Hello:
Well have had five lessons now and am told that I am getting better each lesson. I am learning (re learning) on an 18 year old horse, lovely, but very stubborn and lazy. Though I think he is very nice, I find it hard to kick him on to get going. Am sure that part of this is also my confidence. Today my coach told me that I have to make him trot around the arena, one loop, I did though he stopped at times and wanted to go where he wanted to go. (I had to fight to make him go where I wanted to go)
Second half of lesson was better, trotted all around arena, managed to go through cones. Even when I was asked to trot over a pole very slightly off ground - he jumped it but it was very low, and I was quite excited about being able to do that. Our trotting at the end I pushed him on and he started to canter - another first for me.
How do I get stronger in giving leg messages? Buddy can be strong willed, not wanting to go where I want him to go but I want to show that I can do this.
Any suggestions would be really appreciated.
cheers.
Lynda.
Well have had five lessons now and am told that I am getting better each lesson. I am learning (re learning) on an 18 year old horse, lovely, but very stubborn and lazy. Though I think he is very nice, I find it hard to kick him on to get going. Am sure that part of this is also my confidence. Today my coach told me that I have to make him trot around the arena, one loop, I did though he stopped at times and wanted to go where he wanted to go. (I had to fight to make him go where I wanted to go)
Second half of lesson was better, trotted all around arena, managed to go through cones. Even when I was asked to trot over a pole very slightly off ground - he jumped it but it was very low, and I was quite excited about being able to do that. Our trotting at the end I pushed him on and he started to canter - another first for me.
How do I get stronger in giving leg messages? Buddy can be strong willed, not wanting to go where I want him to go but I want to show that I can do this.
Any suggestions would be really appreciated.
cheers.
Lynda.