Madison the Moose
Nov. 9th, 2008 01:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alobearWhen I called earlier in the week to book my riding lesson this morning, the girl asked me who I usually ride, and my mouth opened without consulting my brain and said, "Madison."
So, no suprise that I got the Moose!
There were good and bad things about today's lesson.
Bad - to begin with she would barely move, and hitting her had no impact at all, on top of making me feel bad. Then, in the second half of the lesson, she started dropping her head down and in so I had no contact, which is exactly what Joker was doing a few minutes before we parted company in March. I kept thinking, "This is Madison - she's not going to do anything stupid." But then I thought, she's never done this thing with her head before, either, and it freaked me out so I had to stop for five minutes while everyone else was cantering. Lynn was very understanding, but it was still really annoying - I mean, if *Madison* makes me nervous, I'm really screwed.
On the other hand, good - we did Madison's best exercise, leg yield, and she performed it perfectly as usual. Then, at the end of the lesson, I actually got her to do a walk to canter transition - I think she was as surprised as anyone else, and Lynn was really impressed, which was nice.
Overall, even though there was a certain amount of satisfaction to be had in eventually getting Madison to perform well, the lesson wasn't really any fun, and the fact that one slightly unpredictable moment had me immediately wanting to get off is not a good sign.
So, no suprise that I got the Moose!
There were good and bad things about today's lesson.
Bad - to begin with she would barely move, and hitting her had no impact at all, on top of making me feel bad. Then, in the second half of the lesson, she started dropping her head down and in so I had no contact, which is exactly what Joker was doing a few minutes before we parted company in March. I kept thinking, "This is Madison - she's not going to do anything stupid." But then I thought, she's never done this thing with her head before, either, and it freaked me out so I had to stop for five minutes while everyone else was cantering. Lynn was very understanding, but it was still really annoying - I mean, if *Madison* makes me nervous, I'm really screwed.
On the other hand, good - we did Madison's best exercise, leg yield, and she performed it perfectly as usual. Then, at the end of the lesson, I actually got her to do a walk to canter transition - I think she was as surprised as anyone else, and Lynn was really impressed, which was nice.
Overall, even though there was a certain amount of satisfaction to be had in eventually getting Madison to perform well, the lesson wasn't really any fun, and the fact that one slightly unpredictable moment had me immediately wanting to get off is not a good sign.
