Marehaven Farm
Longmont, CO
Flying on the Princess
January 26 / 2008 04:39 PM Filed in: Kelton
I rode Kelton last
Sunday, and at first, she was kind of stiff and slow.
I had to stop a few times to let her catch her breath
after some trot work. But after about half an hour of
suppling work, she started to feel more forward and
lively. I could tell she wanted to canter, so I let
her go for a lap or two in each direction, with a
break in between for her to catch her breath.
She lives in a pasture that's about an acre and a half, but she rarely moves out on her own. She and her two buddies tend to stand by the fence line, cock a hind leg, and take a nap. So I bet it felt good to her to actually stretch her legs in the arena. She wasn't ready to quit cantering each time, but I didn't want her to over do it. It was so fun to fly along on such a happy forward horse!
We did the same thing today. Last Sunday it was a little cool and overcast, but today it was about 50 degrees, sunny, and just perfect. I can't wait for spring!!
She lives in a pasture that's about an acre and a half, but she rarely moves out on her own. She and her two buddies tend to stand by the fence line, cock a hind leg, and take a nap. So I bet it felt good to her to actually stretch her legs in the arena. She wasn't ready to quit cantering each time, but I didn't want her to over do it. It was so fun to fly along on such a happy forward horse!
We did the same thing today. Last Sunday it was a little cool and overcast, but today it was about 50 degrees, sunny, and just perfect. I can't wait for spring!!
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