Ally Hawes Horsemanship

Bit of a mixed ride today on Dusty with some bad but mostly good parts. She refused to move forward down the driveway and either backed up or started trying to head back, so I had to use a lot of pressure to get her to go. Once she was going though she was awesome.

Best boy bitless today. BIG improvement from hom

Best boy today.

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Thought for the day:
There is very little that comes naturally to a horse that fits into the agenda that we will set.
A horses instincts are almost the exact opposite of what we would like them to be.
In its natural environment if a horse can see through something it can generally get through it yet we want to keep them inside wire fences.
If something grabs or traps its legs or head it is programmed to fight or pull away yet we want to lead them and pick up their feet.
They are hard wired to jump away from something they don’t like approaching them and to push into something they don’t like that has contact with their torso yet we want to catch them or have them move off our leg.
We want to box them up in small spaces and expect them not to panic.
We want them to be something that is almost the opposite of what they are hard wired to be.
Pretty much everything they need to know to be relaxed and safe in our world needs to be taught or set up so they teach themselves.
I think people often expect too much from a horse that has not had adequate preparation.

First trail of 2024 on Tango. So parts were good but others not so good. Gotta work on him not turning around when he wants. He also ended up with a loose shoe, so I ended up walking with him. So some things didn't go to plan, but this can happen. Not all rides go to plan, which is ok, cause there are good ones and bad ones. The bad ones turn into lessons, and the good ones are also lessons.