studiowvw
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Spring's taking its time getting here, but I am getting impatient!
We did two mile-long walks last week (one line driving with bit, the other just on line) for conditioning.
Today I hitched Lacey up and we went down the road to the neighbours', then back and the other way down the Trail and back. She did two super turns on the spot (could have stayed in a very tiny hula hoop).
She was also taking contact very nicely, was very relaxed and accepting of everything.
I finally got the breeching wraps to hang down below the shafts, so the harness (ComfyFit that I got last fall) seemed to be adjusted properly.
I'm being mindful of conditioning (mostly walking with a few short trots on flat spots) and keeping track of our times and what we did. Hope to see her lose some of her curves. She doesn't have a big belly, but carries a lot of extra on her shoulders and back.
The greatest thing was that she saw me getting the cart out and bringing out the harness, and every time I looked over she was giving me the full frontal, 2 eyed stare. As opposed to sneaking looks at me out of the corners of her eyes while nibbling on hay
Nice to have a driving partner who was pretty much saying ..."it's about time we got back at this!"
Really, she went pretty much the best she has ever gone. A great start to the season!
We did two mile-long walks last week (one line driving with bit, the other just on line) for conditioning.
Today I hitched Lacey up and we went down the road to the neighbours', then back and the other way down the Trail and back. She did two super turns on the spot (could have stayed in a very tiny hula hoop).
She was also taking contact very nicely, was very relaxed and accepting of everything.
I finally got the breeching wraps to hang down below the shafts, so the harness (ComfyFit that I got last fall) seemed to be adjusted properly.
I'm being mindful of conditioning (mostly walking with a few short trots on flat spots) and keeping track of our times and what we did. Hope to see her lose some of her curves. She doesn't have a big belly, but carries a lot of extra on her shoulders and back.
The greatest thing was that she saw me getting the cart out and bringing out the harness, and every time I looked over she was giving me the full frontal, 2 eyed stare. As opposed to sneaking looks at me out of the corners of her eyes while nibbling on hay
Nice to have a driving partner who was pretty much saying ..."it's about time we got back at this!"
Really, she went pretty much the best she has ever gone. A great start to the season!