Today, Nikko was bad from the beginning. Buldging shoulders, falling down, cutting corners, and not listen to my leg was just the start of it all. Jenny asked us halt, back up, and then into the sitting trot. I tapped Nik with my leg and half-halted (yah know, leg and hand aids always go together?) He stopped but, boy, was it horrible. Pulling this way, pulling that way, tripping. We backed up a couple of steps...maybe 3 at the most, but he was pulling so badly. I dropped it and asked him to trot, it was slow...then fast...then slow. We could never find the right speed...ugh.
Then for jumping, we jumped bending lines (fun :p) We had to open his stride to get the distance in. Then Shorten his stride to fit the other distance in. Yuck, well it went...O.K.
On the bright side, I hacked Charger bareback. We were 'western' and he did a pretty darn good job. Only tried to buck a couple of times. Tried (and failed) to do sliding stops. Galloped on the buckle..oh what fun. And this isn't sarcasm...IT WAS SUPER FUN!
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