Last night Remy was more than forward, he basically gave the
Energizer Bunny a run for the money. Spring is in the air, and with a pretty
(horse) girl in the arena Remy’s Frühlingsgefühle
(Spring Fever) were on full display.
That gave me the heads up for our lesson with Maryal today.
I played it safe and put ‘Lothario’* on the longe line this morning. Good thing
I did, Remy’s airs above the ground could have gotten him a job interview at
the rodeo circuit. I had to remind him that the reward for good behavior was a
weekend chilling with his friends at home. Wouldn’t you know it, under saddle I
had a concentrated, motivated horse.
Maryal helped us tackle the three loop serpentine from 2nd
level test 3. In preparation we had worked previously on “Small loop, large
loop (counter canter), small loop”. One loop in that manner sufficed, and
Maryal said with a smile “Birgit, it’s time to take the training wheels off!”.
She drew the pattern for me, making sure I understood that I needed to stay
perpendicular to the wall when crossing the center line. Piece of cake, Remy
stayed balanced and collected throughout. When it’s good, it’s good!
On a high after the lesson I feel my own Frühlingsgefühle bubbling up – watch
out!
*Lothario (Shakespeare character)
1.
A man amorously attentive to women (i.e. Casanova,
Don Juan, Jean-Paul -of course'!)
2.
A man who seduces women
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