tirsdag 3. mars 2009

Fencing cats, Blåi's shoulder-inn and a bit of a rough time

Hello
Hope you enjoyed Kimo's little entry the other day!
No wonder he respects the cats now, i got this picture of Madelen and Petrine as they took a break between fencing practice....( The fencing gear is here because we sometimes train it to get better body coordination and balance for the riding)

I have had a bit of a hard time the last few days, bad riding days, feeling tired and aching a lot in my body from the work. Yesterday i rode Filur for the 200th time. It did not go very well, so what was supposed to be a celebration with cake and champaigne ended up making me feel as a useless rider. But hopefully things will get better.
Today has been very busy because we have to get everything ready for tomorrow when it is public evening work. We have cleaned tack, raked the whole yard and set out chairs.
Tomorrow all the horses have to be washed and cleaned til they are spotless ( of course the Knabsrupers get to keep their spots...) and shiny.

But, i do have some good news too:

Blåi has made huge progress the last few days and does now understand the shoulder inn on the circle. The quarter in is coming along a bit slower, but i think she will understand that very soon as well. She is a smart lady and learns very quickly. She is very even at both sides now, and i can't feel a difference in quality between the right and the left side, which is very good!She has a lot of energy and uses it very positiv by trying her best all the time.She did some transitions from walk to trott today, and they were very nice, even though that was not what i asked for. I had to take her back down to walk, and could not reward it because it was not what i had asked of her. BUT: Those transitions showed that she has strenght and balance enough to carry herself nicely in trott as well soon.

Mulle has a lot of energy at the moment and is coming along nicely. This evening i worked on versade-renvers and travers-travers transitions, which went ok. We are still a way from where we used to be, but we are getting there. Will ride her on my lesson tomorrow.

More pictures of her are coming soon!

Hugs m




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