a horse that hasn't been riding properly in two years, it didn't take long for him to start responding my leg. Leg yields are almost there and really helped him focus, as well as turns of the forehand. He halts square, and he responds well to halts when he is misbehaving. All important things to know. Taking him to my lesson Monday for Stacy to try.
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