I was a bit apprehensive about our initial lessons with Judy;
she also knew about the accident Sandy and Saumur had. In addition, I sensed
the unspoken question “Why Morgans?”
Saumur was first to go. We went to the outdoor arena and I
gave Judy a quick synopsis of Saumur’s past and present. Aside from a small hop
Saumur was fine, no spooks. I kept the warm up low key. Then Judy asked if she
could get on Saumur. They both looked great together. I could see that she rode
him on a much softer contact that I usually do. After Judy got off she
pronounced him “a normal horse”! Yay! I felt relieved and also very happy –all
those years, trying make Saumur a ‘normal’ horse…
Remy, the social butterfly, was very interested in his
surroundings and all the horses adjacent to the outdoor arena. It was a bit of
a challenge to keep his attention, but overall he put in a good effort. Remy
even kept it together when some of the horses started to run and play.
Prudently, though, I skipped the canter while the fun was going on.
As we talked afterwards we commented on the interesting
facts of Judy going to Germany to buy German Warmbloods - and me in America
having American Morgan Horses… and let’s not forget the French guy with his
American Quarter Horse. And we agreed
that it works for all of us!
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