Maybe My Once a week training idea isn't that great!

Unfortunately, I didn’t get any photos to post of my little horse bronkin around!!! It has been about two weeks (maybe more) since I had last stepped aboard my little filly. She has been hanging out in a pen eating to her belly’s satisfaction... and when I pulled her in she appeared to be benefitting. Slightly taller and a quite a bit fuller in the belly These set of circumstances may have lent itself to the following events.




I went out early on Sunday, while the Huz and company snoozed through the morning. Camile was eager for me to catch her and seemed “normal” as I grained her, brushed her and saddled her. She is nearly done shedding and the majority of her was sleek and shinney, easy to brush…accenting her beauty Anyway, the Huz suggested that I ride her in the big square pen. So I gathered my bridle and led her over. I decided just to be on the up and up I better spend some time “checking” her out. I grabbed the flag to really to push her envelope. And it proved to really do the trick. I moved her around and she seemed tight…as I approached her with the flag. Finally I touched her with it and bronco sally was unleashed. Camile bucked so hard she fell down in the mud a few times! She finally came to a halt…. White eyed…tail kinked….snorting!!! Hah! So I snuged the cinch and touched her again…round two, a second dip in the mud … and I am beginning to wonder if this is really a good idea



The square pen was a little slick to continue working her so I traveled on down to the sandy round pen. I figured if I was going to hit the ground I would rather it be in the sand!



After 20 minutes of working with her on her flag-fright, we were both breathing hard and sweating a bit! But she really came around. Normally I would quite her there but the Huz’s words of getting more done in one day and him accusing me of being “too slow” with my colts… I decided to step aboard.



Thankfully, she seemed to be remembering her few previous training sessions and we were trotting and loping without a hitch. She is very soft, supple and making improvements. We ended our ride by opening the round pen gate, closing it back, riding across the arena, down the road and we ended past our gate, past the vicious, probable horse eating sheep and in the neighbors drive way. I dismounted and walked her back.



All in all it was very successful…but I think I will make it more of a point to make the next ride in the nearer future