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02-09-2006, 02:39 PM
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| Senior Member  | A Good Day...COLD but good...
AH! I'm SO EXCITED I need to share!!! So I got up to the barna nd tacked up boy. He had a miniscule cut under his eye...poor boy, but it didn't bother him at all...and in the Spring we're unclogging that stupid tear duct so he'll stop getting runny eye...Anyways...I lunged him with his bungee for about 15 minutes and he was sososososososo Good. He bucked and galloped at first  , but then was like, OK...let's do this...and I took the bungee off and hopped on and rode and at first he was like, NO! And fought me bending and everything. I was so tired from trying to bend his head in around my leg at the corners, so I gave up and we jumped a bit...tiny one and a half foot high cavaletti. lol. then We took it down after like 3 and walked...on the bit...and did shoulder ins...ugly ones, but shoulder ins...and then I trotted and he stretched his head into the bit and had IMPULSION So I gave him a pat and said "Good boy" and gave him a loose rein and changed direction. Walked a bit more and then asked him for a trot. After jsut 2 minutes, BAM. On the BIT! Almsot a whole time around and I COULD feel his end pushing...I WAS SO STOKED! I feel like all my hard work is beginning to pay off...those of you who are imemdiately like, EVIL BUNGEE , please understand I just started using the bungee this summer and it was recommended by my Dressage trainer who is EXCELLENT with the horses and really told me how to get him like this. I've been working Bandit on this for 2 years and He IS JUST picking it up because we went slow so he'd do it RIGHT...I DON'T rely on the bungee because when used PROPERLY, you get results like this and I'm extremely happy. He seems comfortable doing it and I don't have to see saw or do anything extreme. I jsut use my seat and bend him in circles or corners to get his neck muscles working...BUT today was SUCH a huge step and I have a lesson tomorrow and CANNOT wait to show my instructor. I may go to my first RECOGNIZED combined test this spring since he's on the bit and jumping well...I've waited 4 long years and we're finally moving up. I love my pony...
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02-09-2006, 02:48 PM
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bump bump? Anyone have anything to say?
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02-09-2006, 02:49 PM
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| Senior Member |   Here are pics from this summer. The trotting pic was from a hunter show...he was kind of excited, normally his head seat is a little longer and OUT...really hunterish...So I've been working tog et him more "DRESSAGEY" lol. Because we mainly Event, do combined tests and hunters...
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02-09-2006, 02:53 PM
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| Senior Member+  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In the green mountain top plateau of Tennessee
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Images: 321    |  ..I don't know what almost any of that is ....but... congratulations! ..I am sooooo happy for you...that you reached that point...It SOUNDS like you guys are doing a great job....
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02-09-2006, 02:55 PM
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thanks OSAGE!!!! lol. Yeah...confused me at first too...I was like...ON THE BIT?!?! BUNGEE?!?! But now I know...lol...the bungee is basically a bungee you sue to tie things down with. it's pure elastic and it lets him pull and find a comfortable spot. REALLY great. Expecially for him because it helps his muscles
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02-09-2006, 02:56 PM
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So cool! Isn't it great when you know ALL your hard work is finally coming together! Best feeling in the world Glad you had a good day with your boy (and yeah, it freezing over here too  )
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02-09-2006, 02:59 PM
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I'm totally bumming...because we don't have an indoor, so riding will get near impossible and I'llb e back at square one with a fat pony. lol So hopefully we'll be able to snowblow it away and ride...
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02-09-2006, 03:02 PM
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02-09-2006, 03:03 PM
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hahahaha. Defintiely true. not to mention the layer of ice that NE always gets . GUH!
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