Well I've never done anything like this before but I thought I would try keeping a kind of journal on here to watch my progress with my two boys. Not that I'm not motivated but I often don't have much time so in a way this is to give me motivation to find more time so I can keep this going. So anyway I have Apache (chestnut) who I can't ride but I am working on his groundwork and I'm going to work on his muscles from the ground (if that makes sense). Then I have Sammy (palomino) he is my new boy who has apparently been out of work for 9 months when I got him. I am bringing him back into work now and also working on his general ground manners.
1st March
Today I didn't get home with time to ride but I first worked with Apache. He was in one of his rare kind of hypo moods but he listened pretty well. I brushed him a little. Then I got him to flex his head in both directions which he is getting softer with. I then lunged him which was semi successful because I haven't worked with him for awhile and he wasn't the best at lungung to begin with. I managed to get him to walk and trot in both directions for a few circles (even though he was fighting me the whole way) but we ended on a positive note.
I then caught sam and brushed him (though it was to breezy to hose the dried sweat off either of them). I then flexed him both ways which he is awesome at next I worked on him yielding from pressure. I have had to teach him to move off pressure on his hindquarters, forehand which he is still improving on. (All he did before was forward, backward & stop). I am now working on him moving sideways to later move under saddle to use for circle work. I then mucked around a bit and tried to lay across his back by jumping up from the ground (which I suck at) and all I can say is he's quite a forgiving boy.
I know this isn't the critiquing section but I'm open to any tips or comments throughout this as I don't have anyone horse savvy to help me at home at the moment. Sorry for it being so long I'll keep future ones shorter.
Here are some pics, one of Apache wet a couple of weeks ago, one of sam when I first got him and two of each of them from today. By the way I'm not sure what's with Apache in one pic he has no muscle but he isn't that skinny he must have been standing funny. Anyway enjoy
2nd March
Ok so my plan was to ride sam and lunge apache this afternoon but that didn't quite happen. I caught Sam and had him tied up then I went to catch Pepper for my mum who was riding with me but she decided she didnt want to be caught today. This meant her and apache were running like mad and this was upsetting Sam so I was bit surprised that he was as calm as he was this afternoon. Once I finally had her caught, we had them both saddled and went into one of the smaller paddocks to do some walking and trotting. We walked a couple of laps in both directions of (big rectangle paddock) then we trotted. Sam did quite well though as usual he wasn't soft with his mouth whenever I trotted he would brace against my hands and he ends up ignoring me when I asked him to slow. He wasn't going very straight most of the time but I was more worried about him keeping a nice pace going which he did ok most of the time. He started to back up a couple of times without being asked this seems to be something he's decided to start doing the last couple of times I have ridden him. Otherwise he did quite since I haven't ridden him for about two weeks. I rode for about half an hour, he was quite sweaty by the time we finished. This meant I didn't have time to do Apache unless I wanted to feed the horses in the dark during a storm.
So I tried what I was taught to do which was to wriggle my fingers to get him to drop his head (if that makes sense) so he wasn't running around like a giraffe but he just ignored that. I have to have quite a bit of contact with him otherwise he slowly build speed until he's going all out though it is partly the way he holds his head that makes the contact seem so much harder. Anyway I'll see how we go next time.
3rd March
Three days in row is quite good for me since its been either really hot or raining lately yay. I rode sam bare back today for about half an hour at only a walk. He was quite good I worked on his stopping today and moving out to the edge of the yard by the fence which he is starting to get the hang of. He doesn't have the worst brakes ever but they need quite a bit of work I end up relying on my reins a lot more then I would like. Today I really concentrated on how well I was giving my cues to him and I said woah then stopped riding (if that makes sense) then used my reins if I had too at first he wasn't listening to my first two cues at all. By the end I got him almost coming to a stop before even the second cue he caught on quite quickly. The challange will be when I try at the faster gaits.
I didn't get a chance to work with Apache as it started raining half way through my ride with Sam.
I think I personally have to work on getting on a horse bareback its embarrassing how bad I am. I also didn't realize I relyed on my saddle I haven't ridden bareback in a long time and I almost lost my balance a number of times and I was only walking I'll have to work on my balance a bit more.
See what happens next time.
