Sine we have gotten back from Cape May I have been feeling much better physically. I don't really know why, but it is wonderful to walk without feeling so much pain and balance issues, as I put one foot in front of the other. BTW the western boots are even better now that I took the orthodics out.
I felt a real inspiration today, to ride Bouffe from my experience of meeting Dale and Duck on Saturday. We rode for thirty minutes today and never broke out of a walk - we just turned a lot, as Bouffe had his first lesson today in neck reining.
Dale Simanton told me the first thing in teaching a horse to neck rein is for the horse to know your leg aids and since Bouffe does we were heading in the right direction. As before, when we were practicing bending, Bouffe turned to the left much easier than the right. In fact several times he didn't turn to the right at all. But after watching several videos today I know it was my fault; I wasn't using the direct rein enough. It will be easier for Bouffe and me when I get longer and maybe split reins instead of the English braided ones I am using.
I considered this a positive learning experience for Bouffe and me, as we break the old mold that thoroughbreds can't be western mounts - you need a quarter horse. I heard this from Leslie today (she is a die hard quarter horse owner) , which made me that much more determined to prove her wrong.
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