Demetrias and I had our first lesson last Tuesday. The first one since the end of March. Kim was kind and gave us small tasks since it has been so long. Who knew trotting a figure eight could be so exciting?! D is constantly testing my ability to ride. Not necessarily on purpose he just still likes to buck... big.
As we worked through his different spurts I couldn't help but feel elated. What we were doing was extremely simple and we weren't doing it well but, we were moving forward which was exciting. Plus jumping a ground pole like its a 3 or 4 foot jump makes the evening memorable. He loves to jump and that love hasn't gone away even though I haven't the slightest idea what he can really see.
Yesterday we had our second lesson under some crazy circumstances. We had several horses in the ring which is normally not a big deal but we also had a weed whacker going non-stop and the bugs were ferocious. D gets distracted w/other horses, period. But with everything else, it was a bit interesting.
I'm proud to report that I have ridden everything he's thrown at me but the rush of adrenaline is still overwhelming. I didn't have my horse's ears at all yesterday and for us that means that his attention was everywhere but with me. Since his vision is limited I need his focus.
However, we rode and worked through his energy but everything is in baby steps...
