Running late for my lesson I was doubly happy that Ushi was riding before me. As I approached the stable I saw Ushi riding Divine. Once her lesson was done I joined her and Laurie in the ring. Divine got a nice rest as we all talked. Ushi stayed to watch my lesson, I always like watching other peoples lessons, you can learn a lot, so I never mind having her watch mine.
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| Brownie- looking cute with Legs in the background |
My lesson was all on the lungeline as Laurie was going to have me work on the posting trot. I know it's a common problem, I've seen it in magazines and at shows but often a rider will turn their leg outwards while posting. So we worked on the proper position for my legs and the proper movement of my hips as I moved up and down in rythm to the Divines trot. Then she had me work on sitting trot without the stirrups. Oh the torture! LOL. It really wasn't too bad and actually is quite helpful to get balanced without the stirrups. In a sense stirrups can be as much a handicap as a helpful tool.
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| Laurie and Gadiel |
Later she had me work on the posting trot without stirrups, now it's been a long time since I've ever done that, talk about Thigh Master! It was difficult to say the least and my inner thighs were rubbing on the saddle, I was thinking that my new jodphurs were too thin and that was causing the problem. Laurie insisted that I had tension in my thighs therefore causing rubbing that would not occur if I was relaxed and using my lower legs properly. I'm still amazed at the vast knowledge she has of how little things in our body can affect our seat and our horse. She even commented about how much Divine reflected my body. When I was tensed up she tensed up, once I relaxed she relaxed with her head and neck and the gait became even more smooth. The lesson ended on a great note with me sitting the trot, still without stirrups and using my seat to bring Divine smoothly into a walk and then a halt. How awesome that felt when I was in complete sync with her. Laurie was pretty proud too and made me beam even more!
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| Divine should be a fly mask model! |
After I released Divine back into the arena after her grooming session I loved on Pstar a bit. Laurie had been talking earlier about a mare she wanted to purchase, potentially, as a second lesson horse but needs to find Eksodus and Mystic Magic (Brownie) a home. If one of them finds a home she could justify getting the mare. She seemed pretty smitten. She also mentioned in passing the difficult decision about selling any of her horses, even Eksodus and Brownie. It made me really hope that she'd never sell Pstar, I love seeing that mare when I come to the stable. She's always the first to greet me. I have no idea how she'd be to ride in the ring or on the trail but her beauty is one that comes from the inside out. There's just something special about her. Honestly I think there's something special about all her horses. I just hope when I get all my ducks in a row and I go horse shopping I can find a mount that's at least half as sweet as her horses!
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| Gadiel gazing at the beauty of Sala |
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