FANTASTIC lesson today with ScaryButNice, who is becoming less and less scary and even nicer and nicer. I begin to detect a pussycat in there. Certainly she absolutely LOVES horses, which is something I can't say for everybody who's ever taught me.
Anyway. We definitely had our wobbly moments today but we started off fairly well, got swiftly better after a bit of "encouragement", and experienced a few moments of heaven.
I'm happy to say that I've never walked on a tightrope and have not the slightest intention of ever doing so - of all the pointless things to spend hours learning to do! - yet our Nirvana moments made me think that this must be what it feels like. Everything was perfectly poised, perfectly balanced, perfectly harmonious. Well it probably wasn't perfectly anything, but it felt like it and it was unutterably delightful.
The feel on the rein seemed to me like the balancing pole of the tightrope-walker: it was just THERE, not heavy, not lopsided: just right. I was aware of holding Wilson but not supporting him. I was able to keep him - all of him - in the right place for a number of strides before we wobbled, and then we were able to get back to where we were.
SBN loved his trot, the nice huffy one which doesn't forge ahead yet covers the ground and fairly "pings". He gets into his zone: his neck softens, he relaxes all over his back and the three of us just enjoy.
SBN didn't say the word "talented" - that is so a WoW word! - but she remarked that he finds it all very easy, which I've long suspected. She also commented that he's a lazy so-and-so, who will offer something adequate but who really has to be ridden in order to get anything better. She loves his rhythm and thinks he's a lovely-looking horse :-D
It would be lovely to replicate today's achievements on Saturday but it may not happen; the main thing though is that we have it. I can't believe how lucky I am to have a horse who is as "talented" as he is sweet and beautiful and kind and gentle and wonderful.
Who needs a hamster.
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:beam::doublebeam: I am so pleased for you and your boys. You are a bl**dy star though. xxx
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful hun! So pleased for you, and Mellie is so like Wilson talented but only if you insist and ride her like you expect her to play ball! But the joy of learning so much makes the hard work worth it, and that oh so amazing moments feel like you are sitting on a cloud in heaven!
ReplyDeleteFantastic :biggrin:!
ReplyDeleteah clever boy :) i love that swingy zone in the trot, when it all comes together and you dont notice anything else xx
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