Monday, December 28, 2009

Day Seven - Riding in the Turnout

It was a little chilly today! It's starting to feel like winter - yea!

Savannah has been getting Spice ready to ride in a bit the last few days and thought today would be a good time to start.

We started in the round pen so Savannah could get Spice used to the feeling. Spice did great, of course! She is very light in her mouth.

They worked on walking and trotting in the round pen.

Off to the turn out. I kept control of Spice's head and Savannah used cues to get Spice in a walk:



Then a trot:


And, YAHOO, a lope!!!



In both directions!















Savannah was comfortable enough on Spice for me to take off the lunge line. First they walked:






And then trotted!

All in all, it was a very sucessful lesson! Good job Savannah and Spice.














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