Riding Pepper

Monday night, it is hot, very very hot. Walk into the barn, there are fans everywhere, trying to make the horses more comfortable and I want to do what? Yup, that is right, I want to go riding. Well, actually, it is more that I need to go riding cause after paying for 2 months of training you want to find out what is going on with your horse. I haven't even opened her stall door and I am sweating.

Brush, clean hooves, saddle pad, saddle, bridle and I guess it is time. No wait, lunge first, Okay now it is time. Thankfully there is a step. Make it into the saddle, okay, now what? Again thankfully, Harvey is there telling me what to do.

We start out at a walk, this is okay, lay the reins on her neck to turn her, if she doesn't turn right away apply some taps with the same leg to make her move in the direction I want. Keep my hand in front, not back towards me. Don't let the reins slide through your hand, oh ya. Don't let her decide which direction you are going, if she thinks you need to left then go right. Now trot. Heh, no problem, no head shaking, no bum bumping, what is this? A willing horse. Yahoo. She just wants to do what you want, or so it seems. Harvey says that when ever I am ready I can lope if I want to but Heck it is hot so I think maybe I can save loping for another day, when it is not sooo hot. ;) Pepper deserves a nice cool bath and she gets one.

Thursday morning.
How can it possibly be hotter than Monday night? Harvey couldn't be here today but that is okay.

Saddle up and now what? It is so much easier when Harvey is there to tell me what to do. Why do I feel so incompetent by myself? The message Harvey left with Molly was to be sure to lunge first and whenever I was ready I could go ahead and lope her. Yup okay, lunging done, but heck it is sooo hot, I don't really think I should lope her, better wait for cooler day.;) Another nice cool bath for my good girl.

We will see what the weather brings next week. :)