Windy Ride!

Today I rode bareback =) I rode for about 45 minutes. My hour goal hasn't been working yet but I figure I will work up from 45 minutes. We shall see.

It was quite windy so Navajo did quite a bit of balking. It wasn't a cold wind mind you just a strong warm wind. First we rode up back then out front so we could head down the strip. He kept balking to go down the strip so I just walked back and forth in the big yard. Finally after 15 minutes of persuading him I got him to go down the strip. I sang Patience is a virtue to myself so I wouldn't get impatient. And you know it worked. He eventually went down the strip. We went down the whole way and when we turned the corner I asked for a trot. He trotted for me. Then we turned around and trotted back to the corner. So I don't keep saying that I will just say this we were down there the whole time. So we trotted and cantered back and forth along the bottom there. He spooked a few times and I almost lost my seat about 3 times. Didn't fall off but was close =D

I got him to move his hindquarters as well. I also got Navajo to stop by closing my hands and pulling my stomache in and pushing my seat forward. He stopped for me. I was happy about that. The stopping needs some work but I think we should be able to pefect it a bit more by summer's end. Overall it was a good ride. This is the condenced version of the ride, by the way =) Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.