Aria is officially broke. She has been a good girl and learned how to wear a saddle and bridle. I went to watch her get ridden in the round pen on Friday. She had been ridden a few times. She was saddled and bridled in the stall and lead through the barn to the round pen. At the round pen, she was lunged. Aria looked like she was flying around to me, not near lunged down enough for the folks I know to get on a greenie, but they thought she was warmed up enough.
She stood for the adjusting of the girth, stirrups, etc. The rider was given a leg up and turned loose in the round pen. He rode with such ease, no stirrups and letting her walk around. He was in a little exercise saddle and was adjusting the girth some more as she walked. Aria kept up the walk as he picked up his stirrups. He asked for a trot and she said, she’d rather not. She was strongly encouraged to move forward with his legs. She relented, but really did not want to go forward, but kept up the trot. She was very reluctant to canter, but the swinging reins helped get her going. He rode her both directions and then rode her out of the round pen and down the barn asile to be unsaddled.
We discussed her dislike of being bathed. She has been giving Joe a hard time about being rinsed off. She just hates it. I don’t know if it was because she was tired or if it was because I was standing there, but she was good for her bath. So maybe she has gotten over it? If she hates bathing, wait until she learns about swimming! Oh boy, that could be interesting. So after her bath she went on the hot walker to dry off.
She stood for the adjusting of the girth, stirrups, etc. The rider was given a leg up and turned loose in the round pen. He rode with such ease, no stirrups and letting her walk around. He was in a little exercise saddle and was adjusting the girth some more as she walked. Aria kept up the walk as he picked up his stirrups. He asked for a trot and she said, she’d rather not. She was strongly encouraged to move forward with his legs. She relented, but really did not want to go forward, but kept up the trot. She was very reluctant to canter, but the swinging reins helped get her going. He rode her both directions and then rode her out of the round pen and down the barn asile to be unsaddled.
We discussed her dislike of being bathed. She has been giving Joe a hard time about being rinsed off. She just hates it. I don’t know if it was because she was tired or if it was because I was standing there, but she was good for her bath. So maybe she has gotten over it? If she hates bathing, wait until she learns about swimming! Oh boy, that could be interesting. So after her bath she went on the hot walker to dry off.
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