Saturday's Ride

I FINALLY GOT TO RIDE:) Amazing is it not :) :) Well the nice thing is we have had nice weather (40's and 50's) since Thursday but have not had the chance to ride till now..I did have work sessions but nothing really to talk about so that is why I did not update:)

So today I did get to ride..Around 2 I headed out to ride Navajo. I groomed him and just bonded with him a little before I rode..After he was groomed I bridled him (no saddle) and hopped on...He didn't walk off till I asked him to and I was very pleased with him about that..Then I headed down the strip..At first he acted as though he couldn't trot..I knew he could as I had done some in hand trotting earlier this morning. Eventually he got into the groove of things and trotted..We did some serpentines at a walk.

Then I went up the strip as though we would go home and turned him around..We did some backing and things..I stopped him just to give him a bit of a break..WEELL a motercycle came up behind us on the road (we are on the strip beside the road) and it backfires and it scares Navajo..He shoots forward kinda prancing..I didn't fall off but I think it scared him more than anything..After that he was wound a bit tight.

I asked for a canter and he cantered around the corner..about when I was ready to ask for a stop he bucked two times..HE NEVER DID THAT BEFORE..I didn't fly off then either but could have easily..I told him in no uncertain terms is he ever aloud to do that :D :D

Well I trotted him some more and got him to move his hindquarters both ways..Then we headed back..I asked for a gallop and he did:) I slowed him and then walked to the big yard..Then I got him to walk around to cool off..And I asked him to move his hindquarters again a few times..Boy was he not happy! He kept trying to put his head down and run back to the barn but I stood my ground..He wasn't too happy but I did get him to move his hindquarters with MUCH persuasion..After he did I let him go back to the barn at a walk..Then I unbridled him and walked him a bit. To reward him for being a good boy for some of the time I scratched him in his favorite spots and just petted him..He really liked that..over all it was a great time with Navajo..Was a bit sore from persuading him to move his hindquarters..hehe! Hope everyone has a great weekend!!