When I first mounted a pony in Chile 57 years ago I was NEVER invited to consider the horse. At most there was a small consideration for the horse’s mouth, but in 99.999% of the cases it was assumed that the horse had earned whatever abuse it had to suffer. I also ran into the same assumptions in Uruguay, and in the USA when I returned to this country in 1963. I found this assumption in riders, riding stables, instructors and trainers, both in person and from books and…
ContinueAdded by Jackie Cochran on February 14, 2014 at 4:30pm — 3 Comments
The winter weather is not helping my riding at all.
Wednesday morning it was raining, of course, but luckily Debbie was willing to give me my lesson on Thursday. On Thursday morning she called me worried about the super sloppy ring and the possibility of ice, but she agreed to giving me a lesson when I told her that I was not up to much beyond the walk and that I was not physically able to do anything more ambitious than a slow sitting trot. Then, with not…
ContinueAdded by Jackie Cochran on February 7, 2014 at 10:00am — 4 Comments
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