Remy was relaxed and happy to work - until he got spooked. The horse in the turnout next to the indoor arena rattled the gate and then run off, Remy could hear him and see something flying by the window which in turn got him into "scoot, hop, and spin" mode. Interestingly, I immediately focused on the positive: I didn't lose my seat, and Remy didn't bolt. That is big, because before he would invariably bolt. Roz said it was an honest scare for Remy, and not misbehaving on his part. As I didn't dwell on it neither did Remy. We were at the end of our work anyway, so we just finished with the same exercise we started with: shoulder-in to renvers in the walk.
Always keeping Buck's advise "Chase trouble before trouble chases you" in mind, I kept Remy busy during this morning's trailride. The exercises Roz had us do during our lesson were perfect for the trail: Shoulder-in to renvers, half-pass to leg yield to half-pass, trot half-pass then walk half-pass back to trot half-pass. No bogey-deer distracted us.
On the homestretch I had to do an emergency dismount, however, for a very compelling reason:
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| Found and plucked while riding - it must be a lucky charm! |
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