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Post by jazz on May 16, 2006 21:00:19 GMT
about 5 min. later
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Post by joaka on May 16, 2006 21:00:36 GMT
"okay, you can head out into the indoor if you want. Can you tell luvhorses42 that I'm almost ready?" I said while tacking up Weedy.
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Post by jazz on May 16, 2006 21:14:10 GMT
"sure" i said to joaka as i was heading to the indoor....when i got there i found luvhorses42 troting around the ring.I waited for her to trot over to me.when she did i told her joaka was going to be a min.so we started to trot together waiting for joaka.
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Post by joaka on May 16, 2006 22:39:19 GMT
I finished tacking and led Weedy into the indoor. I ed him over to the mounting block and hopped on. We walked over too the other two horses and riders and halted nearby. "Sorry that took so long to tack up, my little cousin rode in my saddle and I had to adjust the stirrups" I said in attempt to explain why I was late. "I'm going to warm up" I said moving Weedy out to the rail at a walk. I walked around a few times, then began to trot. Weedy troted exidedly around the ring and he needed constant half halts to keep him from breaking into a canter. When I was done warming up I slowed into a walk and once again approached luvhorses42 and jazz.
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Post by jazz on May 17, 2006 0:08:24 GMT
as joaka approuched i said "i hope i can get smokey to jump a bit higher today" then i started to trot over to the jump i put out earlier.
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Post by joaka on May 17, 2006 0:37:49 GMT
I weeled Weedy around and watched my friend and my old pony head for the small vertical. "Are you having fun" I asked luvhorses42 as Smokey cleared the jump easily. "I want to try" I said and moved Weedy into a forward trot headed to the center of the jump. I looked straight ahead and pushed Weedy forward. I whent into halfseat and Weedy flew over the jump like it was nothing and landed in a canter. "Good Boy" I said rubing his withers to let him know that he had done good. "Would you like to try?" I asked luvhorses42 while slowing Weedy down to a walk and headed over to my two friends and their horses.
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Post by nuffy on May 17, 2006 0:55:18 GMT
"this is fun! I'm going to jump him for the first time, so i don't know how he's going to be!" I trotted in a circle and then lined up with the jump.......i looked strait up and gave him a tap, he went over the jump beautifully! I was so proud of gage i gave him a big hung and said " Well, i guess i have a jumping pony!" and laughed!
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Post by joaka on May 17, 2006 1:03:23 GMT
"Yay, Now we all can jump together more often" I said approaching the jump again. Weedy flew over it very eaisily again. "Good boy" I said and went and waited for my turn again. "I'm going to make this higher, It seems too easy for Weedy and he's getting bored with it" I said as I hopped off and raised the jump to a 2'6" vertical. "Is this too high?" I asked beggining to get impatient.
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Post by nuffy on May 17, 2006 1:13:42 GMT
"no, i think gage can take it, he easly flew over the other!"
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Post by joaka on May 17, 2006 1:15:20 GMT
"Okay" I said and left the jump at 2'6". I walked back over to the mounting block and remounted. "Do you want to go first?" I asked tring to be polite.
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Post by nuffy on May 17, 2006 1:20:43 GMT
"sure, me and gage troted like the first time and headed strait for it, i could see a little unsureness in gage's eyes so i circled one more time and told him he was a good boy before we lined up again. This time i good tell he was ready, so we gentally jumped the 2'6 vertical easily. "you want to go now?" i asked joaka
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Post by jazz on May 17, 2006 18:45:21 GMT
after luvhorses42 and joaka went i decided i would try and see if smokey could do it. i lined him up with the jump and then gave him a tap.....he wouldnt go! i tried again and he still wouldnt move. i decided i would try 1 last time hoping he would go. as soon as i tapped him he went foward. "wow!" i said as almost right away. smokey toke the jump as it was the small vertical. "man he is good and it looks like he liked that one" i said to joaka and luvhorses42 as i walked back towards them
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Post by joaka on May 17, 2006 19:06:11 GMT
"Smokey loves to jump! He's really good at it too! He's done a 4' course before with ease!" I said as I cantered Weedy up to the fence. Once again he cleared it with no problem. "Good Boy Weedy" I said while rubbing his withers. I slowed back down and watched Jazz and Smokey head for the jump again.
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Post by jazz on May 17, 2006 19:15:17 GMT
as we cantered toward the jump isaid to joaka "ya you can really tell he luves it and it is so much fun jumping him too." once again smonkey cleared the jump like nuthing. i headed back to joaka and luvhorses42 petting smokey.
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Post by joaka on May 17, 2006 19:48:08 GMT
"I bet he could go higher! Weedy probably can too, I'm not sure about Gage" I said as I turned and looked at luvhorses42. "I'm going over it again" I called out as I moved Weedy into a canter and went into halfseat right at the base of the jump. Weedy leaped off the ground and went soaring through the cool, brisk air. He landed in a fast canter. I slowed his pace down a bit, steadyed him and went for the jump again. This time he wasn't so dramatic about the whole thing and he pretty much stepped over it. He was also getting bored with this. And fast too! "can I raise it again to 3' and also make a course?" I asked impatiently waiting for a reply.
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