Nothing much happening at the barn, things are just rolling along so nicely. Buggs is a wooly one, looks like he is a plush toy with his winter coat. It is so black and shiny, he is round and bright eyed. I had to start him back on the bute with the cool weather and I am glad that I did. He has trotted into eat a couple of times, I watch him and just get teary eyed that he feels good. I am so happy to have this horse in my life. I am thankful for everyday that we have had and all the days to come. Having him in my life has made me the person that I am, thank you Buggs.
Charmer has been good to ride, although he has gotten a little spookier lately. I think the cool weather is getting to his little boy brain. I am not complaining exactly, just a sort of awareness of it. He looks at stuff that has been there for months now, and all of a sudden it is going to eat him. Good grief, but I can't get mad or upset with him cause he is just being a horse. I just ride a little more defensively while we are out cause even though he is a big guy he can turn on a dime when the mood or the monster strikes.
We have been having some issues with the leg yield and the shoulder fore, he gets stuck and then gets mad. I don't think it is a pain issue but more of a I don't wannnnnna do this. I am going to break it down into tinier steps for him and also get Teresa to watch us this weekend or early next week to see what I am doing wrong. I don't want him to be a brat about it and get out of working, once I get the movements from him his trot improves so much. I am working him in the round pen a couple of times a week to practice cantering. His transitions have improved to the right but the left is still a little scary. He is a lefty, which is funny since most horses and riders are righties. We balance each other fairly well, good thing too. I am going to really try to canter him next week in the warm up arena. Bigger than the dressage arena and no jumps like in the big arena. I get steel butterflies in my tummy just thinking about it, but if Rebecca can canter her little Tucker than I can canter my big guy. I am going to have to just suck it up and get out there and canter. I am holding him back from moving onto first level. Once I get over my canter issues, we are going to start schooling first level and show training. The new tests make it easier, posting the trot is now an option in first level. Yipppeeee, but we will be working on the sitting trot so that by the end of the season next year I will be sitting so that we can move to second.
School is going pretty good, only a few more weeks left. Got my schedule for next semester ready, going to have to be on campus every day but a couple of those days only for an hour or so. I will still be able to be at the barn to teach and to ride. Although one of my classes next sememster is very hard, it is going to take lots of work to get through it. I am going to manage though, there isn't any other option.
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