Monday, August 3, 2009
36 days boarded
23 days training
Oh boy, was Shane ever dirty today! Rain, sweat, and dirt... He just wanted to see me work in thise heat!
Our ride was wonderful. I can't say it enough.. this is one smart horse. He's learning so quickly, and he holds onto everything.. I don't have to reteach things the following day. Show him, and he has it down pat.
He still wants to break into a pace instead of a trot when asked to transition from a walk, but he's doing a lot better.. I just have to make sure I have a nice loud, clear command.. if I'm lazy with asking, he picks up the pace. As this video shows:
The next video is the better one.. he picks up a nice brisk trot, and then we pick up the lope, nice and easy! He has a bit more trouble with his right lead and needs a lot of support in order to pick it up, but again, he's really figuring it all out. At the very end of this video I ask him to sidepass. He was only introduced to this on our last ride, so it isn't perfect. But I think its pretty good for the second time!
And lastly, this is a video from before the ride, working on some ground tying. When I throw up my arms its just me saying "Woah!" nice and loud, to get the point across. He really wants to follow me where ever I go. This is harder for a horse like him because he always wants to be with you! But as you can see, he figured it out, too. I try to work on this a little bit every day.
I lunged him after the ride, just to make sure he hasn't forgotten what it is! And he did great. And he got a nice hose off to try and rinse away some of the dirt before he was turned back out for the night!
