06Apr2009

Today we are starting our blog. Today Olly and I worked over ground poles with a tarp and a few barrels.

Last week Olly and I were jumping in the arena with Stacy and Klein, and we just couldn't get comfortable enought to go over a cross rail with a tarp below it. We tried for 15 min. We went over once, and I should have stopped there, but instead I asked for one more time. He wouldn't have it. Even as a ground pole...not going over. So we called it a day. due to some ill-fitting saddle issues, We were unable to continue schooling the tarp situation under saddle, so we attempted it yesterday on a lunge line. After a few tries of me walking with him over the tarp covered ground pole we are now cool.

Today we continued with the tarp/ground pole combination and added a few ground poles with barrels on the side, just to make it interesting. NO PROBLEM! Every day we add a few more new items and we are taking it in stride. Learning, learning, and more learning. A few more days and we will be back in the saddle, no jumping yet, but I fore see alot more ground poles!

After the lungeing we walked back to the barn for some sugar cubes and some stretching. Oh, and lots of hugs.