Friday’s off and flying! 💥💥
Not to be out done by Clint and Bonnie in lessons with Heath, Friday pulled out a flying change so the first one is done and dusted. Now we’ve got something there we can shape it.
I’m so thrilled with how far we’ve come. For years its been slowly ticking along, working hard at the basics and trying to not be down or deflated by comments and scores along the way. Now she’s really building some strength and getting into gymnastic exercises it becoming so fun to train and see what we can do.
Every ride is an adventure into unknown territory, half pass, shoulder in, canter pirouettes. So much fun to be had. What she lacks in movement she certainly makes up for with heart. So much love for the pocket rocket red head ❤️❤️
Nothing like a pony ride after work 🦄
First ride for Olympia ✅✅
Cool as a cucumber 😎
The number one lesson I’ve learnt doing dressage on horses and ponies that aren’t naturally balanced and collected is to reward the try.
We don’t teach kindergarten kids the alphabet then immediately pass around War and Peace or Pride and Prejudice, expecting them to become literary geniuses before Grade 1. Yet with our horses as soon as we teach them something new we expect them to be balanced, round, through and with correct bend.
Just as it takes time to learn to read, it takes time to develop understanding of the aids, strength and balance. Give them and yourself the grace of time to develop.
Proud of how far this little pocket rocket has come no matter how far we still have to go. I’ve got all the time in the world for her.
Happy holidays my wee friends. #pony #dressagepony #equestrian #holidayfun #summervibes
Gold stars to Eowyn today. 🤩🥇
She’s a been out on grass and is feeling good, as well as being known for lugging me around a bit and being either super dull or super speedy. 🫣
It was great to see her today settle in to a beautiful rhythm without dragging me about the place and finding relaxation as she went. The secret sauce was to correct the balance, doing as sharp a corner to the inside as I could get when she fell out through the outside shoulder. A couple of many lessons from last weekend’s Dressage Naturally with Karen Rohlf-Training, Clinics, Educational Material clinic, don’t be afraid to overshoot the target and alignment is in the middle- they’ll find it themselves when you allow them the choice. 🎯🎯
Sometimes progress feels so slow you need to look back to see just how far you’ve come.
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When you are a smart girl you bring yourself in from the storms for dinner.
#horses #dressagepony #showpony #loveher #goodgirl #summer
