Comfort level

Had a lesson yesterday with Avery. She helped me with getting Chicle to be more snappy with his response. We trotted backwards and did some serious bucking and jumping in the air oh yes I was on him through all this. My phase 4 was not affective enough. So she helped me find my affective phase 4 and that's were all the bucking and stuff came from. She really pushed me out of my comfort level. It was good though I'm glad she did I need to be pushed a little.

????????

Why is it when I'm the most distracted and stress my horse dose something amazing? Today I played with Chicle after a very long week of a death a wake a funeral and lots of crazy family. He kinda seemed like he was not interested in having a conversation with me and I was ok with that. played with driving and squeeze over jumps. One of the jumps had to be 3 1/2 feet and it looked like he was going to stop half way over it but he made it. I tried some change of direction just to get him moving. He offered canter so I thought I'm going to change direction at the canter and see if he will do a flying change online. Wow to my surprise he was AWESOME!!!!! Oh I need to see that again cantered the other way and just like he's done it a hundred times he changed. How dose he know when I need these moments the most?

I Love this picture.

I have a happy horse

Chiclet is in love with Avery's mare Marit. I went to bring horses in the other day and made the mistake of bringing Marit in without Chiclet. When I went back to get him he had jumped out of the paddock. Oh my silly little horse!

Played and rode yesterday. I was really happy with how good he was. Canter was so nice and balanced I just have to remember to move my hind feet so his hind feet can move too. Trot he was stretching down it was a good feeling to have a relaxed happy horse under me.