Someone has a stone bruise. Probably because she can't exit or enter a trailer like a normal horse. No, Miss Thang has to jump on and off the trailer, regardless of footing and what's in front of her (like me). She still doesn't get that she can't jump in to my lap without painful and flattening consequences. I really hope it's just a stone bruise. The mare hasn't been lame in the 3 years I've owned her.
To add insanity to the insanity that is already in my life, I've acquired a souped-up Grand Prix schoolmaster by the name of Nikita. Yes, that's right, I have 2 horses named Nic (or Nik). It takes a special kind of stupid to get to this point. You'll probably be hearing about my adventures with Nikita along with the continued adventures I have with Nic.
On another topic, Nicole has a Twitter page. http://twitter.com/Nicolbria It's time she got her own voice.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
June 13, 2009
Owwwww...brat tried bucking me off several times at the canter. "Several times" meaning around 20 times. She was just funnin' me, but geez my back hurts. Yay Motrin. She also tried to kick a small dog today. Guess what. Someone's in heat.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
June 11, 2009
I'm back, I promise. I've been off losing my mind for the past few months, and it's been fun living the high life of a lunatic, but since intellectualism and reason still reigns supreme in my brain, I can't get lost in insanity for too long. In other words, I've been distracted, but now I'm back.
Nic is doing great, but the real thing to talk about is that oft-revered yet more-than-frequently-overlooked aspect of training: the lunge lesson. For the past couple months, that's what I've been off doing. Still riding Nic of course, yet indulging in lunge lessons at the same time. I'd say improvements in my riding and training have taken place. I decided that although I'm fairly effective in the saddle, I hate how my legs are and definitely feel some weaknesses in my position there. I wish to attain a deeper seat, which I feel is totally not connected to Nic. Things have been much improved by the attention.
Nic is doing great, but the real thing to talk about is that oft-revered yet more-than-frequently-overlooked aspect of training: the lunge lesson. For the past couple months, that's what I've been off doing. Still riding Nic of course, yet indulging in lunge lessons at the same time. I'd say improvements in my riding and training have taken place. I decided that although I'm fairly effective in the saddle, I hate how my legs are and definitely feel some weaknesses in my position there. I wish to attain a deeper seat, which I feel is totally not connected to Nic. Things have been much improved by the attention.
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