STRAIGHT LINE FLYING LEAD CHANGE!<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s go with the unique first: \u00a0More than a few years ago Fancy and I were participating in a clinic with horses and a mammoth mule. \u00a0Fancy wasn\u2019t scared of the mule, but she was buzzed about something. \u00a0We stood next to the mule awaiting our turn at a pattern. \u00a0After an hour or so, I guessed she liked the mule and wanted to be close. \u00a0I experimented and sure enough, her buzz subsided when we were close to the mule. I know Fancy\u2019s history.I asked her breeder if Fancy had any encounter with a mule at her birth home. \u201cNo\u201d was the answer. \u00a0As far as I know, she has never known a mule.<\/p>\n
Years later, Fancy share a boarding pasture with a mule. \u00a0They loved one another. \u00a0Today, that mule came walking down the driveway where Fancy and I were having a group lesson. \u00a0Fancy recognized a mule from quite a distance. She \u201cbuzzed\u201d. \u00a0I had to go into control mode. \u00a0Had I been riding without a bridle, I might have lost control of her. \u00a0Wait I would have lost control! \u00a0\u201cMulie\u201d was saddled and came into the arena and then into the round pen. \u00a0Fancy buzzed up, requiring me to do some sidepassing, backing moves to return her focus to me.<\/p>\n
Our first pattern was a figure eight small circle at a flat foot walk, big circle at fox trot, do a figure eight and repeat. \u00a0Next we were to try for a figure eight flying lead change canter. \u00a0OMG! \u00a0Fancy did it! \u00a0Flying lead change both directions! \u00a0Scream!<\/p>\n
Our second pattern: \u00a0Fox trot to a cone next to the round pen, \u00a0canter to another cone change leads and go around the arena. \u00a0Whoops! \u00a0Canter threw a temper tantrum when asked to pass beyond the round pen. Her rider, group lesson people and our instructor had never experienced or seen Fancy do this. \u00a0Her fit was ears pinned, \u00a0shut down and bounce up and down on her front legs. \u00a0We were all shocked. \u00a0Her amazing rider was not scared. \u00a0There was no \u201cbuck\u201d in there, but the rider has to do some control moves to get Fancy\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n
We tried the pattern again and succeeded!<\/p>\n
Fans: \u00a0Straight Line Flying Changes! \u00a0The most difficult of all maneuvers! \u00a0Fancy and I did straight line flying changes! \u00a0SCREAM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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