9th March
So I did the same thing I did last time with Sammy again today. He was much better with his brakes from the get go. He was quite excited and wanted to go and so did I but I didn't have enough balance to go anything faster then a walk on him. I think if I had of gone any faster I would have just slid off and his big belly swinging from side to side wasn't helping me balance. I was then going to work with Apache but he was far down the paddock and I felt I hadn't done anything with Pepper in awhile so I thought I would have ago at riding her bareback too. I brushed her then got on (which felt really easy after getting on Sam). We walked around for awhile for her to warm up and then we trotted a bit which was good when she wasn't weaving because that took extra muscle that I forgot I had to stay on. I trotted on Pepper for about 15 minutes then walked around to cool her down. I then discovered she is loosing her summer coat because my jeans were covered in white hair when I got off. I think my legs are going to hurt A LOT tomorrow ... oh well. The farrier is also coming tomorrow for Sam and Pepper I hope I have time afterwards to ride Sam and work with Apache.
10th March
The farrier came today and did Sam and Pepper's feet. On one of his back feet Sam decided about half way through he simply couldn't hold it up any longer and wanted it back. It was actually quite funny and we were both laughing. I then went for another bareback ride on Sam and he was very good walking and stoppng very well. He calmly walked down the other end of the paddock and didn't try to run back to where I had brushed him on a loose rein. I then worked on some circles and figure eights at a walk and he did very well. They weren't overly big but he was very soft most of the time and only became stiff a few times. The ground work has really paid off, he is still learning to move off my leg but is doing much better then when we started. I was very balanced and found myself sitting much better then the last ride at a walk so I decided we might try to trot. This was an interesting experience. He usually seems to have a very smooth trot but without my saddle I realised it was bouncier (not in a bad way though). We only did a few strides the first time and I bounced around a bit. The second time he wanted to go with more speed so it was good but I lost my balance and probably would have fallen off if he had not of stopped at the fence because I didn't turn him. It was a lot of fun though I didn't get to do anything with Apache again so I will have to make sure I do tomorrow.
11th March
I worked Apache today just left Sam my legs were to sore to go for a ride. I worked with mucking around with Apache's feet (because of his bad behaviour with the farrier). He did very well and let me do anything other then an initial kick out with his back feet. I then did some flexing and ground work with him which he was very soft with. I then tried to lunge him. I'm hoping it was just because I haven't worked with him for awhile. He reared once when he tried to turn away from me and I wouldn't let him. I got him to trot a couple of circles with him playing up the whole way. I then had a go at ground driving him which I haven't done in a long time with him. I got him to walk around for awhile (didn't have ago at trotting) he kept trying to turn to the fence and stop but would otherwise work quite well. I was using a rope halter instead of a bridle and he was doing quite well with it except when he attempted to speed up or turn further then asked. The halter would bring his nose to his chest so he had to do what I asked or have a lot of pressure on his nose which he was not liking. So we have a lot of work to do. If I'm not busy I will go for a ride tomorrow and hopefully work with Apache some more.
15th March
Well I didn't get to work with either of the boys the last couple of days as planned. Today though I went for a ride on Sam with a saddle and it felt kind of weird after the bareback riding. We did a couple of laps around the paddock at a walk and just doing stopping and turns to get him listening. He then seemed to be focused so I asked for a trot and he got a bit excited and kept rushing it so I would bring him back and ask again until he settled down. I only did this on the straight so I could get him to do the pace I wanted without having to worry abut turning. He also had a bit of a hypo moment down the far end of the paddock I'm not quite sure what he did. It felt like he either did like a little rear before trying to bolt or did a little leap in the air whatever it was it took me by surprise. Luckily I didn't really loose control otherwise we would have been off down the paddock at top speed. I asked him to walk for awhile after that until he settled down again. I then tried doing some circles and bending with him at a walk and he was a bit better but he is still learning to move off the leg. I then did some more trotting which wasn't so rushed anymore. I tried encouraging him to do some long and low and he caught on pretty quick and was working very nicely. I was happy with this and had to stop so see what happens tomorrow. I have some photos with tack on. Its not my saddle but my stirrups need a bit of fixing so im using this one for the time being.
Ok today I had a go at ground driving both Apache and Sam. I did Apache first. I walked and trotted him around the paddock and he did quite well. At one staged he went to rear because I wasn't letting him stop but he got over it quickly. He also tried to turn the opposite way to what I asked once but he eventually did as I asked. I then did some basic ground work like backing, moving off pressure, etc he was very responsive with this.
