I went over to a friend's this morning for my lesson on the lunge. She'd been kind enough to offer her lovely cob, Homer for the job. He's a very sweet, genuine chap and, unfortunately for me, very wide!!
Most of the lesson was without stirrups, first at walk and then trot and then moved on to rising trot. The lesson lasted for about 30 minutes and I really enjoyed it, but it did show up how rusty I am, and especially my dodgy right leg. I really need to get in more riding hours.
I took Anky up to the school this afternoon and we had a great session. I worked mainly at walk with a short trot session. Today, the softness finally clicked with good longitudinal stretch, genuine lateral flexion, and, more to the point, it finally clicked with me how to achieve it. I'm looking forward to the next session, hopefully today wasn't a one-off. :-)
3 comments:
that's what i need to start, lunge lessons - it's finding someone with a suitable horse that i trust as a trainer that's interesting...
heehee if I'd known you wanted torture by wide pone I could have lunged you on Moo!
Nice looking horse, nothing wrong with wide horses, mine's very comfy!
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