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glenatronThis evening was the first one this year where there was just enough daylight to ride in even after getting back from work and mucking out.
Zorro and I were sharing the school with Mel and Toffee, who lives in the stable next to Zorro. Toffee that is, Mel lives in a house a few miles away. She was doing some work over ground poles. Zorro helped by kicking the poles out of line when he was trying to stomp them. Thanks big fella!
He did, however, feel fantastic. Still doing some of the things we're going to have to iron out this year ( for goodness sake Zorro, is it so hard for your shoulder to be going the same direction as the rest of you? ) but with moments of a some of the things we're going to have to iron out this year ( for goodness sake Zorro, is it so hard for your shoulder to be going the same direction as the rest of you? ) but with moments of a kind of pliancy, where I felt I could just squeeze his body into the shape I wanted with my leg, like squeezing a tube of toothpaste.
A really good feeling. Also he will now turn very neatly on his forehand if I apply a little bit of leg and our direct rein turns on the hindquarter are coming on nicely as I improve my timing.
At the end of the session we put away the poles after Team Toffee had gone back to the barn. Normally I would just park Zorro up but with the gate open and teatime nearby he was thinking outside the school so I asked nicely and followed me as I collected each pole, followed me back to the corner as I put them back where they belong and then tried to suggest we went out the gate now and was momentarily disappointed when I touched the rein to say that no, we had to go and take the other poles in and he would come back along with me and supervise. A very fine cob.
Zorro and I were sharing the school with Mel and Toffee, who lives in the stable next to Zorro. Toffee that is, Mel lives in a house a few miles away. She was doing some work over ground poles. Zorro helped by kicking the poles out of line when he was trying to stomp them. Thanks big fella!
He did, however, feel fantastic. Still doing some of the things we're going to have to iron out this year ( for goodness sake Zorro, is it so hard for your shoulder to be going the same direction as the rest of you? ) but with moments of a some of the things we're going to have to iron out this year ( for goodness sake Zorro, is it so hard for your shoulder to be going the same direction as the rest of you? ) but with moments of a kind of pliancy, where I felt I could just squeeze his body into the shape I wanted with my leg, like squeezing a tube of toothpaste.
A really good feeling. Also he will now turn very neatly on his forehand if I apply a little bit of leg and our direct rein turns on the hindquarter are coming on nicely as I improve my timing.
At the end of the session we put away the poles after Team Toffee had gone back to the barn. Normally I would just park Zorro up but with the gate open and teatime nearby he was thinking outside the school so I asked nicely and followed me as I collected each pole, followed me back to the corner as I put them back where they belong and then tried to suggest we went out the gate now and was momentarily disappointed when I touched the rein to say that no, we had to go and take the other poles in and he would come back along with me and supervise. A very fine cob.
