Back in the saddle

OK So I got off to a slow start riding Cheyenne this summer, due to knee and shoulder injuries, but I am making up for it now. The funny thing with Cheyenne is that she is reluctant to do any work at the beginning.....how do I know this? Well, as I walk up to her in the field with the lead rope and halter, she proceeds to run around me in circles for about two minutes (thanks for the self-inflicted warm-up, Chey!) and then she gives in and walks up to me, lowers her head and off we go to the barn to tack up.

Once the riding session begins, she is just like my dog. They figure if they do it all at once and do it real fast, life will be easy. NOT! Cheyenne is just like me.....she wants to get a lot done in the least amount of time. So of course this is what I have been working on these past couple of days. No rushing....Low and Slow!!!! No need to rush to the finish line. EASY GIRL!!!! Her jog is so slow it is awesome. The problem is her lope. I know she can go slow but maybe it is something I am doing....mixed signals or something....but all she wants to do in the beginning is go, go, go!!!! It takes a couple of laps to get her to slow down and collect herself. It is probably something I am doing?? Who knows. Hopefully a couple of tune-up lessons from Jen will help me with this issue ;-)

By the end of the ride, Cheyenne is having a blast. How do I know this? Just ask anyone that rides with me and my horse. She is the only horse that sings. Ok so she doesn't sing but she humms. No joke!

Although I love my mare, I can't wait to ride Cody. Geldings....they are less temperamental. Unlike Cheyenne, Cody will not swing into heat at the drop of a hat or pin his ears and try to swing his butt over to drop kick the horse behind us on the trail. Yes, this is what Chey is capable of. She doesn't need to see a male horse to kick start her heat cycle...she just needs to be on the same block to sniff out the males in the neighborhood. If she were human and it was up to her, she would probably own she own brothel!