XC Fun!

Bean is being ridiculous. This morning we walked over to stadium schooling with Lover Boy and his people and she piaffed the entire way. The Taskmaster told me I was under no circumstances to not allow her to piaffe if she wanted to, because she needed to express herself and that was it. Okay, except leading around a 16.2 piaffing horse? Hard on my thoracic outlet syndrome arms. My right arm was regularly high enough that it's starting to not work. This is not good.

Then I lunged her... crazy horse. Bucking, airs above the ground, running at full speed. I was starting to think the Taskmaster was nuts sending me out with her! Then I got on, and she was her normal, quiet, obedient self.

The people manning the XC schooling looked at me like I was nuts when I told them it was her first time out. First jump: stop. I wasn't shocked, she had No Idea what was going on. She jumped it from a standstill, whacking me in the mouth with her neck. Mental note: remember to wear the mouth guard. Second and third jumps she paused, but went over. By four she got it and on we went.

Not my best equitation

We got to school the water. I let her stop at the edge and put her nose down to it. She realized it was water, took a drink, and walked right in.

The next time we went in though she jumped into it with all four feet. It was hysterical.

Totally good over the rest of the fences and they let me go back and re-school the first three, which she did awesomely. So glad we did that.