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| This is what we did today- a lot of half way mounting- petting - and saddle flapping! Do this about 200 times on each side...you won't need to work out, I promise! |
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| My sister got this action shot of my taking the bridle off for the second time. I had to be careful not to bang her teeth and make her fear bridling! |
Well I am 1/4 of the way through my personal challenge and we are so very close to our first ride. Today we worked on Up Downs- mounting half way and just getting her to accept that weight and the noise of everything flapping around. I tried to be real obvious about everything so as not to scare her. The last thing this over reactive thing needs is something taking her by surprise (and me too!) Slow and steady wins the race in the long run. Sometimes it feels like forever, but I have faith that we will pull through. It's intimidating when you see really good trainers breaking horses in a matter of hours- and while it is totally possible to do- this is the best way I know how. One pain staking step at a time. But at least I won't have to go back and fix a whole bunch of mistakes (hopefully!)
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