What 👏🏼 a 👏🏼 great 👏🏼 pony. Day one of Le Bon temps is complete. And man… idk how long it will take for my clothes to dry. Thank god jackets were waived because there was no way I was getting it back on after getting drenched riding mystic…
Anyway,
Results thus far:
Cerys earned a 60.3% at her first ever training 3. With baby moments! Very proud. I scratched her second ride because of the poor conditions and didn’t want to overload the baby brain.
Mystic earned a respectable 63% at 2nd 3 despite having the lightning delay called just before we went in the ring… then it poured on our reattempt. So very pleased with him.
Cheyenne was a superstar. Poured throughout our warmup and even moreso during our test. And despite a mistake, we earned an amazing 66.6% at 2nd 3.
Very thankful for honest, forgiving horses who tolerate this nonsense.
On to tomorrow!!!
(Shoutout to @ladyneon01 and @powered_by_pony for their amazing scores, and @mariecobb for photographing in the weather.
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We did a thing today! Thanks to the help of Justin Swank the wonder trainer, Cerys had her first ever ride today and I couldn’t ask for better.
She was a bit unsure at the mounting block. But after laying across her for a bit I finally just swung a leg over.
Justin led us for the first but then loosened up and let me take over the steering and brakes.
Cerys was foot perfect. So excited for this brilliant girls future.
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BEHOLD! A single one tempi. Can only get better and easier from here! #dressage #dressagehorse #dressagerider #dressagequeen #redmare #redmaredontcare #tinathetankengine #tinathetankdragon #reddragon #dutchwarmblood #horse #horsesofinstagram #equestrian #equestrianproblems
Cerys wore all of her big girl clothes today. She wore the bridle like an old pro. I even briefly free lunged her in loose side reins just to Introduce them. And we also started putting pressure/weight on the saddle and she handled it like a champ. Baby steps! But she’s coming along great. Next step, get the teeth and feet done.
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Not to leave Carolina out, this girl is now fully qualified for training level at regionals. She earned a 65 and a very respectable 74.4% at the training TOC. And well… that’s what she thinks about her pretty unicorn ribbon…
We had two very different lessons with Anne Gribbons this past weekend.
Tina certainly came out in full dragon mode for day one, and gave me one hell of a mental and physical workout. But we pushed through it!
Day two I had a completely different horse. No dragon in sight. She allowed me to have control and was willing to work with us and we made some great steps forward.
Biggest takeaway... my horse isn’t necessarily “tense,” she’s just an angry boss mare. Time to encourage her to work with me to make this enjoyable for both of us, and this weekend certainly showed what we can accomplish in the future.
Thank you to @mochabarbie04 for putting on this clinic and Regina and Oak Hill Ranch for hosting it. And a huge thank you to Mrs. Anne for the wonderful insight, looking forward to next time.
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