Yahoooo!

So no bit this morning. I was going to tack him right up and then decided well, let me ride him in the side pull first since we haven't done more than walk on the trails the last two days. Good idea! We had a few more yahoo's like on Monday and he just wanted to race around like a barrel horse. Fine then! Run b*tch run! Days like this I really wish that I had a round pen I could just let him go in. He cuts his corners and occasionally bombs of the rail when he rushes like that. I just hold the horn and let him rip. I don't think he bucked or bunny hopped or anything. It felt more of a hind end lead change. I really wanted him to drop his head but I wanted him to do it on his own. He finally cooled off a little so we did some trotting/circle exercises and he finally relaxed and dropped his head. I knew there was more I could do in that one session and I really should've taken the time and done it. I'm starting to get the want to just ride ride ride that I even want to go back to night and keep working him. I'll start again tomorrow.

We'll try again tomorrow! I'm very happy with myself that I didn't give up and I pushed him through it this morning. He wanted to jump and run,  I just grabbed the horn and kept him going in one direction. Unfortunately I really needed to move the standards and ground poles that were down because he uses it as a block and I'm worried that he'll try to jump it. If it wasn't a huge pile I'd say "fuck it" and let him do it. My confidence is really getting back to where it used to be and it's really great. I feel better, I'm riding better, and I'm training better.

L is leaving on Sunday morning and I'll be honest, it sucks and I am sad. It will just push me more to travel so I can go visit her! Good pony friends are really hard to find and I really think that I've finally got a good group going and I really want to do what I can to keep it going. We have a new horse coming, his name is Rowdy and he's a 20-30 year old Quarter Horse. I'd love to tell you how old he actually is but being 30... He looks 15. We'll see how it goes under saddle but I've heard he's great and an awesome trail horse. I'm really excited to have him come. It will give K a horse to come adventure with and it will be good for Brantley to have a friend to ride with out on the trail. Confidence my friend, confidence. Can't wait to see Lulu come back though! Plus... I really need to get back on that rollie pollie little arab... She's getting a little too spastic.

I think the reason why I haven't been riding her is the same reason I stopped riding Kid... She's leaving and I've really built a relationship with her. It took me 2-3 weeks worth of riding to get her going the last couple times I started her but this past time, it was 2 days and we were back on the trails and jumping in the x-country course. Who says you can't ride 3-4 horses per day. At least they'll all be at the same barn this time!