In the last few weeks, I have become comfortable at the canter, yay! Eclipse and I are a great team, and we zoom around the arena and over the jumps. Today we practiced an equitation test before jumping. Everything felt great, so I think my balance and timing are getting to where they need to be. I may compete in a local show in early October :)
In other news, I have started working with Bourbon. My initial impression of him was incorrect. He's a sweet horse, but he doesn't trust new people immediately. My first day with him was last Tuesday. Basically I'm grooming him and doing ground work with him for now. He has a large crack in his left front, and what looks like white line disease all the way around, and is very tender-footed on hard surfaces. It will probably be months before he will be ridable. In the meantime, I have time to really get to know him. He's a very sensitive and reactive horse. I've heard that he's a dream and a nightmare (wants to please/REACTS before thinking). We're going on short walks down the road every day to see the sights. I've also started some of the Parelli games with him - it can't hurt to improve his manners when we have a sea of no riding time in front of us. His rain rot is nearly gone and I'm considering talking to his owner about buying a pair of boots and a hoof supplement for him.
Bourbon face
And, finally, the hubs and I are attending a local distance riding clinic this weekend in Ocala. We're leaving the kids with their grandparents and camping up there for the weekend. Should be fun!
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