Well, I just got home from another really great riding lesson, it was lots of fun. :D
I got to ride Leo, YEAH! lol (As most of you know, he's my favorite horse at my stables... and in the entire world. =D)
He was a little frisky at first, so I had to walk him about ten or fifteen times around the arena before I hopped on.
He was still a little feisty so I had to keep a tight rein on him when Jill(my instructor) finally asked me to have him trot. He kept wanting to canter and shake his head, which is distracting and hard to handle. (Try controlling a 100+ pound object that is flying around with only two leather ropes and a piece of metal(that's the bit) it's not easy!)
But finally, he calmed down, though he still shook his head around a lot. But it wasn't as much so I could control him a lot better.
We worked on my sitting trot & posting trot with stirrups and then again without stirrups. No cantering today because Leo was not being very cooperative.
Finally at the end of my lesson I dismounted (after laying there across his neck for awhile... so nice. :D) and I was taking the reins of of his martingale when I ran my hand across his cheek and got pricked!
I looked closer and saw that he had a little, tiny piece of metal stuck in his cheek! (MY POOR, POOR BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) It took me awhile to get it out 'cause the end that was stuck into his skin was bent so I had to work carefully to get it out without hurting him. (Again, MY POOR BABY!!!!) When I got it out I finished running up his stirrups and then walked over to Jill, and showed it to her. (Here is kinda how our small conversation went)
ME: "Jill, I know why he was shaking his head so much."
JILL: "Why?"
ME: "I just pulled this out of his cheek." (Me holding up the small metal sliver)
JILL: "OH! POOR BABY!"
ME: I know, I cannot believe I didn't feel it before now."
JILL: (takes the metal sliver) "Well, that explains why he was being so sassy."
ME: (Nods) "There's a little bump too."
JILL: "AWE! POOR BABY!"
Yeah, that's about it... but he did have a small bump from where I'd pulled the sliver out. :( I still feel bad from him. We think he got it when he was outside earlier that day. :(
After that, I got off his tack and then led him around the arena for about fifteen minutes, letting him stop every now and then to sniff and nibble at the bark chips (We'd just gotten new ones).
Finally I got him back to his stall and groomed. I gave him a nice large carrot and then a whole bunch of baby ones.
I wasn't aware that another horse, Georgia was wandering around in the arena while her owner and rider was talking with Jill.
Suddenly I hear laughter behind me and I turn around to see Georgia, standing behind the arena fence, her neck stretched out, reaching for me. She wanted Leo's carrots!
ME: "I'm sorry Georgia, they're all gone." (She didn't believe me)
I walked back down towards the tack room to throw out the bag that held the baby carrots and Georgia followed me! And then she followed me again when I walked back to Leo's stall. Silly horse.
Finally her owner got her a small bag of baby carrots and then a small bag of apple slices. She was much happier then. :D
Well, that was pretty much all the exciting stuff about my lesson... I hope ya'll have a great day! I've gotta go get ready for youth group!
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