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Post by horsygirlb on Feb 28, 2007 22:08:26 GMT
I came back to Faeryspring after working at another job in hopes to get a bit further with diva.She was still fairly clean from the grooming I gave her this morning ,but I still brushed her down.Instead of taking a bridle and long line from the tack room I took a saddle and reins that seemed to be diva's .I tacked her up and mounted.Then I pushed her into a fast trot.She responded like an angel doing exactly what I said.[that's a change from black magic..my horse]then I rode her around the pastures and barn.After A while I walked her into the arena to see if she could jump I lead her to a easy jump and she leaped gracefuly over.I took her over some othes and the same thing happened,she took them like a peice of cake.When I decided we had done enough for the day I brushed her down and let her out into the pasture.
also i cleaned the tack room after that! ;D
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Post by Lilly on Mar 1, 2007 10:58:36 GMT
(yay your the first person to clean the tack rom in 10000000000000 years!)
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Post by horsygirlb on Mar 1, 2007 18:33:06 GMT
((nice))
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Post by horsygirlb on Mar 1, 2007 19:23:22 GMT
I walked Diva out of her stall and hooked on her lead.Then I tacked her up and rode her out into the arena.I wanted to try out some more difficult jumps since yesterday everything had gone well.I trotted her out into the arena and then pushed her into a fast gallop.When I we had circled the arena a few times I directed her toward the jumps.She eagerly did what I asked and again jumped over the farily high jumps with ease.I would put up another two bars and see how iut went .Again the same thing happened.She took the jumps like a pro and then snorted as if she was saying "Is that all you got??!!".I decided to put up another bar.WE were almost at 2 ft! One more time the same thing happened.She took the jumps with grace,but I decided I had pushed her too far already so I got of, And lead her back to her stall so I could Brush her down.
When I had finished I almost forgot in my excitment over Diva's Awsome performance that lilly had asked me to work Jasper.I ran back to the clean tack room and grabbed jasper's lead and lunge line.I went to Jasper's stall and hooked on his lead.Then I walked him to the arena.I hooked on his lunge and started him at walk.when we had went at a walk for a while I flicked the lunge whip and pushed him into a trot.But instead of moving forward he reared and then went into a mad gallop.I knew how to handle this [this happened all the time with Magic].I let Jasper run His course.When Jasper got tired enought to stop I walked up to him .WHen he caught sight of the lunge whip,he again bolted.Then I understood.I threw the whip to the other side of the arena.he stopped the moment the whip was gone and looked to me as if saying "what's wrong?''I tried the trot again without the whip and he went like an angel.when we had worked for another 30min.I walked him back to his stall[after cooling him of] and brushed him down.
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Post by horsygirlb on Mar 6, 2007 0:32:50 GMT
4 days ago ... I walked diva to her stall and then tacked her up.Then I rode her out to the arena and dismounted and put up 2 foot jumps I rode her to them and she jumped over every one with grace.i rode her over them again so I was sure she was warmed up and she again flew over them.I put up a few more bars and tried her over them.Now this was more of a challenge.She flew over them,but now I could tell that it wasn't as easy as the other jumps I'd put her over.I again took her over them,and this time she was used to the hight and took them well.I decided that we had done enough for the day.I walked her into the pasture with a brush and took of her tack,then brushed her down.
after i had put diva's tack back where it belonged, I grabbed jasper's lead and lunge line.I went to the pasture and hooked on his lead.I walked him to the center of the arena,and snapped on his lunge.I urged him into a fast walk.then I took him into a trot for a while.when I had taken a bit of the edge off ,I pushed him into a fast gallop.then I worked him a bit longer then led him back to the pasture after brushing him down.
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Post by horsygirlb on Mar 6, 2007 1:48:39 GMT
2 days ago....... I walked diva into the arena.Instead of jumping I decided to try dressage with her.i tried to move her passage she moved right into it.then I tried again with the passage again only in a canter and she did it again!!!!I was too excited to try anything else.I galloped her across the arena and down the trail.I pushed her on until she was in full speed.then I leaned down low,and for a second thought about riding her to the stable that i boarded at and demanding that she have a stall there.but I knew that I couldn't have her...despite the fact I loved her.I walked her home to cool her off then I Brushed her down and put her back into her stall where she belonged.
I walked Jasper into the arena with a saddle on his back I went through the basic walk and trot then went through the canter for about 20 min.Then I went up and made makeshift reaigns then mounted.I rode him around the arena for about 20 more min.then I brushed him down and put him back in his stall.
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Post by horsygirlb on Mar 6, 2007 3:25:52 GMT
earlier... I tacked up diva and led her to the arena then I grabbed jasper's lunge line and snapped it on.when I had both horses in the arena I mounted diva jasper's lunge in hand.I had wanted to see if I could work both of them at the same time.I first pushed diva into a trot ,and jasper followed as if he were meant to follow her.I did the same in different gaits and directions for another hour.When I was sure Jasper had enough I walked him back to his stall,and brushed him down.
After I had put Jasper back I was sure that diva could handle a bit more one on one.I mounted and rode her out of the arena.I galloped her down to the racetrack.We sat and watched the horses for a while then I took her back to her stall,and brushed her down.