I then had a go at ground driving with Sam. Its the first time I have tried this with him, I wasn't sure how he was going to react with the ropes down his side (he doesn't always like that sort of thing). He seemed a bit confused at first and kept trying to turn around and come back to me because I wasn't walking beside him. He soon got it though and I walked him around for a bit. He was quite responsive by the end. I don't think I'm going to be able to do anything tomorrow.
In the pictures Apache had dried sweat from the hot day that I couldn't get off and I couldn't hose him off because it had cooled down when I got home.
26th March
Well I haven't been able to do much riding lately. I got a chance to ride this afternoon with my friend who is over. We took Sam and Pepper out just for casual riding. She wanted to ride Sam and I didn't mind because even though he plays up she is the sort to stay calm and level-headed to sort it out. After about 10 or 15 minutes and he just kept taking off on her and not stopping and just generally getting all hypo and worked up. So we swapped horses so she could be on a bit more reliable horse and have more fun. When I got on him I was expecting him to be all hypo but them moment i got on he was pretty much good if anything he was being lazy. I just got him to walk and trot and he didn't offer to canter once. He had a few moments where he didn't want to completely stop. I was very happy at one point too because all I was worrying about was making sure he maitained the same gait I wasn't worrying about his head set or anything. Then of his own accord he just dropped his head vertical and was working in a very good outline for about two strides then he went back to his usual self. I was very happy though because he had never done that before I feel like we may really be getting somewhere yay!!
27th March
I went for another ride with my friend today but I got on Sam this time. He was raring to go and was fighting my quite a bit and nearly breaking into a canter but I managed to keep him in a steady trot. After about 10 minuters of walking and trotting he calmed down and listened. After awhile he was maintaining a steady trot quite well and was keeping soft for a few strides at a time which is very good for him. Since he seemed to have settled down my friend then got on and he just kept taking off on her so we switched back. The moment I got on he settled down again. My mum says he is a one person horse and I don't know but it may be true. He was still a little rushy but settled down a lot quicker and is becoming much more respnsive. I think he may be the sort of horse that needs a rider with quite a quiet leg or he is very much the sort to take any leg movement as a cue. He is quite good but I don't think he would be good enough for a beginner rider even if they were confident.
29th March
Well I went for a ride on Sammy this afternoon after school. It was great fun he never tried to take off into a canter once and he only rushed the trot a couple of times. I'm not quite sure how long the ride was, it was somewhere between a half hour and an hour. I did a bit of walking to warm up then I did a lot of trotting around the paddock with little breakes of walking in between. I am very proud he stayed soft most of the time in fact there was almost a decent amount of slack in the reins. The contact I did have was very light. He also was very responsive with stopping most of the time. I got him to walk in straight lines up and down the paddock as well as across the diagonals. I soon discovered it is very hard to get Sam to walk straight and he also kept getting distracted the goober. I am very happy with the way we ended today. I also have a picture of before I got on I was going to take one when I finished riding but my phone died before I got off.
Oh and I have my first riding lesson after a few months tomorrow yay I am very excited and it will only be my second lesson on Sam.
30th March
Ok so my lesson didn't end up happening today because it was apparently to wet to come out so hopefully it will happen tomorrow as long as it doesn't rain again. I ended up going out and doing some groundwork with him. I did some walking and stopping (he has been a little pushy lately). I then got him to turn his hindquarters and forehand from both sides until I almost didn't even have to touch him and he wasn't going forward at the same time. At one point when I asked him to turn his hindquarters he didn't he just leaned against me and he didn't seem to be paying attention to me so (I didn't have a crop with me or anything) I gave him a tap with the back of my hand and he kicked out a little then moved. I drove his butt away quickly. He didn't try it again and he payed closer attention after that. I was doing groundwork with him for about 15-30 minutes. I then thought I would get on for a bit I was walking him around at a brisk walk getting him to walk straight and stop and back up a bit. He was being very good, I did that for about 15 minutes then it started raining again and it was already pretty slippery so I decided to stop for the afternoon.
Its a bit blurry and he wouldn't sit still but here is the best picture of Sammy today after my little ride. Hopefully the weather will be better tomorrow.
