Here’s an amazing story of the L2 wannabee horse. His name is Luke
\nand he’s a National Show horse about as tall as the Empire State
\nbuilding. When he was first in training with Jenny and Tony,
\nAnything would make him leap high in the air and land on the other
\nside of the arena. He would give Tony (who can ride anything with
\nhair) a run for his seat. Thinking about Luke being rode outside was an impossible thought.<\/p>\n
Things progressed and Luke started using his brain to think. He even
\ngot to be rode outside.<\/p>\n
Luke was for sale to a PNH home. Most of us PNH home people were
\nfearful adult-beginning-riders with enough savvy to realize that Luke
\nwasn’t in our league.<\/p>\n
Gasp…he became a lesson horse for our advanced teenage riders..and
\nyounger adults. (None of us old adults would ever dare ride Luke, no
\nmatter how safe he appeared to be)<\/p>\n
Then he was half leased by one of the teenagers.<\/p>\n
Our young adult who works at the barn…beloved of everyone… fell in
\nlove with Luke a long time ago. she bore the leasing of the horse to
\nthe young teenage girl with well concealed jealousy. She wanted Luke
\nfor her own horse. Sharing Luke was not in her dream. She finally
\nswung a deal and bought Luke.<\/p>\n
They do marvelous…with a little bit of excitement when you
\nwatch…or ride in a group lesson with them. Every now and then she
\nforgets and relaxes a little too much, he startles at something and
\nshe falls off. But HAY! She is young and bounces right back.<\/p>\n
In 2001, she passed level 1 on Luke. We were all joyful. Her goal
\nwas to pass L2 in 2002.
\nHere it is in 2003. Luke has passed all but one of his L2 tasks.<\/p>\n
Oh sure, everyone nods sagely. It’s the flying lead changes.<\/p>\n
Nope. He passed flying lead changes about the middle of 2002. He’s
\nan athletic long-legged thing!<\/p>\n
His owner kept telling me that she was almost finished with level 2.
\nThe other day she said that she only had one more task to do. Flying
\nLead changes? I said…as I had forgotten that they already did them.<\/p>\n
Nope, she mumbled. What?! I said, not imagining what it could be.<\/p>\n
mummble mummmble…pole….L mumble backing<\/p>\n
Huh? I said.<\/p>\n
“Backing thru the L” she snapped! “When he backs thru the L, and the
\npole touches his back feet, he leaps into the air! He does it on the
\nground, but not when I ride! He can’t stand those poles touching his
\nfeet when I ride him.”<\/p>\n
I disolved in laughter. This is the only horse in the world with the
\nlast L2 task of backing through poles. All us other people are
\nstruggling with flying lead changes! Good GAD!!! Horses are
\nsomething else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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