I went for a trail ride today with 3 of my neighbors. Mom's knees were bothering her, so she and Fireman stayed home. I learned that Whisper does not like a horse cantering up behind her - trotting is OK, but cantering buggers her! I was a model for some of the worst example of horsemanship untill I got Whisper back under control. I was see-sawing on her mouth and it took most of my arm strength to keep her from galloping out of control. I got her stopped and did several revolutions of hind-end dis-engagement and got her flexing side to side and we headed out again. Once she was relaxed, we did some more trotting, then tried cantering again. She got a bit strong, and I had to see-saw again, but she finally settled. However, she was not on a "loose" rein,(like I usually ride) but contact. I will really need to work on this unless I do endurance rides at the tail end! At least the woman behind me is not only an experienced 3-day eventer, but an instructor as well.
I am off to my second job for the rest of the weekend, but we will have 4 days next weekend to work on this with me and Whisper! (BTW, it was kinda fun, which tells me Whisper was never REALLY out of control!) Susan in NV Nevermore Ranch http://users.oasisol.com/nevermore/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/
