Big Ears
22nd Dec 2003, 04:55 PM
Rosie, my wouldn't go up the road, leave the yard girl, excelled herself yesterday - she went out hacking for almost two hours and went about 70% of that on tracks she had never been on before.
We crawled up the road - we have to walk along the side of the field where she who is now retired - Molly - was fence walking with us - and when we got to the woods we zig zagged up the hill so slowly (she is a bit green and wanders a bit) but I finally thought enough of this, so pushed her into trot and then into canter - funnily she can go in a very straight line at both trot and canter.
After that she decided that it was better to be bouncy and interested and she walked and trotted past all sort of demons like the huge piles of plastic wrapped bales, farm machinery, sheep (little woolie jumpers).
I am utterly thrilled with her as she has become so willing and amenable - she was taking such an interest in everything but being brave enough to trust me that it was ok. Got off her at the top of the main hill and walked her the last 25 minutes home, as she had done enough.
In a relatively short time she has become a different horse - it's so rewarding that the schooling has paid off and she seems to be enjoying herself.
We crawled up the road - we have to walk along the side of the field where she who is now retired - Molly - was fence walking with us - and when we got to the woods we zig zagged up the hill so slowly (she is a bit green and wanders a bit) but I finally thought enough of this, so pushed her into trot and then into canter - funnily she can go in a very straight line at both trot and canter.
After that she decided that it was better to be bouncy and interested and she walked and trotted past all sort of demons like the huge piles of plastic wrapped bales, farm machinery, sheep (little woolie jumpers).
I am utterly thrilled with her as she has become so willing and amenable - she was taking such an interest in everything but being brave enough to trust me that it was ok. Got off her at the top of the main hill and walked her the last 25 minutes home, as she had done enough.
In a relatively short time she has become a different horse - it's so rewarding that the schooling has paid off and she seems to be enjoying herself.