♥ This Morning's Ride ♥

Good Morning Everyone! For the first time I think anyway I am writing a blog in the morning. Usually I do it in the evening or wait till evening but today I did get to ride this morning!

Dad went away so I got to ride. I was reading over my driver's test manual thingy (the book that you read before you take your knowledge test) before I went out to Navajo. Anyway, I went out and got him and groomed him first. Then I hopped up on him. HE STOOD STILL!!! Usually he starts walking right away and HE DIDN'T! I praised him and told him he did a good job.

Then we started off. A little ways from the barn I told him to stop and he obeyed immediately. I told him to keep going again and he listened to all my leg and rein cues. I was so proud of him. We got down to the corner and I got him to trot a bit. Then I worked on him moving his hindquarters away from me while still ON him. I did that last week (Wednesday) for the first time so this is only the second time. It took a bit for him to figure out what I wanted him to do BUT HE GOT IT!!! I told him to do it again and he did it RIGHT away. I was so happy and proud of him. Then we trotted a bit more and I stopped him and told him to move his hindquarters again. It took him a bit to do it but he did it. I praised him and rode him a while.

Then on the way back when we were soon at the barn I asked him to move his hindquarters again and Navajo didn't do it right away but he did it. I rode a bit farther and got off of him and did some bending exercises. Did good on those and then I took him back to the barn and rinsed him off. Did wonderful with the whole ride and did better than I ever expected. I am so proud. Soon I think we will be able to sidepass and if I can judge by how far we have come with moving the hindquarters and forequarters on him I think it shouldn't take long! Not possitive but I know we can do it!! He is a more responsive horse than when I first got him. Well I got to go! Have a good day!