Before I print the two opening words, I had to reason out swearing and cursing. \u00a0I swore this afternoon. \u00a0Here are the definitions:
\n1. Cursing is negative.
\n2. Swearing can be either positive or negative.<\/p>\n
I used two swear words today in a positive manner:<\/p>\n
GOD DAMN!<\/strong><\/p>\n Fancy gave me a flying lead change while I was riding her bridleless! \u00a0I had a thin rope around her neck and I carried a horsemanship stick.Fancy had nothing on her head. \u00a0She had nothing in her mouth. \u00a0We were in the second lesson of the day with Erin Patterson. \u00a0During the first lesson, I had the bridle on, but didn’t use it. \u00a0The three person group did all the gaits. \u00a0I did walk, flat foot walk, fox trot and canter. \u00a0My other groupies have non gaited horses. \u00a0They got to do walk, trot and canter. \u00a0heh \u00a0heh!<\/p>\n During the second lesson I took off the bridle, I got to do all the gaits with another student with a Missouri Fox Trotter. \u00a0Cantering without the bridle went well! \u00a0I was able to relax. \u00a0I love indoor arenas with walls! \u00a0Fancy was anxious at one end of the arena probably because pigs live just outside the arena wall and we have not ridden in this arena most of the spring, summer and fall. But all went well and Fancy never spooked.<\/p>\n We did not try for flying lead changes during group one. \u00a0I forgot about flying lead changes during the group two lesson. \u00a0Fancy forgot about it too.<\/p>\n “Susan, I want you to canter a circle and stop in the middle. \u00a0Susan, I want you to canter a circle the other direction and stop in the middle.” \u00a0I was concerned about my signal to stop. \u00a0Our stop went from slow way down and seep forward into a stop. \u00a0We did come to a stop very nearly in the middle. \u00a0I was very happy with the Fancy-girl in this huge accomplishment.<\/p>\n Erin then spoke a full sentence the contained the words flying change. I startled internally. \u00a0I was just concerned with cantering and stopping! Thankfully, Fancy failed understand the full human english sentence so she failed to anticipate what I was going to ask. \u00a0When Fancy decides to do things before I ask, before she is in the proper position, before she is balanced, success is highly risky.<\/p>\n I’m to do a canter circle to the right and a flying lead change when switching directions in another circle. \u00a0I got to the middle where the switch was to be made and asked. \u00a0It didn’t happen right away. \u00a0Fancy continued to canter, but went into more of a pace gallop (four beats instead of three) which is not balanced. \u00a0When we made the second turn in the circle at the end of the arena, something happened and I felt smooth. \u00a0I felt a canter. \u00a0I checked Fancy’s legs and we were doing the correct lead going to the right. \u00a0Erin said the words, “Stop in the Middle”. \u00a0We seeped into the stop and Erin told me to reward Fancy. \u00a0Luckily, I had a treat. \u00a0She got a treat and I dismounted and loosened the girth. \u00a0This is another reward. \u00a0The lesson for Fancy and I ended. \u00a0I quizzed Erin and asked if we really did a legal flying change. \u00a0The answer was YES! \u00a0Both sets of legs changed at the same time. \u00a0The canter was maintained.<\/p>\n OMG! \u00a0GOD DAMN! \u00a0I think swearing is fully justified at this incredible event<\/p>\n Our first bridleless flying lead change was a magical experience.<\/p>\n Thank you Erin Patterson for developing Fancy and the more difficult job of developing me!<\/p>\n After we watched our group two lesson continue, it was time to load up and go home. \u00a0Fancy disrobed her saddle and I got into position to load her. The wind was whipping the heavy trailer door and I had to hang on to it while telling Fancy to load. \u00a0Fancy pretended not to know how to load. \u00a0I had also failed to put her bribery feed bucket into the trailer. \u00a0Fancy and I spend about five minutes arguing about loading. \u00a0Finally, she remembered how to load and that I was the leader and in charge of her world.<\/p>\n We arrived safely at home. \u00a0I stopped at the house and let Emma, the German Shepherd out of the house. \u00a0I drove thirty feet to the barn and let Fancy out of the trailer and the wondrous event ended. \u00a0I went into the house and mentally celebrated the grand occasion for forty-five minutes when it was time to take the husband and I out to a celebration dinner with wine for me.<\/p>\n Wait! \u00a0Where is Emma? \u00a0She never came into the house. \u00a0She didn’t appear outside even when I honked the car horn. \u00a0I yelled her name and heard her bark. \u00a0Her bark was coming from the barn. \u00a0Generally she can open the door of the feed room and exit on her own. \u00a0I checked the feed room. \u00a0No Emma. \u00a0I yelled her name and she barked. \u00a0OMG. \u00a0Emma is locked up in the horse trailer!<\/p>\n So when I opened the horse trailer door, Fancy got out and somehow Emma must have leaped into the trailer without me noticing. \u00a0How does that happen. \u00a0I held onto the trailer door and shut it. \u00a0Emma was free to eat as much horse manure as she could eat in almost an hour.<\/p>\n God DAMN!<\/strong><\/p>\n Update: \u00a0I rode Fancy the next day. \u00a0I put the bridle on and we jumped a nearly two foot jump. \u00a0 Took off the bridle and jumped again. \u00a0 My confidence soars. \u00a0We did a lot of follow the rail at all gaits. \u00a0Next we went for cloverleaf. \u00a0Making the turn to canter down the middle (A to C) in dressage words was too tight. \u00a0At the end! We tried for left to right flying lead, but dropped to trot. \u00a0We did do TWO right to left flying changes! \u00a0Reward..release..Emma did not load into trailer tonight while unloading Fancy. \u00a0Big day!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Before I print the two opening words, I had to reason out swearing and cursing. \u00a0I swore this afternoon. \u00a0Here are the definitions: 1. Cursing is negative. 2. Swearing can be either positive or negative. I used two swear words today in a positive manner: GOD DAMN! 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