This week I was privileged to be invited to meet a lady who lives nearby who has been studying Parelli for nearly a year, and her lovely horse True Flying Colours, a coloured cob. I was a little nervous as although I handle lots of different horses on a daily basis, I don't actually do much with them, let alone use my skills on them.
I was very pleased to find that True, who was completely opposite in nature to Jack, took to me very quickly and within minutes I had him trotting towards me happily when asked. Very interesting how I can now transfer my learning quite easily.
Although whilst on the ground I am fairly confident in what I am doing, I probably looked like a rabbit caught in headlights, when the offer came for me to ride him to see how I got on. Bearing in mind I haven't ridden another horse for at least 2 years, I needn't have worried. True was a poppet. The communication was there very quickly and I was happy to drop my reins completely and trot him round the school, getting his impulsion and using corners and rest as incentive, to get a really lovely forward trot. This behaviour and psychology stuff never ceases to amaze me how it works.
It was great to see how much I had progressed in my horsemanship working with a horse I didn't know at all, before I picked up that rope, not to mention getting into the saddle! If I am serious about this instructor business, which I am I hasten to add, then I will need to get to grips with lots of different horses on many levels. First step was a good one, now what's next...........
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