Thursday, 13 June 2013

longlining woes

caused EITHER by the mares in the field next the arena being in season, OR by his deciding he dislikes the driving whip as much as the lunge whip - whatever the cause, we were getting nothing done and he insisted on turning in to me, even if i was sure certain he wasn't going to be able to...

so i took him back round, got my saddle, rode instead

much better .....

kept him in trot to prevent any thinking about stopping, did a fair few decent circles maintaining the trot, and when i stopped and dismounted found he'd actually done a square halt (which is practically unheard of).

so pleased by the finish!

1 comment:

  1. What a delight to read that the riding was so much better. I know you like to long line, but when you ride instead it's an even better result for you both.

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