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Post by horsygirlb on Mar 7, 2007 3:16:49 GMT
I walked jasper into the arena then mounted.One foot jumps were already up,so I decided to take jasper over them for a warm up.I galloped him toward the jumps and took them flawlessly. Then i took him over them once more.When I was sure he was warmed up,and since I knew what a good jumper he was I put the jumps up to two feet .and he took them flawlessly!when I had decided I had taken the edge off I brushed him down and put him back in his stall since lilly might want to ride him.
I walked diva into the arena ,and pushed her into a canter.
[[will continue]]
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Post by horsygirlb on Apr 7, 2007 2:21:27 GMT
I walked sparkles into the arena and hooked on her lunge and directed her to a walk.she moved a bit hesitently but I gave the line a encouraging snapand she moved into a brisk walk.I kept her at that pace for about twenty minutes.even though she was new to me I was getting bored so I made a makeshift halter and mounted.she seemed surprised by the weight on her back but quickly adjusted.I movede her into a brisk trot and moved her around the arena.afyter cooling her down I brushed her and turned her loose into the padock.
I tacked jasper up then walked him inot the arena.he was bursting with energy but I was suyre I could control him without using a lunge first.I mounted and before I was all the way up he Started trotting off.I let my leg drag then I grabbed the reins in one hand and yanked as hard as I could.jasper got the message and stopped.I fell backwards and he looked down at me with an expression that said "what are you doing down there silly?" I laughed and quickly mounted.I urged jasper into a controlled trot ,but instead I got a slow choppy gallop.I eased jasper into a trot and we worked our way around the arena.After about 10 times around the arena I directed jasper out of the arena and down the path to the race track.It was deserted and I could tell jasper was ready to stretch his legs so I led him on to the track and let him have his head.Jasper felt freedom and quickly started cantering down the track going faster and faster.I laughed as I saw the world blur past us ,feeling complete freedom.a bit hesitently I slowed jasper down and spent an hour cooling him off then I brushed him down and put him in his stall.
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Post by horsygirlb on Apr 25, 2007 1:56:28 GMT
Jasper was galloping hard when he came into the arena.He poured his energy out as I tried to take control.I finally gained control and slowed him from the breakneck spee to a trot.It came out short and bumpy but then smoothed to the slow graceful trot I had expected.I moved him around the arena this way for about five minutes.I could feel Jasper almost vibrating with the strain of keeping his energy cooped up and doing this while trying to be graceful and trot.I could see this was tough on him so I let him loose.He burst out into a VERY fats canter.I quickly reined him in into a slower gallop and rode him around the arena a few times like this.I could feel his energy slowly ebbeing aways so I pushed him into a canter.He joyful obeyed and let his energy completly move him.We went around the arena like this until I knew he was well past warmed up and I could take him over some jumps.I could see hge hadn't been worked in a while,but I knew he was a magnificent jumper so I set up some 2footers,and took him over them.He was a bit rusty and knocked a few down,but I took him over a few more times and his awsome abilities shined.I knew he was tired so I galloped him around the arena a few more times then I dismounted and cooled him down.After that I groomed him and put he,his tack and tack box back into the stable.Then I walked back outside and caugth sparkels.I had seen some fairly new tack in the tack rookm so I grabbed it figuring it was sparkels.I Brushed her down then tacked her up.I mounted unsure if If should have lunged her first,but I could tell she wasn't as energetic as jasper had been so I pushed her into a trot when we got to the arena.Her trot was much different than jasper's.It came out like she was floating,and I almost gasped when I saw how graceful she was.I was NOT used to this with my horse Magic.I let her go on like this until she was well past warmed up.Then I pushed her into a gallop,and I experienced the same floaty,comfortable pace only fatser.I let her go like this A while ,but I knew she was getting board so I set up some one foot jumps and took her over them until she took them perfectly.Then After that I coled her off and grroomed her.Then I took her back to the stable.
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Post by horsygirlb on Jun 4, 2007 15:46:19 GMT
I walked Jasper into the arena and mounted after putting up a few 2 foot jumps. ((continue Later))
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Post by horsygirlb on Oct 25, 2007 14:54:48 GMT
After Putting up a few jumps I mounted Jasper and rode him around the arena.He wasn't very energetic today so I kept him at a trot.When I was sure he was awake I directed him toward the jumps.I felt Jasper's whole body stiffen under me..he was ready to jump.I psuhed him into a controlled gallop,and let the riens loosen as we got closer to the jump.Even though the jump was only about 2.5 I still wanted him to have some speed so I pressed my heels against him and he went into a faster pace then almost stepped over the jump...He was great!I rode him Twice around the arena and dissmounted.Into 3.5 ,and when her jumped them I could see he still had a foot to spare.When I dissmounted again I figured that lilly would want to ride so I put him in his stall ,untacked him and brushed him down.
I walked sparkles into the arena and mounted.I had decided that a small working saddle would do because I didn't know how much skill she had.I pushed her into a trot and rode her ot of the arena unto a small trail that led into a little woods.I kept her at a trot as we rode through the woods and then we came to a huge valley and I let the reins loose.sparkles cantered along the edge of the field for a while then I took control again and let her back into a trot.We went back home then I put her back untacked her and brushed her down.... I would come back and give them thier evening feed later...I climbed into my truck and drove away
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