Filly's First Saddle
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FIRST RIDE |
After the final ground work was complete, it was time to mount up! | |
(Remember I'm just using a halter and leadrope. We now use riding halters with side-pull rings so we can have both ends of a braided rein attached and ride in a more conventional fasion.) |
Next I want to make sure we have some steering. I bend Marcy from the saddle in a manner similar
to my evolution with the leadrope run through the stirrup. Bending is the key to many things.
In the picture on the far right, I keep playing with the bend until a few seconds later Marcy
steps out. I release her head and we go with the movement for a little bit.
I don't ask for forward movement until Marcy can balance herself comfortably in these exercises. |
Marcy, being a Belgian, was a little bit mellow. Plus she had no idea what leg contact was and so she tended to stop moving after a few steps. Once she was OK with moving forward, I had to encourage her forward with some gentle taps to the rump with the end of the leadrope. The idea here is to be unemotional with the contact, to try to stay in riding position and just support the squeezes of my calves with a little tap-tap on the rump. This worked her up and she moved nicely. If you notice her ears, she is not stressed by this at all. | |
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