Training Diary: 4 January 2005
Kip was a combination of horribleness (insisting on travelling sideways, pigrooting, refusing to bend) and wonderfulness (moving very forward in a gorgeous outline) last night in my lesson. He’s the classic case of when he’s good, he’s veryvery good. At the end of the lesson, when Tracey was working in canter on Cookie, I decided to let Kip follow along behind her and “accidentally” canter. I gave him the verbal command to canter, and he shot straight up in the air in a perfect courbette and then shot off like a rocket. As soon as I had him back under control again, I could hear the trainer’s very dry voice saying “That may be a bit too forward.” lol…no kidding, but at least the bugger was finally moving! :) She said that Cleveland Bays have a reputation for being stubborn and difficult (translate: total pig-headedness) at times, even though they do have calm, sensible minds. Or, as one article I read put it, they tend to be “independent thinkers.” Hahaha – that’s one way of putting it.
3 Comments
alabastard
Ahhhh, That drafty mindset … but when they finally key in to the work, there is little better.
uathsaille
God, I really hope so. At the moment, I want to kill him most of the time. :(
mercurial_realm
My journal was suspended yesterday because of an age verification issue-apparently they are under the delusion I am under 13, and though I may act it sometimes, fortunately I have long since passed puberty.
So after getting nowhere an entire day, I’ve had to begin a new one, and is my home, at least until someone listens to me. Please could you add me again:)