Well as many of you know I have acquired Teagan as a free-lease pony, well he isn't vary happy because I am making him do all dressage work. He is a classic TB and doesn't want to bend unless forced or really relax and stretch down and stretch over his back and actually push off his hind legs. Well the first week we had him we just free-lunged him just because he hasn't been working for a long time. Today I decided to get on him with the help of the ever so wonderful draw-reins which I do use correctly, I don't ride the whole time with them on, just what I want to get accomplished then they come off. About 10 minutes into the argument with him about him putting his head up and inverting his back he finally decided that arguing wasn't worth it and gave in. Then he figured out that it was much easier to go the way I was telling him then to go the way he wanted to. We stopped, took the draw-reins off and went around the back on a walk, I even let him pop over the 2ft log and he was very excited about this!!
Tuesday my mom and I went to the Leslie Law ridding demo at the week one Event camp at Come Again Farms. I did learn a lot from the demo that is going to help me on all the ponies that I ride and I got to meet him!! He was extremely nice to a young event rider like me.
On the topic of Rhymekins hip, well he's had three weeks off, I got on him last week, and trotted and he was fine, taking even strided etc. I got on him today and he was back to being off. I think it has something to do with stomping at the flys when its hot and the ground is hard because last week it was rainy and cool and he was fine, this week it's rainy but muggy and buggy. So both him and Arrow are hopefully going to Janson's Vet clinic up in Indy. I'm sorry this is another pictureless post
Tuesday my mom and I went to the Leslie Law ridding demo at the week one Event camp at Come Again Farms. I did learn a lot from the demo that is going to help me on all the ponies that I ride and I got to meet him!! He was extremely nice to a young event rider like me.
On the topic of Rhymekins hip, well he's had three weeks off, I got on him last week, and trotted and he was fine, taking even strided etc. I got on him today and he was back to being off. I think it has something to do with stomping at the flys when its hot and the ground is hard because last week it was rainy and cool and he was fine, this week it's rainy but muggy and buggy. So both him and Arrow are hopefully going to Janson's Vet clinic up in Indy. I'm sorry this is another pictureless post
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