Post by zoon on May 15, 2008 17:35:53 GMT
Today I had an awful schooling session. I've been doing lots of long and low walk and trot to build up Zoon's muscle again now his bloods are back to normal after a virus. The weight has gone back on thanks to DR green grass but he has lost all his topline.
Today Zoon decided that long and low was boring and that sticking his head very high and jogging everywhere was extra fun
So after getting rather frustrated I decided to stop - frustration and horses is a bad mix. so I walked him round the yard to cool off (we're on a massive yard!)
He doesn't hack alone and naps for england, and today decided as we were walking PAST the front gate that I was going to ask him to go out of it and stopped dead and refused to go forward. After about 20mins and a few rears later I got off and lead him quietly out of the gate and back again (I had to prove a point - that it wasn't going to eat him!) I remounted and rode him out and back. I did this about 4 or 5 times until he was calmly going out on a long rein.. Then I decided to try my luck - I rode him out and about 100 yards up the road, turned him around at a cross roads and rode back.
That was my massive achievement for the day and I ended on a good note so smiling a lot ;D
Today Zoon decided that long and low was boring and that sticking his head very high and jogging everywhere was extra fun
So after getting rather frustrated I decided to stop - frustration and horses is a bad mix. so I walked him round the yard to cool off (we're on a massive yard!)
He doesn't hack alone and naps for england, and today decided as we were walking PAST the front gate that I was going to ask him to go out of it and stopped dead and refused to go forward. After about 20mins and a few rears later I got off and lead him quietly out of the gate and back again (I had to prove a point - that it wasn't going to eat him!) I remounted and rode him out and back. I did this about 4 or 5 times until he was calmly going out on a long rein.. Then I decided to try my luck - I rode him out and about 100 yards up the road, turned him around at a cross roads and rode back.
That was my massive achievement for the day and I ended on a good note so smiling a lot ;D
for so much hard work we thank ye!!
