Chickerdoodle13
Overrun with beasties
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As some of you know, my dad and I were given a free horse in the beginning of May. It was my dad's decision to take her in and he made the decision without riding her or even working wiht her for too long. Of course, finding out we were getting a new horse was quite the surprise when I came home from college!
I haven't had a real good riding horse for myself since we had to put down my mare. My dad and I looked, bought a horse, and he turned out to be a lot better for my dad than for me. So fortunately this girl found us. We were a little nervous to get on her back, but after a few weeks of round pen work in which we didn't see any craziness, my dad got on her. I finally had the chance to get on her today for the first time. I was nervous, but my dad kept telling me to relax because she was fine.
Sooo...I rode her around, she had a beautiful head set at the walk, direct reined like a dream (and worked off leg pressure as well, although not as responsive as with rein pressure), she stopped fairly well, backed, and I even got her to do a nice little jog! No head shaking, no bucking, no jumping around. Her head was a little high at the jog and she was a little fast, but nothing I can't work on. She was a little spooked/distracted by yelling kids next door, but again, she sort of lifted her head, danced a little, and re focused on me when I turned her in a circle. My dad was able to throw in cones, set them up, throw in a big bouncy ball, and then drag in a big tarp without any spookiness. This horse even walked OVER the tarp without a second thought and actually WANTED to. I've never had a horse get so excited to show me what she can do! LOL She saw the set up tarp and said "Oh boy! I can do this! Let me show you!"
So suffice to say, I am very excited to have the opportunity to work with this horse. She definitely needs work on a few things here and there, but i think she has the personality that is perfect for me to get back into the swing of horses. She's just generally very calm. (This is a horse the previous owner told us would flip out over anything dropped near her head! Haven't seen it yet!) I'm hoping this will be my new trail/riding partner and that I have FINALLY found a horse that will help heal the holes left behind by my other horse. I was devastated when we had to put her down! :-(
I think its completely amazing how horses connect with people. I find myself so attached to this horse already, where I am still not attached to the two year old or the other gelding we've had for three years.
I haven't had a real good riding horse for myself since we had to put down my mare. My dad and I looked, bought a horse, and he turned out to be a lot better for my dad than for me. So fortunately this girl found us. We were a little nervous to get on her back, but after a few weeks of round pen work in which we didn't see any craziness, my dad got on her. I finally had the chance to get on her today for the first time. I was nervous, but my dad kept telling me to relax because she was fine.
Sooo...I rode her around, she had a beautiful head set at the walk, direct reined like a dream (and worked off leg pressure as well, although not as responsive as with rein pressure), she stopped fairly well, backed, and I even got her to do a nice little jog! No head shaking, no bucking, no jumping around. Her head was a little high at the jog and she was a little fast, but nothing I can't work on. She was a little spooked/distracted by yelling kids next door, but again, she sort of lifted her head, danced a little, and re focused on me when I turned her in a circle. My dad was able to throw in cones, set them up, throw in a big bouncy ball, and then drag in a big tarp without any spookiness. This horse even walked OVER the tarp without a second thought and actually WANTED to. I've never had a horse get so excited to show me what she can do! LOL She saw the set up tarp and said "Oh boy! I can do this! Let me show you!"
So suffice to say, I am very excited to have the opportunity to work with this horse. She definitely needs work on a few things here and there, but i think she has the personality that is perfect for me to get back into the swing of horses. She's just generally very calm. (This is a horse the previous owner told us would flip out over anything dropped near her head! Haven't seen it yet!) I'm hoping this will be my new trail/riding partner and that I have FINALLY found a horse that will help heal the holes left behind by my other horse. I was devastated when we had to put her down! :-(
I think its completely amazing how horses connect with people. I find myself so attached to this horse already, where I am still not attached to the two year old or the other gelding we've had for three years.
