Since my last post, Molly has been amazing. The day after our "discussion" about lunging, I decided to just make some home-made draw reins out of my left over tracking lines for the dogs. Worked just fine! I'm liking these home-made remedies. So, cleaned my girl up and tacked up and headed for the arena. Surprise Surprise... she could care less about the draw reins. She was figuring out the association to bring her head down, and moving forward.
Ha! Moving forward... this is quite the task for Molly. lol. Also quite a task since she's not all that impressed by the crop either. However, she's was figuring it out, and moving through the ground poles nicely! Lots and lots of ground poles to help engage her hind end and stretch that long neck of hers! I am getting as much of a work out as she is keeping her moving, because if Molly had it her way, there is no walking... only standing still in one place and not moving. hehe. :-) Draw Reins = success. I think I will not have to use them very long!
So, Then, it was 20 degrees on Saturday with 30 mph winds... yeah, NOT FUN. But, I wanted/needed to get my ride in! If I plan on submitting to the Hunter Pace on March 10th... both Molly and I need to get in shape! Again... I am "blown away" (<---ha.. you like that pun right? ;-)) by how wonderful Molly was in the FREEZING cold and crazy wind. Still her lazy self with just a bit more pep to her step from Friday's lessons. Still more ground poles, lots of circles, and introduced serpentines. A big wing jump standard even was blown down as we approached it (leaning on the fence from when it was broken earlier).. she veered away from it but didn't lose herself. I walked up to it, she sniffed it and walked on with no issues. We could then trot by it with just a hair of a head tilt. Also... just to add everything else that is so amazing about Molly... as we were cooling off, the boys, her boys, were GALLOPING around in the paddock 15 feet from us, another: Check!! Not even a little pep in her step.
So Sunday's right was still cold, but almost no wind. Tracking to the right, Molly was so so so soft and supple, I barely even had to touch the reins, however, tracking to the left she is much harder and locked in her jaw. I think she could really benefit from an adjustment, and also getting her teeth floated would probably help alot too, who knows the last time she had that done. So, anyways, as we were moving even more forward than the day before (yah! Good Girl!) ... we traveled cross the diagonal and across two large pvc poles... she decided over the last one to pick up the left lead... so I urged her to keep going! :-) lol.. my mom says.. "Did you mean to do that?".. NOPE! But I'm going to take advantage of it! It was VERY VERY comfortable = YES! another check and another bonus! She was so fantastic, actually felt like a moving horse underneath me.. moving forward and side to side when asked.
Our next ride is on Wednesday... I can. Not. Wait! :-)
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