Deli etc

[foalstory]

lovely enough, my thanksgiving break involved time with at least one horse - Deli, owned by Marie/lurath. Incidently, I'd ridden her exactly 1 year previously and found a green but capable mare who just needed a reaaaaaally steady rider (and a better saddle).

In that year's time, Marie's gotten both of those (I think the bareback riding helped a lot!), cause even i couldn't find a decent balance at the canter this year, since it was SO much stronger and ground covering. Last year it was a rocking horse lope and easy as pie. Opps! More capable horses aren't always easier to ride.

But we had MUCH fun, including little-red-hair-mare moments (on Deli's part, not as much on mine ;) ) and ended up schooling parts of 1st level 1 test just for the heck of it.

It's very cool to find that degree of change (ok ok so it WAS a full YEAR) over time and to still give a few tips (plus give Deli heartattacks with trot shoulder ins) and really push to see what she could do now (vs. 1 year ago).

yay! brings smile to face :D

Comments

[lurath]

Yay! Thank you so much for coming out and paying with her. Always nice to see you too, of course :) I have been trying to get more oomph out of her canter... and I'm glad you felt the difference. I could NOT for the life of me get any sense of "up" or balance out of her with that inverted lope-thing she had. Then my instructor recommended to just hand-gallop her in my warm up and found that helped a bunch with roundness in trot/canter. Also, it has made me love going FAST again!

[dressagedreams.livejournal.com]

Hey, just wanted to let you know I got the quarter sheet. It's quite lovely! Now if only I could get the big chestnut beast to accept it while u/s I'd be in much better shape! May I friend you?

[foalstory.livejournal.com]

sure thing! I haven't been posting as much lately, but that'll be changing. :D