Knottymare
Well-Known Member
I got a harness when I got Sparky (Thanks! Valerie) - it's really dry but it looks like all the pieces are there and once I get it conditioned, should work well enough for ground driving and other ground work. Anyway...
After I got done cleaning stalls and grooming, I decided to see if the saddle would fit Dolly and how she'd react to it. She's been doing really well ground driving with just her halter and long lines so she was ready to start learning the feeling for the rein pressure coming from farther back. She handled it VERY well. Did really good walk/trot/whoa transitions. We cruised around our little neighborhood and passed a few cars, watched the security gate open and close at the neighborhood entrance and then trotted out the pedestrian gate and out into the neighborhood at large. Her only moments where I felt like we were hitting a threshold and her energy would start coming up was when the my other horses were hollering for her - we could hear them about 4 blocks away. We just moved up into our trot, worked on our cadence, did some nice big circles and she settled down. Mind you, her "excited" persona is still pretty mellow. She's a really good girl.
I'm so proud of her. I know we both have a lot to learn but we are enjoying the journey. I was so excited I had to share.
After I got done cleaning stalls and grooming, I decided to see if the saddle would fit Dolly and how she'd react to it. She's been doing really well ground driving with just her halter and long lines so she was ready to start learning the feeling for the rein pressure coming from farther back. She handled it VERY well. Did really good walk/trot/whoa transitions. We cruised around our little neighborhood and passed a few cars, watched the security gate open and close at the neighborhood entrance and then trotted out the pedestrian gate and out into the neighborhood at large. Her only moments where I felt like we were hitting a threshold and her energy would start coming up was when the my other horses were hollering for her - we could hear them about 4 blocks away. We just moved up into our trot, worked on our cadence, did some nice big circles and she settled down. Mind you, her "excited" persona is still pretty mellow. She's a really good girl.
I'm so proud of her. I know we both have a lot to learn but we are enjoying the journey. I was so excited I had to share.