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Jul. 21st, 2009 12:27 amBusy day today. Goof is still looking at the jumps a bit much, so we're reviewing the cross rail jumps for a while until she gets less interested in them. I also yanked weeds out of the field a bit afterward and then led Trys around on Dinero after that. The lady is supposed to be picking up Dinero here in a week or so, which means that we have to get a few rides under her belt before then so that she'll be green broke. We promised the lady that she'd be green broke, see, so we've got to do that.
I don't know why, but some people do not like to get the first couple of rides on a horse. They act like it's difficult or rocket science or something. It's not. Actually, most horses will tolerate the first three or so rides without ever pulling any crap. If they do pull crap, it's usually small and insignificant crap. Nine times out of ten, if you've done even the most preliminary homework, the first few rides are total snoozes. If people would just make the effort, they'd soon find out how unexciting it is. Really, if it's exciting, you're doing it wrong.
So given the alleged difficulty of getting a horse from "never been sat on" to "green broke", we are performing this service for the lady who is buying Dinero. Horse catches easily. Horse handles all over its body without issue. Horse picks up feet. Horse can be tacked up without nervousness or fear. Horse has a reasonable amount of ground manners, knows her way around a rope. Horse stands still for mounting from either side. Horse (currently) can be led with a rider laying across the saddle. Trys is going to throw a leg over her tomorrow after work and we'll lead her out the driveway and back a couple of times. It'll be fine. Dinero's a good-minded soul. Also, it's not like Dinero doesn't have her ground work. I did her ground work last fall. She remembered all of it (perfectly) when we drug her out of the field a week ago to brush her up on this stuff and get on with the breaking. She's ready for riding.
I don't know why, but some people do not like to get the first couple of rides on a horse. They act like it's difficult or rocket science or something. It's not. Actually, most horses will tolerate the first three or so rides without ever pulling any crap. If they do pull crap, it's usually small and insignificant crap. Nine times out of ten, if you've done even the most preliminary homework, the first few rides are total snoozes. If people would just make the effort, they'd soon find out how unexciting it is. Really, if it's exciting, you're doing it wrong.
So given the alleged difficulty of getting a horse from "never been sat on" to "green broke", we are performing this service for the lady who is buying Dinero. Horse catches easily. Horse handles all over its body without issue. Horse picks up feet. Horse can be tacked up without nervousness or fear. Horse has a reasonable amount of ground manners, knows her way around a rope. Horse stands still for mounting from either side. Horse (currently) can be led with a rider laying across the saddle. Trys is going to throw a leg over her tomorrow after work and we'll lead her out the driveway and back a couple of times. It'll be fine. Dinero's a good-minded soul. Also, it's not like Dinero doesn't have her ground work. I did her ground work last fall. She remembered all of it (perfectly) when we drug her out of the field a week ago to brush her up on this stuff and get on with the breaking. She's ready for riding.
