Post by equus8 on Aug 23, 2010 0:43:35 GMT -5
Prince was in hard mental, dressage training and Kelly wanted to give him a break from his challenging dressage work. He also needed a bit more exercise since he stood in his stall all day. She had draw reins on him in case she needed that little bit of extra control.
Kelly rode him out into the cross country field to let him stretch his legs(she wasn't going to jump anything). She let him stretch his neck out but kept him responsive to the bit. He was quite energetic, wanting to go for a run. It is hard for such a fit horse to stay in a stall. Kelly could feel the energy build up in him quickly as he leaped forward and did a small rear. Kelly pulled him down with the curb rein and schooled him on a circle. He was prancing with excitement and started practically cantering on the spot. Kelly kept him in with the curb rein and shortened her draw reins, she could no longer let him stretch his neck. After a few circles and some checks on the curb rein, he was a little more relaxed and Kelly let him canter but she had to keep him on the bit or she would loose control. She cantered him around a few times and as he reached the far edge of the field he got a burst of excitement and without thinking took off full speed, Kelly yelled "NO!" and checked him with the curb rein, holding him back with her seat and turning him on a circle. The stallion reared up, much higher this time, and then bucked. Kelly held on, she was a good rider. She tightened the draw reins and gave some sharp pulls on the curb. She had his head in quite a bit now and was riding on a straight line. After a few minutes he was much more responsive, Kelly would school him in dressage for a few minutes after the gallop.
The stallion was already quite warmed up already, so Kelly let him go, holding on to the curb rein in case something happened. The stallion jumped into the gallop from his hind end and stretched his neck out. Kelly leaned forward with him and then leaned back a bit to slow him down a little. She did many laps through the green grass and between trees. It was a large cross country schooling course and there was a lot of open space to run. She could feel Prince getting tired and did a bit more running until she gave him a loose rein and let him walk out for ten minutes. Then she did some dressage schooling with him-she didn't want her next ride to be a disaster. She collected him, and got him balanced and moving on the bit. She half passed him and did a few steps of passage and piaffe, really getting him to focus. She did collected canter and extended trot and then worked on his overall contact and movement on a large circle. After she was happy with his attitude and performance she cooled him out and put him back in his stall.
Kelly rode him out into the cross country field to let him stretch his legs(she wasn't going to jump anything). She let him stretch his neck out but kept him responsive to the bit. He was quite energetic, wanting to go for a run. It is hard for such a fit horse to stay in a stall. Kelly could feel the energy build up in him quickly as he leaped forward and did a small rear. Kelly pulled him down with the curb rein and schooled him on a circle. He was prancing with excitement and started practically cantering on the spot. Kelly kept him in with the curb rein and shortened her draw reins, she could no longer let him stretch his neck. After a few circles and some checks on the curb rein, he was a little more relaxed and Kelly let him canter but she had to keep him on the bit or she would loose control. She cantered him around a few times and as he reached the far edge of the field he got a burst of excitement and without thinking took off full speed, Kelly yelled "NO!" and checked him with the curb rein, holding him back with her seat and turning him on a circle. The stallion reared up, much higher this time, and then bucked. Kelly held on, she was a good rider. She tightened the draw reins and gave some sharp pulls on the curb. She had his head in quite a bit now and was riding on a straight line. After a few minutes he was much more responsive, Kelly would school him in dressage for a few minutes after the gallop.
The stallion was already quite warmed up already, so Kelly let him go, holding on to the curb rein in case something happened. The stallion jumped into the gallop from his hind end and stretched his neck out. Kelly leaned forward with him and then leaned back a bit to slow him down a little. She did many laps through the green grass and between trees. It was a large cross country schooling course and there was a lot of open space to run. She could feel Prince getting tired and did a bit more running until she gave him a loose rein and let him walk out for ten minutes. Then she did some dressage schooling with him-she didn't want her next ride to be a disaster. She collected him, and got him balanced and moving on the bit. She half passed him and did a few steps of passage and piaffe, really getting him to focus. She did collected canter and extended trot and then worked on his overall contact and movement on a large circle. After she was happy with his attitude and performance she cooled him out and put him back in his stall.