Post by Peanut Loves EVERYONE!! on May 10, 2011 4:28:09 GMT -5
I led Rosie down to the training ring, walking confidently. Rosie stepped nicely next to me. I'd worked with her heaps over the past couple of weeks, and she was coming along great. She walked without a problem now, and I'd started lunging her last week. Opening the gate to the ring, I unclipped the lead and sent Rosie out to the edge. Gently swinging the lead behind her, I asked her to trot and she obliged. "Good girl," I murmured to her. I sent her around the ring a few times each direction trotting. "Canter!" I called out to her, stepping towards her and flicking the lead towards her a little. Rosie burst into her gorgeous canter, her legs hitting the ground with perfect timing. "Whoa," I said to her after a good couple of laps. Rosie dropped back to a trot, looking to the inside of the ring and snorting. "And walk," I said slowly, letting Rosie stop and come into me. ""Good girl!" I said to her, giving her blaze a big rub. Rosie leaned into my hand, enjoying the praise. She'd come a long way since I'd first got her! I reclipped the lead line to her halter, and looped it around her neck, tying it on the other side.
"Okay girl, we're gonna try something new," I said to Rosie. She stood next to me, her head lowered. She didn't really care what I did to her anymore; I'd finally gained her trust. "Easy now," I said, reaching over her back and rubbing the other side of her body. Rosie snorted and turned to look at me. "Good girl," I said to her, keeping an eye on her head as I leaned more of my weight on her back. Rubbing her body still, I looked to see how Rosie was taking it. I'd done all of this with her before, and she just sighed and flicked her tail to shoo away the flies. "Good girl," I said to her, slipping her a sugar cube. After she'd chomped it up, I placed both hands on her back and gave myself a little bounce off the floor, lying with my stomach on Rosie's back and my feet in the air. Stroking and talking to her the whole time, I slowly lifted myself and slid my leg across her rump and onto her other side. "Good girl!" I praised her, straightening and sitting up tall. Rosie turned her head and looked at me, a glimmer of worry and confusion in her eyes. "It's okay, girl. I promise," I said to her, rubbing her neck. I decided to just sit on her for a while and let her get used to my weight before I tried anything else.
"Okay girl, we're gonna try something new," I said to Rosie. She stood next to me, her head lowered. She didn't really care what I did to her anymore; I'd finally gained her trust. "Easy now," I said, reaching over her back and rubbing the other side of her body. Rosie snorted and turned to look at me. "Good girl," I said to her, keeping an eye on her head as I leaned more of my weight on her back. Rubbing her body still, I looked to see how Rosie was taking it. I'd done all of this with her before, and she just sighed and flicked her tail to shoo away the flies. "Good girl," I said to her, slipping her a sugar cube. After she'd chomped it up, I placed both hands on her back and gave myself a little bounce off the floor, lying with my stomach on Rosie's back and my feet in the air. Stroking and talking to her the whole time, I slowly lifted myself and slid my leg across her rump and onto her other side. "Good girl!" I praised her, straightening and sitting up tall. Rosie turned her head and looked at me, a glimmer of worry and confusion in her eyes. "It's okay, girl. I promise," I said to her, rubbing her neck. I decided to just sit on her for a while and let her get used to my weight before I tried anything else.
