It's been a long time.
Probably way too long for anyone who may have previously followed by blog to still be around, but that's OK.
I have been here, doing my thing. I often suffer from "too much on the plate" and then get stressed and frustrated when I ignore some aspect of my life and then ignoring it seems to be the best solution.
But I decided I like blogging. I like seeing progress, history, and everything else.
I'll see if I can touch base on some of the major highlights of the past year, but the Semi Feral horses are still here and mostly feral. :)
Probably way too long for anyone who may have previously followed by blog to still be around, but that's OK.
I have been here, doing my thing. I often suffer from "too much on the plate" and then get stressed and frustrated when I ignore some aspect of my life and then ignoring it seems to be the best solution.
But I decided I like blogging. I like seeing progress, history, and everything else.
I'll see if I can touch base on some of the major highlights of the past year, but the Semi Feral horses are still here and mostly feral. :)
I'm, as always, working on being slightly less feral one day at a time.
One goal in 2018 I've had is to try and develop a little bit better feel by riding a schoolmaster type horse.
Meet Montana
One goal in 2018 I've had is to try and develop a little bit better feel by riding a schoolmaster type horse.
Meet Montana
Montana is a pony sized Morgan stallion who has been shown through PSG. I'm 5'11" so of course, in perfect logic, I'm now riding a pony who I think is 13.3 or so.
That's me above riding. Obviously still much to improve :)
But it's been enlightening. I own Arabians and riding a smaller horse means I have to be much more aware of my seat and aids in order to be most effective. To ask for a good transition, I need to get out of their way and not inadvertently dump them on the forehand.
Previously, riding larger horses, I felt they could tolerate and handle some more ineffectiveness or instability in my seat than my little sport cars can.
I am also hoping to show Montana a couple times to gain confidence in the show arena.
Let's see how it goes!
That's me above riding. Obviously still much to improve :)
But it's been enlightening. I own Arabians and riding a smaller horse means I have to be much more aware of my seat and aids in order to be most effective. To ask for a good transition, I need to get out of their way and not inadvertently dump them on the forehand.
Previously, riding larger horses, I felt they could tolerate and handle some more ineffectiveness or instability in my seat than my little sport cars can.
I am also hoping to show Montana a couple times to gain confidence in the show arena.
Let's see how it goes!
