EnglishGuy
11-09-2008, 11:15 AM
...that I've ridden a reining horse:)
I went to the barn yesterday to ride Tobey in my lesson. We didn't do much in our lesson beyond posting trot because I just didn't feel into it (Tobey is still on flatwork only after that stuff I told yall about earlier with his hoof crack and shoes). Its wierd, since I've had really late nights and early mornings all this week I guess I was just burnt out. I got on and started warming up 20 minutes prior to my lesson and by the time my instructor came over I was just kind of tired/sleepy and just took it easy.
After my lesson I untacked Tobey and went to lunch and got pumped up with some caffeine. Cherry slurpee's can really give you a boost with all that sugar:eek:. So I went back to the barn and talked with a few people, since I'm looking to buy a close contact saddle and sell my All purpose, so I ended up trying out a friends Courbette that is for sale on her horse. He is a 16hh warmblood gelding that is amazingly well trained, super sensitive to cues and just an all around fantastic horse (she is a nationally ranking eventer with him, was #1 a couple years ago and #4 this past season). That was fun but challenging since he is so sensitive and I'm so used to Tobey, plus he is a really great Dressage horse so his trot is really airy with a lot of up in it.
I hung around the barn for a while and the western trainer who still wants me to switch to western was riding and had me try out his reining horse. I must admit it was a lot of fun and kind of a nice change of pace go along at a little western jog and lope. Plus the stops were a lot of fun:)
So now I'm thinking that I'll keep up on my path to eventing with Tobey, and also try some western on the side on another horse whose owner can't ride often at all. I think my heart is with English riding, jumping and eventing eventually, but western is a nice change up in there.
I went to the barn yesterday to ride Tobey in my lesson. We didn't do much in our lesson beyond posting trot because I just didn't feel into it (Tobey is still on flatwork only after that stuff I told yall about earlier with his hoof crack and shoes). Its wierd, since I've had really late nights and early mornings all this week I guess I was just burnt out. I got on and started warming up 20 minutes prior to my lesson and by the time my instructor came over I was just kind of tired/sleepy and just took it easy.
After my lesson I untacked Tobey and went to lunch and got pumped up with some caffeine. Cherry slurpee's can really give you a boost with all that sugar:eek:. So I went back to the barn and talked with a few people, since I'm looking to buy a close contact saddle and sell my All purpose, so I ended up trying out a friends Courbette that is for sale on her horse. He is a 16hh warmblood gelding that is amazingly well trained, super sensitive to cues and just an all around fantastic horse (she is a nationally ranking eventer with him, was #1 a couple years ago and #4 this past season). That was fun but challenging since he is so sensitive and I'm so used to Tobey, plus he is a really great Dressage horse so his trot is really airy with a lot of up in it.
I hung around the barn for a while and the western trainer who still wants me to switch to western was riding and had me try out his reining horse. I must admit it was a lot of fun and kind of a nice change of pace go along at a little western jog and lope. Plus the stops were a lot of fun:)
So now I'm thinking that I'll keep up on my path to eventing with Tobey, and also try some western on the side on another horse whose owner can't ride often at all. I think my heart is with English riding, jumping and eventing eventually, but western is a nice change up in there.