I'm still floating way up above the ground! My totally awesome horse, Mr. Nib that I posted pics of in the horse thread, gave me the best ride I've had in YEARS today! We trotted in the big scary outdoor arena (I have confidence issues there after I came off him shortly after I got him) and he didn't try to take off on me! HUGE step for us, as I've never had a good ride out there. Then later I took him back out there and CANTERED! I've had some major confidence problems, combined from taking almost a whole 6 years off riding after my daughter was born, having a fall, and him wanting to run off on me out there. But I had a productive lesson out there a couple weeks ago, and now I feel confident that I can easily control him if he tries to run off. I actually only had to use my "circle til he quits it" trick ONE time today, and he only did the circle ONE time. The first time, we circled for 10 minutes!
So it doesn't sound like much, but it's a HUGE deal for me, and I'm probably the happiest person on earth right now! Just floating!
So it doesn't sound like much, but it's a HUGE deal for me, and I'm probably the happiest person on earth right now! Just floating!