Lunging
Haven’t posted here in a long time, but here’s Gideon cantering around the ring today 😊
This was Gideon’s training today. He had quite a break because of how muddy and wet it was, so he was hot and excited. We had a 15 minute ride on the road to get to the arena and although he handled it very well, we passed a stable that had horses outsdie so he got very excited about that too. Considering the stressful situation before and during his time in the arena, I think he handled everything very well. Under saddle he was very clearly tense and fast. He was also chewing on the bit a lot. Now that I have somewhere I can ride regardless of weather he’ll be in consistent work. I also just got a new bit in today so I’m hoping he’ll like that better. Lately he has been in a low port Mullen mouth and he keeps his mouth quiet the whole time, but today I put him in a double jointed peanut bit and he didn’t like it like he used to. Regardless, I have high hopes for our following trainings. The more often he comes to this arena, the more relaxed he will be.