Well, my camera is finally fixed! So I can post some photos of riding Skittles this morning. As I said in my previous post, she's been coming along wonderfully this month. So this is us from this morning at the Fultonvale arena. My son was home sick, so I asked him to come along and sleep in the truck (for safety reasons), and he ended
up taking a few photos. We had a blast (me and Skittles, that is)! She started out snorty like she does in new situations, but after saddling her up and doing some ground work, she's settled down quickly. Then when I was riding her, she tended to want to avoid the corners, so we did the corners pattern (trotting/cantering up to the corners, then letting her stop). She wanted to go into the corners after that! However, we didn't stop in ALL the corners all the time, so she had to pay attention. I could tell she "asked" about stopping in the corners (by hesitating), but listened really well when I steered her to a different corner to rest.
After a while in the arena, we walked outside the arena because she seemed so curious about what was "out there". We walked around near the trees, around the arena and out onto the side road and back further down. We also tried jumping the loading ramp.... she did awesome! I'm having a blast with her this spring. She still has spooky moments, but I don't feel like she'll try to run away or buck anymore. She's definitely building curiousity and confidence. Looking forward to trying a trail ride with her soon!
Well, my camera is finally fixed! So I can post some photos of riding Skittles this morning. As I said in my previous post, she's been coming along wonderfully this month. So this is us from this morning at the Fultonvale arena. My son was home sick, so I asked him to come along and sleep in the truck (for safety reasons), and he ended 
up taking a few photos. We had a blast (me and Skittles, that is)! She started out snorty like she does in new situations, but after saddling her up and doing some ground work, she's settled down quickly. Then when I was riding her, she tended to want to avoid the corners, so we did the corners pattern (trotting/cantering up to the corners, then letting her stop). She wanted to go into the corners after that! However, we didn't stop in ALL the corners all the time, so she had to pay attention. I could tell she "asked" about stopping in the corners (by hesitating), but listened really well when I steered her to a different corner to rest.
After a while in the arena, we walked outside the arena because she seemed so curious about what was "out there". We walked around near the trees, around the arena and out onto the side road and back further down. We also tried jumping the loading ramp.... she did awesome! I'm having a blast with her this spring. She still has spooky moments, but I don't feel like she'll try to run away or buck anymore. She's definitely building curiousity and confidence. Looking forward to trying a trail ride with her soon!
Great pics! Thanks for sharing.
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