Played with kittens early in morning (they wake me up with mewing), then went to barn. Put bags of bedding in ALL the stalls in the big barn, which killed some time. Sam helped which was awesome. Um, I rode BJ (breeding stock paint gelding, Sam's pony) who was pissed that I was riding him and required hella leg. I may start a quest to convince Sam that he's an English not a Western pony. He's got a fast bouncy trot and a faster canter, no jog or lope.
Then I rode Reno, who was pretty okay. He was definitely relaxing into the trot, and I really like his trot. We played the "CRUSH YOUR SPINE" game where he learned that if he was slow, I was light on his back, and if he was fast I dug my seatbones into the saddle. We put him into a leverage bit, low long port and curved shanks. He barely paid attention, so we're gonna slap a curb chain on it.
Robert took Sam on a drive with Luca, and I rode around on Keno bareback. I was going to ride Luca, but Seabreeze and Pam showed up. Seabreeze was in heat and winking at Keno, so I decided that riding Luca with her there was a bad idea. Last week we got in there and he reared as soon as he saw her, and I didn't feel like redoing that.
Took Dylan the pinto Morgan out to see what he knew. He was completely befuddled over what lunging meant, and we're going to work on leading for a while. He is a pain to lead outside because he jumps into you whenever there's mud or a puddle in front of him. He didn't want to get haltered, and when I tried to put him back in his stall he freaked out because his ears touched the top of the doorway and he thought I was trying to kill him.
Fed a little early so I could go to work. Did Lady and Papillon hooves.
Keno
A mutt, a goofball, a pain, a sweetie. Owned by Gloria Anderson and ridden mostly by Alyssa
Star
7/8 arab 1/8 appalosa 100% goofy. Owned by Gloria Anderson and ridden mainly by Gillian
Papillon
Hanovarian cross, mother hen and defender of the herd. Owned by Robert Shannon ridden mainly by Gillian
Lady
Just because her name is La Grande Dame doesnt mean she's a lady. Owned by Robert Shannon.
Reno
Full brother to Keno, attention hog. Owned by Gloria Anderson, mostly drives.
Luca and Robert
Canadian stallion and "harmless" old guy with more in common than I should go into here. Owner: Robert Shannon and Lillian Shannon, respectively.
Colonel
Appendix Quarter Horse, frequently convinced that death is coming for him. Owned by Robert Shannon
2 comments:
How did I know you'd wind up riding BJ eventually? I probably should have known it would happened the moment you were left unsupervised.
Reno ignoring the bit? Shocking! Simply shocking. I guess my move it or bruise it game will be a little counterproductive to the slowing down but its either that or actually teach him to neckrein better than he does now. Did he want to drift into the center with you? He kept heading for the center of the ring and I cant figure out why.
....she asked me to.... ::grin:: I really have no desire to do it again, though.
I know you'll be astounded, but he was not entertained by the crush your spine game. He did learn though. He neckreined really well at the walk but at the trot was basically "fuck you this is where we're going now." I have no problem telling him no, no we aren't. He was big on the center of the ring. I'd cut him some slack for not wanting to be RIGHT on the rail since that would mean a cart being dragged in the wall, but he just wanted to drift. I think maybe if BJ hadn't been in there I'd let him drift to see where he wanted to go, 'cause if it was to stand I'd kick his butt.
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