Wow. I have time AND motivation to write more than once this month (let alone WEEK). Bully for me ;) Of course this also means....I'm bored. Mainly, due to the fact I have almost no appointments this week (boo) and Bubby is out for at least this week. It's so not easy to watch everyone else ride their horses and keep progressing and we're at a standstill. UGH. It SUCKS!! And trying to ride the lesson horses just isn't doing it for me. There is a reason Bubby and I work so well together. Me, picky? Ya think?? ;D
I decided a couple of the lesson horses need some schooling....and it turns out I have no motivation, haha. I did ride Amigo Monday. He's a halflinger/paint cross. Insert *pain in the ass* He's an athletic bugger but the attitude annoys me. Granted, Bubby has the standardbred 'tude but that I least I can work with. Amigo has the draft/pony attitude. Work is definitely a four-letter word for him. And I miss the standardbred powerful trot. Everything else is so puny, haha. After a rather frustrating, looonnngggg warm up, he was listening fairly well. His conformation is pretty opposite compared to Bubby...this I sometimes forget. This is the same problem I ran into when I started training Bubby with Amanda. However, I appreciate my horse even more so now. Here's hoping my little workaholic is back soon. He looks from the gate at me when Darryl comes in for his lessons :( Poor boy.
Speaking of the Ol' man, he was fantastic tonight for Christina. He's been chipping his fences and riding rather blah lately. We've been working over trot poles, cantering sets and working over small verticals. Tonight he was quite the happy camper after a few days of work in a row :) And Christina finally figured him out over his fences. WooHoo! I'm feeling good about thier show this weekend :D
Oh, and I'm peeling like crazy from this past weekend. Worth it? Totally. Leaving the house anytime soon? Eh, not so much :P
Until next time!!
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