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islenskihesturinn · 5 months ago

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I’ve started riding Fjara to help my dad with her tripping (read: he likes to ride with a long loose rein and Fjara ends up tipping forward).

The first two times we were still getting used to one another, she’s still trying to gauge why the heck I’m asking her for turns and to do a few steps backwards and walk sideways a little.

Today I decided to take a different path around the farm and Fjara was particularly high in her energy, so when we turned to go back her back curled a little and her tempo went up…

And I’m sitting on her all impressed at the energy but also please don’t do a happy buck, I’m still getting used to how different you are from my regular horse 😅

#she’s a fun one!#I know that from like…the ground #now I’m learning it in the saddle #really gotta find my ‘grip’ so to say bc where Lilja is short and slight Fjara is tall and broad #I can’t even get on her without a step 😅#Lilja? no problem. I’m still convincing her that steps aren’t evil so I can get on better but y know #if there’s a problem and I need to get off I know I can also climb back on sort of gracefully #Fjara is a damn mountain! and broad!#and her saddle gives a lot less grip so to say #you can do a happy buck after a few more rides miss missy #but she is very sensitive and polite. she might want to return to Lilja buuuut she’ll still listen to my directions #has a good stop #loves praise for doing a good job #my dad doesn’t utilise that enough #yet #and her tölt and walk are asdfghjkl right now but I can get that back to some decent gaits #some groundwork and some more time under the saddle and a bit more help for my dad and she’ll be a-okay 👌👌👌#*myhorses #Fjara frá Skjálg #oh! and I rode Lilja bitless #she seems to love it and I love that #just gotta find the middle bit where she doesn’t just go lalala when she wants to go fast and I don’t #it’s not out of control but more like … well….lalala can’t hear you wheeeer #it’s a test for us to see if it helps her with tension #Lilja shows her teeth when in a faster gait and I’ve tried many bits and different things with my hands #I still get a ‘smile’#I’m also going to see if I can find a soft bit #and ask a bitfitter for advice #if anything just to rule out any discomfort in her mouth #there’s no bruising or anything that I can find

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