1st April
Well I didn't get time to put an entry up after my lesson.
Today it was raining when I got home so I didn't get to go out until about half an hour before I had to feed the horse. When I went out I had a go at lunging Sammy because we were trying to work with him on that yesterday. This is because Sammy doesn't lunge. We have discovered after yesterday that he would go out in the circle but after about half a circle he would cut across and practically run you over. So today I thought I would have a go by myself. At first he was very much the same so I gave up with the whip because I was finding it too awkward. I just used the end of the rope to hit him, so I was just getting him to move his hindquarters and then I had a go at moving his forehand away and he stood there for a good five minutes not moving and I was starting to hit him pretty hard by this stage. Then he moved off and I thought I would try and keep driving him forward and he kept going I was so happy we had a break through. I got him to do a whole circle without him trying to cut it off. I then got him to do it a couple more times walk (a little trot) each time I did it he would be less stubborn about it. I then had a go on his bad side. This direction was his worst where he would do a bit of a circle then come into the circle and try and barge you out of the way with his shoulder. I got him to change direction (to his bad side) after a bit of encouragment it took him a minute to work out that me hitting him on his shoulder and having my other hand out to guide him in the other direction was me telling him to turn. Once he figured it out he walked off when I asked then he tried to turn into me (I wasn't frustrated as such but quite sick of it by this stage because he had already done it to me quite a bit. He would just walk through whip/rope and barge past) I gave him a BIG whack on the shoulder and he kept going. He did two full circles on that side afterwards without trying to come into me. I then did a bit more on each side and he had a couple more goes at trying to come in but nowhere near as bad as before. Later when I fed him (he's normally very rude around food and tries to push me out of the way instead of waiting) today he didn't even try to come near me. He patiently waited until he knew I wasn't going back to his food before he walked over to it no fighting with me about waiting. Even when I went back to give him a piece of dropped hay he moved away instantly I didn't even have to ask my body language was obviously enough. I had to get in quite a submissive sort of form for him to allow me close because he seemed to think I kept wanting to push him away from his food. I felt I had a big break through with Sammy today because he is not mean but has no idea of personal space and today he really kept out of my space. I am quite happy.
Now we just need to work on his brakes on the lunge.
2nd March
I had my second lesson with my new trainer today yay. We had both Apache and Sammy so she could have a go at doing stuff with Apache while I worked with Sammy. We both started with lunging. I was with Sammy and after yesterdays work he only tried to come in at me twice today and they were both half hearted. I am very proud of him he did very well and my trainer said I did very well with him she said he looked like an old pro who had been doing it for years. I had him trotting in both directions for about 15-20 minutes i think it was.
She was having a go with Apache this whole time who kept chucking a fit and saying he didin't want to do it. After she got him to do one successful circle she tied him up while we went and worked with Sammy a bit. We went out and I got on and trotted him around in both directions around my trainer for about half and hour or so. During this we were just working on him keeping his pace steady because he was speeding up or slowing down his trot a bit at times. Generally he was quite good and kept quite soft and responsive and only rushed a little bit . He was not keeping his circles very well but that wasn't what we were worrying about at the time. A couple of times he started to bend very nicely and hold himself very well. The worst thing he did was at one point he was just going at a trot then very suddenly did a very dirty shoulder drop and tried to turn in the other direction. The little turd. My trainer believes we seem to be very well suited for eachother and though he is big and sometimes tries to use this to his advantage. She thinks he is very sweet and generally very willing to please he just doesn't seem to have much training under him. He seems to have just a kind of cowboy break in then with the barrel racing he doesn't do a lot of what you would think to be very basic stuff but he seems to pick everything up very quickly. I am very happy after today and feel like I am really getting somewhere with Sammy.
Oh also while I cooled Sammy down my trainer went and got Apache and had another a go at lunging him and he went much better this time. She then got on and walked him around a little just to see what he would be like. She said she would have more of a go at riding him next time.
