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awesome lesson
Jan. 27th, 2009 02:39 pmThat was FABULOUS!
Riding the little Haflinger again, bareback again, and working on -
huh.
Working on riding every step, and keeping the trot (esp) exactly where I wanted it, slow it in the first speeding up, lift it in the first slowing down, so there isn't a lot of time wasted between things starting to go wrong and me fixing it. In fact, if I am paying enough attention, it feels like I am scratching inside his head rather than talking to his mouth. It was nice to have permission to go really really slow, and doing so made me feel like I did have complete control over every single soft step.
I love that my teacher lets me, even encourages me, to leave the saddle off.
My lower back is really sore, and I can't tell if it because I am Doin it Rong and thus it is sore, or if I am Doin it Rite and it is merely tired. I am hoping the latter, because today the riding felt really good, and my teacher liked my seat. But i did thump about on the red mare yesterday. Probably some of each.
Off to Brattleboro, home for supper, snow tonight. Aerin is actually hoping for school tomorrow so she can take her finals for the semester and get them over with.
Riding the little Haflinger again, bareback again, and working on -
huh.
Working on riding every step, and keeping the trot (esp) exactly where I wanted it, slow it in the first speeding up, lift it in the first slowing down, so there isn't a lot of time wasted between things starting to go wrong and me fixing it. In fact, if I am paying enough attention, it feels like I am scratching inside his head rather than talking to his mouth. It was nice to have permission to go really really slow, and doing so made me feel like I did have complete control over every single soft step.
I love that my teacher lets me, even encourages me, to leave the saddle off.
My lower back is really sore, and I can't tell if it because I am Doin it Rong and thus it is sore, or if I am Doin it Rite and it is merely tired. I am hoping the latter, because today the riding felt really good, and my teacher liked my seat. But i did thump about on the red mare yesterday. Probably some of each.
Off to Brattleboro, home for supper, snow tonight. Aerin is actually hoping for school tomorrow so she can take her finals for the semester and get them over with.
