No matter how you choose to train your horse, the most important thing is consistency. The last three years have been lacking in that for me as I help to raise our grandson.
In stepped Katie, and our plan for her to ride T on days that I can’t.
Today was our first day testing the plan. I hauled both horse and grandson to the park to meet Katie.
She rode Tweed in the arena, obstacle course, and then the trail.
While she was gone, Cam and I went for a hike to find Cowgirl’s hair and place wildflowers in it.
After about 1.5 hours, we met back up.
Katie and Tweed ran into a little issue at the obstacle bridge. Rain the previous night created a puddle on the dismount side, and Tweed wanted nothing to do with it, thus, the extra half hour of training.
That kind of resistance is worth addressing because the work it takes to get past it sets him / them up for success on the trail. She said he went through every puddle on the trail and did great on the downhills. He thought about going around puddles or rushing down hills, but a simple check fixed it.
She said he even saw a coyote that was about 15-20’ from them in the grass, and didn’t care, except to look.
It was a success and will be our new plan: on days I babysit, she will ride. On days I don’t babysit, I will ride. And, when we get Tweed going well, she’ll haul her horse down to ride with us and get us going good as a team.
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