Final Extra?

Ok so not much new to talk about.

Worked with Spirit today and he's getting better and better.

But now I think I came up with something for my extra little freestyle bit for the final!

I let him loose in the arena the other day after a great ride to let him roll and cool down how he pleased. He would play for a short bit but every time he would come right back to me and just stand with me. He wanted to be with me! So i decided to experiment and work with him as if he had a halter on — have him trot next to me, following my energy, follow where i went in the arena, stop with me and turn with me, as well as come back to me when he went too far ...

And would you believe it, he did it all!!

So I think we'll work on it more and try and do that for our final!

Just the Norm

Alright,

Not much more going on, just more progress and lots more learning.

Spirit and I are getting lots better! And Cowboy and I are getting better too!

Have to admit I'm WAY sad that this class is ending soon and I can't find another excuse to keep riding these guys after this!!

Just gotta keep working towards the final I guess.

So Much Going On

Ok so I know I'm slacking with the blog so here goes some catching up .....

Ok so Spirit...

He's quite the punk and he'll be dominant with you if you don't show him who's boss! 

And that's what I'm learning right now ... how to be the boss.

As far as riding goes, we're having a blast and learning a lot!

I ended up doing the laps with Spirit the day after we were aquatinted and we did better than I thought!

Then last week we went on a trail ride and he got quite a kick out of that! It was a gorgeous day and we all had fun.

But it's what I did after that I'm all proud of!

This is the biggest part!

I RODE COWBOY!!!

Like out in the open arena, breathing normally, no fighting, calmly walking around!

Ok maybe not the biggest thing for everybody but it's HUGE for me!! I feel so much better and I actually can't wait to do it again!

The ride was awesome because I was able to stay calm and he did a great job of staying on my focus! We walked around for a short bit and then tried to trot ... maybe not the best idea because he got so excited he didn't know what to do and literally ran into the wall ... but other than that I couldn't be happier with how it went!

The next thing to come is our obstacle course final.

So ... 

GOALS:

1. practice riding with Spirit

2. practice the final (w/ Spirit)

3. Get back on Cowboy!