This weeks fun & games

No fun pics this week, I need my own camera, wait, I think I have stolen my daughters.

Here is my favorite photo from last years Parade of Stallions. Army and Silver greeting each other.

So, the yearly Stallion Parade is this weekend, it is a showcase for your stallions and sale horses. I will be riding Army and I hope he does as well or better than last year. He has been doing well under saddle, but I find he hates the ring. He loves the trail, I hope to do some CT with him. I haven't had him out this week, but I think he will be fine.

Here he is modeling my new Tucker Cimmeron. It is a great saddle, it was way costly. He goes well in it though and it fits my mounts who have a tendency to be narrower than Kathy's. Just the luck of the draw?

One last Army photo, as I was browsing my folder. I like this one because this is how he looks at me. Ears perked up, soft eye, eager. That is not how he always ends up acting however, especially with our broodies who know their jobs. Hussies all!

We have a bit of work to continue to do, I have heard it said before that ex-performance horses have issues about riding with leg. Seeing as I don't know how to ride without leg and seat, we have been having many conversations! I try to be light on my leg, more on my seat while trying to help him see the leg part is not a bad thing. I am in no rush, so we just work together and go along. Trying to get my instructor to let me use him for lessons. No word yet on that. After the SP I will change my focus.

So, my focus, who has been M&M was a rougher week. Some of the bratty side was showing, which is good really, because I want him to act up in the lesson, so I can see if my methods of correction are on target, which is some regard are, I have to teach myself not to argue with him with head tossing. I am so patient in some ways, but get stressed about when he reverts. I am told that it is very normal to have a regression here and there, it is part of his learning process. I suppose normally I don't care, but I feel like he has to be perfect for the sale ring. So, what happens in horsiedom when you feel that way? Chaos. I know that, deep breaths and whoever wants him will have to know all of him, warts and all, because they will have to continue on. I haven't gotten to much gait training yet at all, again, lighten up, I don't think a 30 day training is enough for any of them, it is a committment for life. Going forward or back.