3rd April (just realized I accidently wrote march in my last post)
Ok I am not happy with myself but I truely got frustrated with Sam this afternoon. I was not able to ride him this afternoon but I at least wanted to do some ground work with him. I had a go at lunging again since he did so well yesterday, well this is where it went bad. From the very start he wasn't listening to me but I thought he would calm down and start listening as usual. He would do about half a circle on both sides then he would either:
a) barge in at me and try to shove me out with his shoulder
b) stop and stare at me or
c) try to go in the opposite direction I was asking him to go in
I would send him out then after about half a circle he would come barging in at me and try to barge me out with his shoulder he was going right through me hitting him. He nearly ran me over a few times. That was what he did most of the time. Then if he didn't do that he would occasionally turn and face me then not move or go in the other direction. Also if I had to resort to giving him a tap on the bum to get him moving he would kick out. I also found the more/harder I hit him on the shoulder (if he didn't respond to the cues before that) the faster he would try to barge into me. I felt I was getting nowhere and we were both getting more wound up so I thought we would take a second calm down then get on with something that we could both do. I then worked on his responsiveness to moving his hindquarters and forehand which he wasn't very excited about but by the end he was responding very well and not going forward or backward at the same time. I also worked on him standing still and his backing up. I then had another go at lunging which he was not much better at but I managed to get one full (not very good circle) so I stopped there on a relatively good note. Hopefully next time will be better.
3rd April
Ok so I didn't really do any ground work with Sam before I got on today just jumped on. I walked him around for a bit then I got him to trot in a circle (which arn't very good but are improving) to the right for awhile. I couldn't really time it but I know it was for a good while and he was really blowing when I brought him back to a walk and let him rest while he walked around a little bit. Then I got him to trot in a circle to the left for awhile until he was blowing again. I have come to discover I think his left side is his 'bad' side. He doesn't stay out of a circle as well on that side and I think he is a bit stiffer on that side as well. After letting him walk around a bit to rest again I repeated the same, trotting in both directions. By the end my legs were like jelly and he was getting very soft in the mouth and barely rushed the trot at all. In fact by then it was actually quite slow and a couple of times he tried to stop. I checked afterwards and I had ridden him for just over half an hour. I was quite happy with him today. I then hosed him off because he was quite sweaty and let him out with his buddies and he ran off bucking to them.
I just had another quick ride on Sammy this afternoon. I have a couple of pictures of his good moments I just thought I would share. Only walk and trot. Also he is dirty on his bum I just brushed where I needed to because my photographer wasn't feeling the best and wanted me to hurry up lol.
10th April
Well I haven't ridden a lot lately, I have been a bit busy. Today I had another lesson. I rode Sammy while my trainer rode Apache during my lesson. First I had a go at lunging Sammy and he went fairly well. Then my trainer lunged him for awhile and he chucked a few hissy fits but otherwise went very well. Then while I held Sam and checked his tack, my trainer lunged Apache. He was good at a walk but did a few bucks and tried to be intimidating to avoid having to trot but trottted eventually. After lunging we both got on and walked around a bit to see how the two would act when ridden together. They were pretty good except Sammy kept practically trying to walk on on top of Apache. I had to keep making him move over. He didn't even learn his lesson when Apache went to bite him. They were pretty good, Apache was suprisingly well mannered about it. We did a lot of walking and trotting. Sam was soft and didn't brace against me once though he did try to rush a little. My trainer got me to work on some sitting trot. Now that took a lot of work. When Sam was keeping a steady pace my trainer said I was doing very well. When I got off later I nearly fell over because my legs were like jelly. My thighs and tummy lol were aching a lot. Anyway my trainer also said Apache was quite good if a little lazy about going. She said he was pretty easy to get going except for his one hissy fit down near our dam. We were just about to go around the dam when he started to back up and wouldn't go forward then did a little rear then a little pigroot. He soon found out this wasn't going to scare her and it just meant harder work then going forward so he walked on. He was good for the last few minutes of our ride and we will see how he goes next time. I am very happy about today's lesson.
13th April
Ok I haven't been on for a few days. Well today I had another riding lesson. They just seem to fly, I have a lot of fun. My trainer lunged Apache before we got on and he was being a (hmm nice word) booga. He kept rearing and bucking/ kicking out after he did one full circle she stopped on the good note. We then got on for our ride. Sammy was very excited and forward for the whole ride. Apache was quite the opposite. Sammy kept trying to break into a trot if we were walking or a canter if we were trotting. He was listening but only just he seemed to be having one of his hypo days. He did quite well except for trying to break gait. This stopped when I got him to keep the gait up for more then a couple of strides then he wanted to slow hehe.
