Well now I’ve gone and done it. It’s now difficult for me to get Fancy to go into a gait. We just want to canter. Fancy canter pop-up all over the place in anticipation of me asking for her to canter. Finally we were able to flat foot walk, but not fox trot. Finally we got a fox trot. Then I asked in my normal way for canter. What the heck, she was upset at my request. We cantered. I tried for lead change. Fancy changed in front. There were many stops and rubs during all this drama, It’s not her fault. I’m canter crazy. That has to change. I’m going back to transition from walk, flat foot walk, foxtrot and canter. Darn it!
Time to stop. I dismounted from a gate. I took off the bridle. She’s been perfect at standing still waiting on me. I did not put on her halter. I unfastened the girth. Saddle is so great it stays on while I lead her to stall. Whoops! Something scared her and she leaped sideways. Saddle came off. Saddle landed on ground with saddle blanket on top. She started running. Tail was up! I screamed at the other rider in the arena. She was headed the opposite direction. “LOOSE horse! Susan B’s new Reining horse passed the test. She was not worried.
Back to Fancy. She did not run more than 20 feet. She ran, stopped and went over to sniff the saddle. A shocked me, went to get her with bridle rein. I led her a few feet with the bridle rein around her neck, opened the arena door and let her go to her stall and waiting grain.