Day 17—First ride. Finally!
04/August/09 08:20 PM
It
was driving me nuts to have to wait so long to ride
him, but he just wasn't ready until today. He was
fearful and jumpy and just not trusting me enough and
I think we would have had a disaster had I not waited
until that went away.
I got on him yesterday and flexed his neck a little, and then had my first real ride today. Reb helped on the ground and he responded really well to that. Walked, turned, and he even decided to trot a little on his own. It was if he just wanted to see what it felt like, then he settled back into a walk. I think he was more relaxed than I was, and there wasn't even a single oh @#^$ moment. He needs some time to get his balance under my weight, but that will come and he was actively looking for it. He naturally sits back and uses his hind end and was even trying to do that under saddle in his turns, which is impressive for a horse with experience under saddle, nevermind on a first ride. I am expecting good things from this boy.
I think I'm a little big for him, but as he matures he will fill out.
Once we get the first week of riding and basic skills down I think we can really make some progress.
I got on him yesterday and flexed his neck a little, and then had my first real ride today. Reb helped on the ground and he responded really well to that. Walked, turned, and he even decided to trot a little on his own. It was if he just wanted to see what it felt like, then he settled back into a walk. I think he was more relaxed than I was, and there wasn't even a single oh @#^$ moment. He needs some time to get his balance under my weight, but that will come and he was actively looking for it. He naturally sits back and uses his hind end and was even trying to do that under saddle in his turns, which is impressive for a horse with experience under saddle, nevermind on a first ride. I am expecting good things from this boy.
I think I'm a little big for him, but as he matures he will fill out.
Once we get the first week of riding and basic skills down I think we can really make some progress.
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