Duncan had an amazing few weeks, but that shortly went downhill. I was coming everyday and working him around 5 times a week, but at least seeing him everdyday. Now when I come like 4 or 5 days a week seems mad at me. He also does not seem happy. I think he is bored. He is still young and does still need to go out and run around and do things.
One day he decided to buck. He hasn't done it sense then, but it is always in the back of my mind. How am I supposed to trust him when I do not know what he is going to do next. Everyone puts their own opinion in, but honestly I don't want to hear people tell me how to train my horse. It's just obnoxious to have someone constantly breathing down your shoulder telling you how to do everything, and what you should do, or what will make it better. They don't know Duncan. They don't see him daily. They have no right to judge.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
To Duncan:
You are my worst fear, and my best friend. My biggest weakness, and my strongest training tool. You are God's gift, and His most creative way of teaching me. Duncan, you are my way to the top, the horse that is most capable of taking me places, but also the one who is most likely to make me want to give up.
Everything about you makes me want to fear you. You're big, young, and not predictable. Yet I feel that it would be wrong of me to sell you and just do it with another horse. I think it is because I see you as the horse I am least likely to progress on, I feel that you are the horse I must do it on. So here we are; I am trying to teach you, and you are trying to grow up. Trying unfold your potential, because there is no doubt in my mind that you will do it. You will go all the way. You are the horse I will have forever. I fall in love with you more and more everyday, and you have slowly captured my heart. But the slower you took it, the more you ensured it was to stay that way.
P.S bucking will not get you out of work. Even if sometime you do manage to throw me, there will be lunging and I will get back on.
Everything about you makes me want to fear you. You're big, young, and not predictable. Yet I feel that it would be wrong of me to sell you and just do it with another horse. I think it is because I see you as the horse I am least likely to progress on, I feel that you are the horse I must do it on. So here we are; I am trying to teach you, and you are trying to grow up. Trying unfold your potential, because there is no doubt in my mind that you will do it. You will go all the way. You are the horse I will have forever. I fall in love with you more and more everyday, and you have slowly captured my heart. But the slower you took it, the more you ensured it was to stay that way.
P.S bucking will not get you out of work. Even if sometime you do manage to throw me, there will be lunging and I will get back on.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
But It's Worth It
Duncan has been doing so great! I'm finally starting to trust him and give him the reigns to stretch, and relax a little bit on him. I'm loving it!
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