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Monday, February 10, 2020

Sherrie riding Atticus in the dressage ring

Sherrie is Maya's riding instructor.  She has been teaching for 30+ years, but hasn't done a lot of riding herself lately, and has wanted to get back in the saddle... partially because she has an off the track (OTT) Thoroughbred that she will be working with once she gets his hoof issues sorted out.  I know where she's coming from... riding a young and potentially hot horse when you don't feel that you are in fit riding shape can be a challenge, not to mention intimidating! 

At any rate, she asked me if she could regularly school Atticus, and of course I jumped at the chance!  Here is some video of her riding him the other day, where she really got him to respond to her leg and to collect a bit:
             


Getting your horse to take the bit

  When I started my first horse from a youngster, I made the mistake of shoving the bit against his teeth to get him to open his mouth.  Thi...