Post by Karina Fuchs on Jan 1, 2019 14:12:19 GMT -8
She hadn't planned it that way, but it was the start of 2019 when Karina finally felt confident enough to tack up Flamecaster and lead him out to the arena for riding. While she wasn't planning anything more than a walk and maybe a trot, she was still geared up, having pulled on her body protector just in case. Of course, her helmet was a given.
Cas' turns in the arena on a lunge line had gone well, and while he was headshy, he didn't seem to be body-sensitive in other ways, and the saddle hadn't phased him in the slightest. The first session under saddle with Dr. Carr had also gone as well as could be expected - Cas seemed as fiery as his name would imply, but his training under the rust was top-notch.
This time, she brought the gelding into the arena and then checked the girth on the saddle. She decided that everything was ready, and then patted the gelding's shoulder, "We can do this." She walked him up to the mounting block - no need to push things - and then mounted, getting herself settled and then asking the gelding for a walk. When they were riding, she mused, it was almost as if nothing had happened to the gelding - At least his concerns seemed limited to tight spaces and his head. Once those two things were conquered, he'd be unstoppable!
Cas' turns in the arena on a lunge line had gone well, and while he was headshy, he didn't seem to be body-sensitive in other ways, and the saddle hadn't phased him in the slightest. The first session under saddle with Dr. Carr had also gone as well as could be expected - Cas seemed as fiery as his name would imply, but his training under the rust was top-notch.
This time, she brought the gelding into the arena and then checked the girth on the saddle. She decided that everything was ready, and then patted the gelding's shoulder, "We can do this." She walked him up to the mounting block - no need to push things - and then mounted, getting herself settled and then asking the gelding for a walk. When they were riding, she mused, it was almost as if nothing had happened to the gelding - At least his concerns seemed limited to tight spaces and his head. Once those two things were conquered, he'd be unstoppable!