I rode her with Missy in a lesson. We did a lot of work on transitions and she is coming along. We ended with a small grid. I’d like her to slow down, and that is coming along too.
Category Archives: Lexie Gast
Lexie on a hack
Beautiful day so Lexie and I headed out on a hack. We did a lot of walking for the first half of it. She enjoyed looking at the countryside.
We scared up several pheasants which made her jump, but she did not over-react, and settled nicely.
We hacked about four miles.
We came across a group of 10 deer, which she found interesting, but not alarming. We had a nice canter on the way home and then walked the last half mile in on a long rein. Good day!
Cavaletti and gridwork
I brought her in and groomed her and rode in the indoor on this blustery evening. We had a long walk warm up and then moved on to trot work and cavaletti, which she informed me was entirely too easy for her.
After some canter work we did a small grid, which she also aced. Good night!
Stretching
An equal amount today of stretching and transitions. She is doing very well!
Transitions
Today we played with transitions from the seat after a long warmup. She did very well!
Good fun
Windy day, but mild. I brought her in and rode her in the indoor. We had a lot of trot and canter work after a long walk warmup. We also made some progress in transitions. Very good!
Riding blog
A nice mild day and all the horses wanted their blankets off in the afternoon, to have a good roll in the soft snow. After I got that accomplished, I brought Lexie in and groomed her. The thrush on her RF seems to be healing well enough that it is not responsive to pressure. The LF still is a bit sensitive, so it may be time to treat her again.
We worked in the arena and she was really quite good in all gaits. Getting better all the time. Gia came and rode her in the evening and they seemed to get along well from what I observed. Great!
Missy had a lesson on Otto tonight and they produced some nice work. He is coming over his topline better and she is applying her skills regarding the outside rein and inside leg and incorporating the occasional counter bend where appropriate. Really fun to work with them.
Meanwhile, I was riding Howdy and we did a lot of bending and yielding to the rein in walk. He did very well and I am quite pleased. I know, walking doesn’t sound exciting. When it needs to be done and you get the results you’d hoped for, it is very exciting! #horsegeek
Transitions
A cold day, but not too bad in the indoor. I think her thrush is looking better, but still am not ruling out another treatment when we get a 50 degree day.
After a long warmup, we worked on transitions and acceptance of the aids. She is coming along!
Stretching
More work in the indoor on transitions and stretching. I am very happy with her work!
I brought her in and groomed her. I took the liberty of clipping a short bridle path. I don’t know if you are trying to grow it out, so I did not trim the entire length of the former bridle path, which resulted in this mohawk look, which only Lexie could carry off so well.
More work with in the pelham, including stretching and transitions. Very good!