Apache on the other hand was being a right booga for the first half of the ride. Almost every couple of strides he was trying my trainer out to see if he could get out of it. pigrooted quite a bit, reared (small ones) a couple of times and I think he just bucked a couple of times. He soon realised she didn't care it just meant more work so he stopped trying it. She even cantered him around quite a bit. She commented that he has a very nice slow big strided rocking horse canter. Apparently it is much nicer then his trot haha. I wouldn't know because when I rode him I never got him past a trot. This is making me want to ride him much more now. I might get on him again soon. My trainer thinks he could be quite good and he will probably test her out everytime she gets on for a while but eventually he should settle down when it doesn't work. Yay!
See what happens next time I suppose.
Ok I have been busy lately and today it was lightly raining all afternoon so annoying. This afternoon I still went out and worked with apache a little bit before feeding them. I took Apache out and lunged him a little on both sides at a trot. He was good for the most part but occassionally tried to run away from me. I then stopped and did some backing up and moving off pressure with him. He was very light about it all which I was quite suprised about when it came to backing up usually he is quite aeguementive about it. I then did a little more lunging with him on both sides again at just the trot. He was ok but had moments of laziness and tried to break into a canter and take off once. On his bad side he tried to avoid going faster then a walk but wasn't bad as usual when I made him do it. I have a few photos because my friend was there to take them. Just incase anyone is wondering why I'm wearing a helmet but not riding, he tends to kick out when he doesn't want to do something so I would rather have a bit of protection
19th April
Well I had a pretty good afternoon although I feel bad for my poor Sammy. My friend is over again and she was riding little Pepper who was being a saint for her the little cutie. I was riding Sam who I lunged first and he was quite good on one side then on the other side he simply wouldn't move so I kept going until I got one full circle of walking out of him then let him stop on my terms. When I saddled Sammy he tried to all out bit me twice but I told him no and he didn't go any further. Usually he is a bit funny about his girth being done up only when tied up though. So I thought maybe he was just pushing it. Then when I got on I walked around for awhile and he was being quite forward. I asked him to trot and he rushed it straight out then tried to stop within a couple of strides. So I got him to walk around a heap more. I then asked him to trot some more. Whenever I asked him to trot he was very reluctant about it. He was being quite different. Normally especially lately he won't object light contact at all but this afternoon the moment I started to trot he would drop his nose right down to the ground almost pulling me out of the saddle several times. This isn't something he would normally do. He only started to do this when I was trotting not walking. Also I'm not sure why but he would do it more when I was posting rather then when I was sitting the trot. Eventually I stopped trotting and just walked him around a lot. When I got off I felt down his back (because I was suspicious) and he kind of sunk under my hand when I got to this one spot so now I feel really bad for riding him. I'm now going to get someone out to see him.
Then I decided to do something with Apache. Whenever my trainer gets on him for a ride he walks off on her. So this afternoon I decided I would work with him on that since my friend was outside with me. (normally I'm by myself unless its a lesson) I saddled him up my friend just held on to him loosely with a leadrope otherwise I was kind off the only one holding him. He didn't try to move once when I got on the three times. The first time (I forgot how tall his is compared to the other two) he stood there then I got him to flex both ways. I then got off. When I got on the second time I just sat there for awhile then got off the "wrong" side just to see what he would do and he couldn't care less. I then led him to a different are and got on him again and he was good so we got a photo. I then got him to turn around and walk back to where I saddled him (with my friend walking beside him). He didn't chuck a hissy fit once, even though I know I wasn't asking much of him but it made me very happy. I haven't been on his back for at least 4 or 5 months. When I stopped riding him I was almost terrified to get on him, I dreaded riding lessons. Now when I got on today I didn't feel nervous at all, in fact I actually feel excited about the thought of riding him again. I know I didn't do a lot with him but I felt like this was big step for me .
Now for the picture my friend seems to have great timing. I had just been leaning over patting him and was talking to her when she took this. Had just kind of straightened up lol. Also this is from my phone so a little blurry.
Yes it definitely is good to get my confidence back. I'm definitely still a nervous rider compared to some but I feel much more confident now. I feel I can thank Sammy and Pepper for that. Neither of them rear, buck or pigroot like Apache but they both do their own silly little things that make me confident when I get through them.
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