Wednesday, May 30, 2012

cloud nine!

Shy has not been ridden in almost three weeks. Beth said that Shyloh will either be really, really good or really, really bad. Guess which one Shy chose to be. . .
New training aid. . .cavesson so she stops putting her tongue over the bit. 
Let's just say that. . . 

I TROTTED ON SHY!!!!!!

It was amazing, even though it was a few steps and only a few times. But she did it when I asked and stopped when I asked. I am soooo happy right now! And, I got it on video! This is the start of a whole new chapter for us.
I purposefully did not want to go too far with her since my steering needs lots of work and I did not want Shy to get too excited and take off. 

Shy had an amazing lesson today. She was dream pony! She remembered pretty much everything she learned so far. And she remembered that legs do not mean shoot forward! There was no boots, no scoots, and no boogies. Shy was so relaxed, set her head, and was just overall awesome. Even though, ever since she discovered that moving sideways is the new fun thing to do, that is all she wants to do. Move forward? Nah, let's go sideways, says Shy. Silly pony. And Beth tried some neck reining with Shy. We are not there, yet, haha!


Funny thing is, I almost did not ride her. I was ready to go, but she was being such a booger at the mounting block I was about to give up. I thought, if she does not want me on her this bad, what will she do once I am actually on her? But I persisted and eventually got on. 

I conquered my far end of the arena fear and rode Shy down there. We did (attempted) turns on the forehand. I worked on using opposite leg/hand to move her over to the rail. I am still shaking from my extreme happiness at how far Shy has come!

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  1. Good job! It's a great feeling to make positive progress. Keep it up. You and Shy look great.

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    1. Thanks! It is the best feeling ever! I am still on a high from it :)

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  2. Hooray! What a wonderful day for you ... and Shy! Congrats!

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  3. So exciting for you both. Bet you had sweet dreams last night! For some reason only one pic came up for us.

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    1. There was only one pic and 3 videos. I am still excited and I can't wait to get back on her and try it again for longer!

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  4. AWESOME JOB! You actually look really comfortable at a trot with Shy, even if it was "short". The trick is to keep progressing for longer and longer trot and before you know it, you'll be cantering! So glad you were able to concur the "evil" end of the arena, and came away with an awesome lesson. There's so much value in pushing forward even when you want to quit. Just shows you how much you and Shy can do together!

    Can't wait to see the next ride!

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    1. Thanks! I trotted again today. . .we both need to work on our steering!

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  5. Look at you on your horse!!! I'm excited for you. You looked good at the trot and the turns on the forehand look good when she does them.

    I actually need to take some more dressage lessons (I've only had one) - Estes and I are great on the trail, but I have no clue how to cue for fancy stuff. Or even basic stuff, like side-passing.

    What does Beth think about changing her bit? If she's putting her tongue over it, she's not comfortable for some reason.

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  6. Yay!!! That is so awesome! You look great up there on her and she looked so relaxed!! Proud of you!

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