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Post by bookfreak on May 9, 2005 21:31:15 GMT -5
"Great!" I said, thankful that this torture was about to end, even momentarily. (in case you've read my riding pg, you'll know that Flashy's canter is absoloutely TORUTING even on a normal saddle!) She clipped me on and i moved Flashy into a canter. She was a lot smoother, and it was MUCH easier.
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Post by Mango on May 9, 2005 21:49:15 GMT -5
Letting Flashy go around me i turned with her. calling out to Lilly" Lilly hun your gonna hate me for this but put the reins down and try to balance with out them"
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Post by bookfreak on May 9, 2005 22:00:43 GMT -5
She's right. I do hate her for that.  But I try anyway, and almost fall oof right away! I manage to get myself straight again, but lean a bit too far backwards and almost fall off again! I gra the pommel of the saddle then let go hurriedly before she says anything. I stretch my arms out and try to stay in the saddle. |
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Post by Mango on May 10, 2005 8:40:41 GMT -5
Smiling i say to Lilly"it will take time but it will help your balance over all".
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Post by bookfreak on May 10, 2005 16:51:01 GMT -5
I silently thank God she didn't ask me to close my eyes and continue riding around trying to find balance. Suddenly, her canter didn't seem quite so bouncy! I had slid back in the saddle just the slightest bit and found my balance! "Yes!" I yell, almost spooking Flashy.
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Post by Mango on May 10, 2005 17:35:33 GMT -5
Smiling i started laughing "your getting the hang of it Lilly"!
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Post by bookfreak on May 10, 2005 19:06:01 GMT -5
"Thank you!" I said, continuing to enjoy the newly-found smoothness of her canter.
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Post by Mango on May 10, 2005 20:06:01 GMT -5
"Ok you ready to canter off the line"?
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Post by bookfreak on May 11, 2005 17:54:11 GMT -5
"I think so!" I said, happy with my balance. I slowed Flashy to a halt and she let me off. I moved her onto the rail and sped her to a trot. I settled into it for a minute, then moved him into a canter. I was bouncing around, then purposfully slid back the tiniest bid and *poof* it was great! I cantered around successfully!!!
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Post by Mango on May 11, 2005 18:00:32 GMT -5
"Great Job Lilly"!! "would you like to do a small jump"?
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Post by bookfreak on May 12, 2005 8:21:10 GMT -5
"Sure!" I said, confident in my new abilities.
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Post by Mango on May 12, 2005 9:38:39 GMT -5
"great! hanmg on one sec" I ran and got some wings and a pole, and set the jump at half a foot. "Ok trot over that i don't want to go to high and unsettle you".
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Post by bookfreak on May 12, 2005 19:10:57 GMT -5
"Ok, that's fine!" I said. I trotted her in a circle (yeah! I can do it!) And toward the jump. It would've been really easy on Knight and with his nice saddle, but this was a lot harder, although I didn't fall off, I made the mistake of looking at the jump instead of beyond it and we touched it, but it was nothing big. I tried it again and remembered to look beyond it and we did fine!
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Post by Mango on May 12, 2005 20:44:13 GMT -5
"Ok Lilly one more time and we'll raise to 1 foot"!
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Post by bookfreak on May 16, 2005 16:47:28 GMT -5
I do the small jump again and she raises the bar.
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But I try anyway, and almost fall oof right away! I manage to get myself straight again, but lean a bit too far backwards and almost fall off again! I gra the pommel of the saddle then let go hurriedly before she says anything. I stretch my arms out and try to stay in the saddle.