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!