Had an amazing day today, we havent been ablo to do much the last two days since it has been raining alot. Today the weather was better but very windy so we didnt take that trailride I planned, with horses you have to be flexibel every day... ;)
Instead we went to the paddock to do some liberty but after a short while another rider came to train her horse there and I didnt want to be in there with all the negative energy they had so we went for a walk.
We took a walk in the forest with me in zone 5, did some transitions and sideways games.
At first he was very unconfident and wasnt to sure about being the one who walked first but after a while he relaxed and got alot more confident. When we got back to the stable he didnt want to go back to the pasture, he wanted to go inside the paddock again. Since he really didnt like to be there before Im going with his idea every time he wants to go there until the paddock is a nice place to be even when it's not his idea to go there...
So we went inside and did some liberty again, when I thought we were done I opened the gate and started to walk back to the pasture. Nalle joined me but after a few steps he turned and wanted to go back into the paddock...
Again I went with his idea and walked back inside with him, we wasnt prepared to ride but I feel much safer riding him bareback now so that wasnt a big deal. Made some reins out of the long rope and asked him to help me up by standing beside a chair, "woho" he said and he was a dream to ride! He was very light and responded in phase 1 in every game.
After that he was done and it was ok to ride back to the pasture, perhaps the paddock is a nicer place to be in now when I can relax in everything we're doing there now.
Im more relaxed and enjoying it more now when I feel that there's nothing we cant do and I hope he can feel the change to, Im starting to trust him now in the same way that he's trusting me.
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