You may remember my complete loss of confidence after I bought my horse a couple of weeks ago - I was terrified to hack out, I was terrified to do anything more than trot, and if I did canter it was only a few strides before I panicked and had to go back to walk.
Well on Friday I went out for a hack I was nervous and terrified, but the RI I went out with kept me talking, which kept me breathing and took my mind off it. Cookie did nap and I had to get off and lead her up the road till she calmed down, but I got back on and she was great, tractors, lorries didn't faze her a bit. She did try to bomb off with me on the way back, but I was able to pull her back
Then yesterday I went into the school with her, was only going to walk and trot, but she'd been stuck in her stable for 2 days ( she was supposed to be out at grass but YO decided it was too cold and didn't let her get out for even half an hour - I was away so didn't know about it) so I thought I'd better let her burn off a bit of energy So we cantered Round and round a few times on each rein (I have never cantered more than half the school cos its an outdoor one and on a bit of a slope and I haven't had the nerve to canter 'downhill' - which it isn't really its only tiny - but was a massive slope in my head ) It felt so good nd soooo collected, she was like a dressage horse!
Things were going well until she stumbled and then let a huge buck out of her, I landed on her neck, infront ofthe saddle, it scared the life out of us both, so she threw her head up, which bounced me back into the saddle and she took off at breakneck speed - I panicked a bit and my hands went up and I swore I was gonna fall off - but I somehow managed to get my hands down and cling on and got her back under control, I got her stopped and was shaking like a leaf so I got off......BUT........ I realised that I can control her and I can get her to stop if she bombs off - it took those 2 times to let me see that and I think and hope it has helped me.
Am out again tomorrow and for the first time I'm not dreading it and I'm not scared stiff - cos she is as honest a girlie as I'm ever likely to get and I don't want to ruin her with my nerves - she's fab!!!
I'm in love again
Sorry for the length of this lol
Well on Friday I went out for a hack I was nervous and terrified, but the RI I went out with kept me talking, which kept me breathing and took my mind off it. Cookie did nap and I had to get off and lead her up the road till she calmed down, but I got back on and she was great, tractors, lorries didn't faze her a bit. She did try to bomb off with me on the way back, but I was able to pull her back
Then yesterday I went into the school with her, was only going to walk and trot, but she'd been stuck in her stable for 2 days ( she was supposed to be out at grass but YO decided it was too cold and didn't let her get out for even half an hour - I was away so didn't know about it) so I thought I'd better let her burn off a bit of energy So we cantered Round and round a few times on each rein (I have never cantered more than half the school cos its an outdoor one and on a bit of a slope and I haven't had the nerve to canter 'downhill' - which it isn't really its only tiny - but was a massive slope in my head ) It felt so good nd soooo collected, she was like a dressage horse!
Things were going well until she stumbled and then let a huge buck out of her, I landed on her neck, infront ofthe saddle, it scared the life out of us both, so she threw her head up, which bounced me back into the saddle and she took off at breakneck speed - I panicked a bit and my hands went up and I swore I was gonna fall off - but I somehow managed to get my hands down and cling on and got her back under control, I got her stopped and was shaking like a leaf so I got off......BUT........ I realised that I can control her and I can get her to stop if she bombs off - it took those 2 times to let me see that and I think and hope it has helped me.
Am out again tomorrow and for the first time I'm not dreading it and I'm not scared stiff - cos she is as honest a girlie as I'm ever likely to get and I don't want to ruin her with my nerves - she's fab!!!
I'm in love again
Sorry for the length of this lol