Fancy spent over a month in training with Erin Patterson while my husband was in hospital and nursing home. Fancy expected a vacation homecoming. Susan expected and got a compliant smooth gaited horse with great cantering, great stops, great leg yields etc. Thank you Erin!
Fancy suffered today from too much riding. Instead of a home vacation, she was ridden. She wants a phone so she can call horse abuse hot line. I rode in an indoor arena, no fan. It was hot and stuffy in there. I rode outside at the stable. Here ‘s where rules were broken: I forgot about wearing spurs today, but they were not needed. My boot heels and body language communicated perfectly.
We went back inside and rode more. This is against the rule. We did more cantering. When Fancy canters, I get a breeze. I dismounted finally and the rule is, I take off saddle and let her roll in that wonderful arena. Nope. I made her get into trailer wearing her saddle. Swear words!
I took her home, put on her bridle and rode her. Gawd. Never before has this happened. NEVER! Also she had to go through road puddles filled with sharks. She had to back thru the puddles because she would not go forward through them (sharks). We left our property where there is a frightening patch of shade and more puddles. We had to back quite a ways before she agreed to move forward.
The abusive day ended in a bath! Oh no!
more abuse to come….