tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324416472954218415.post4249483461622302000..comments2024-03-28T03:14:21.018-04:00Comments on The Adventures of An Elven Princess: An "Exciting" Riding Lesson...Beth P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12434361880761562408noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324416472954218415.post-91647157423437792022015-02-25T19:28:20.572-05:002015-02-25T19:28:20.572-05:00I can relate! I haven't fallen off yet either....I can relate! I haven't fallen off yet either. I've had interesting lessons (well, I say that, but my neighbor is letting me ride her horses, and passing on knowledge). The horse I ride tests whoever is riding him, to see what he can get away with before he is punished. And yeah, I don't like to speak harshly to him. He had been acting very nicely while I was brushing him down. I got out his saddle, and his attitude changed slightly, but he allowed me to cinch him up. Then I got his bridle. The last time I had ridden him, he had snapped at me a couple of times, but, with a lot of coddling, he finally accepted the bit. But this time, he lashed out at me. I cried, not because it hurt (well, kind-of), but because he hurt me, and I didn't know why. But, after he was bridled, he acted very nicely, and gave me a good, but shorter than normal, ride. So yeah, that's my story. Chloe Linnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09118994984084992813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324416472954218415.post-6388097589547194152014-03-31T20:07:26.393-04:002014-03-31T20:07:26.393-04:00I agree with you 100%!! I myself was getting a bit...I agree with you 100%!! I myself was getting a bit bored, so I can only imagine what Athena was feeling like. And your last part, about having me on the ground, I kept thinking about that afterwards -- like, if she had wanted to, she could have totally bucked me right off and then *cantered* off to the barn without me. So I know that she is, in fact, a great horse with an awesome attitude; just, like you said, bored, the poor thing.<br /><br />As for variety, I'm hoping for some next lesson. My instructor has promised us some cantering and perhaps jumping (FINALLY;D).<br /><br />Btw, thanks for commenting!! I love that you brought out this side of things that too often gets ignored. :)Beth P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12434361880761562408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324416472954218415.post-59004706623216681502014-03-30T22:27:48.046-04:002014-03-30T22:27:48.046-04:00Unfortunately lesson horses can get a little "...Unfortunately lesson horses can get a little "sour." I don't like this term, because it applies to the horse, when it really should apply to their surroundings. Trotting around in circles can be boring (imagine running around in a circle for 20 minutes), but such a situation is necessary in order for people to learn to ride. Horses are smart and so they figure out that they can politely decline from said trotting in a circle. Now, if the same horse was ridden by you once you have all your mad riding skills, as soon as you felt it getting bored, you could do something else, like some leg-yeilding, or change the gait or the direction. Then, the next day, you'd go cantering in the field. Then, the third day, maybe you'd go on a trail ride. Unfortunately school horses don't usually get this type of varied experience, and so they get burned out. They don't have "fun" in the arena and can't understand that they're helping you to learn to ride. It's good to know how to correct a disobedience, and its even better to understand that there is something causing the disobedience. Also, it's good to understand that she could have had you on the ground if she wanted to, so in this situation, she was being very delicate with you, complaining to you and then showing you what she'd rather be doing. <br />SquareKidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332803976039508502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324416472954218415.post-25160777821167753592014-03-10T20:19:12.189-04:002014-03-10T20:19:12.189-04:00Cool new background and header and great little st...Cool new background and header and great little story about Athena! <3 Ta MereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324416472954218415.post-62203675711616728152014-03-10T19:39:10.977-04:002014-03-10T19:39:10.977-04:00:D Hehe thankya! Those are from a photo shoot of t...:D Hehe thankya! Those are from a photo shoot of the Tauriel costume I made for the Desolation of Smaug premiere.. ;)<br /><br />Ah, yes... that is a good idea, though! I'm not sure *exactly* how many hands she is, but I know she's at least 17... probably more like 17.5? I should ask my instructor sometime... ;) Heheh, gotta love those big horses! ;DBeth P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12434361880761562408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324416472954218415.post-2432831773642145252014-03-10T02:20:13.970-04:002014-03-10T02:20:13.970-04:00Sweet!! Thank you so much for the compliments on m...Sweet!! Thank you so much for the compliments on my blog! :D :D <br /><br />(and oooh, I love your header design pictures---*so cool*)<br /><br />Haha, yeah falling off isn't exactly the most enjoyable activity...But, if you figure out how to hit the ground without hurting yourself it might boost your confidence. :) <br />You said your horse was big, but how big? Eeek. Falling off of tall horses is probably really scary. I think most of the times I've toppled off have been on some shorter specimens. :P <br /><br />(although the horse I ride now is about 18 hands high...)<br /><br />Cheerio,<br />K-MintyKisminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059326208708507668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324416472954218415.post-64814189922530195692014-03-09T14:15:04.227-04:002014-03-09T14:15:04.227-04:00Dude that's awesome! Yayyy for fellow LOTR fan...Dude that's awesome! Yayyy for fellow LOTR fans!! ^_^ :D (hehe just checked out your [extremely cool!] blog and followed ya!)<br /><br />I know! I almost -- *almost* -- want to fall of sometime just so I can say I have... it does seem to be the defining trait of a hardcore rider. ;D Oh well. Someday it'll happen. xD<br /><br />-AnElvenPrincessBeth P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12434361880761562408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324416472954218415.post-20135635217505498172014-03-08T23:50:37.365-05:002014-03-08T23:50:37.365-05:00Oh that's cool that you ride horses too! I'...Oh that's cool that you ride horses too! I've been riding for about six or seven years now and it's always neat to find a blog by someone who is not only an epic LOTR fan, but also a rider!! :D<br /><br />What?? You haven't fallen off yet?! Ya haven't lived, my friend. ;) <br /><br />God bless,<br />K-MintyKisminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059326208708507668noreply@blogger.com