Velvet is one of a kind for sure.. sweetest mare I've ever come by with a heart made of gold that she'll try her heart out for you with all her might.. I'm pretty sure I'm head over heels in love with this mare.. i adore her.
lately I've been getting well.. bored with schooling (even though I'm VERY grateful i have an indoor to school in threw the winter don't get me wrong..). her walk /trot is really solid, and her canter is coming along GREAT (gets her leads 99% of the time, circles, and giving at the bit I'm very pleased!) but her owner doesn't want her canter to get "over done".. only allowed to canter her once or twice a week out of the 6 days of schooling we do. she knows her turn on haunch & forhand, leg yields, side passes, walk pirouettes, I've done poles with her & pole courses, spirals, circles, serpentines, EVERYTHING i can think of on the flat.. but I'm getting bored, and I'm afraid its going to start wearing off on my horse and i want to keep her as interested as possible keeping the learning process fun for her.
i would love to take her on a trail, but we have NONE around my barn (stupid housing and development.. :evil: ) without going on the roads for 20 or so minutes, and her owner doesn't want her on the roads at all so no dice for a good trail ride..
we have a marylew clinic & Andy clinic coming up April 22ND weekend & may 3rd weekend, plus a western show weekend after the Andy clinic, then a dressage show weekend after that.. and i want to get her as ready as possible for everything of coarse, but again.. it almost feels like a chore wanting to ride these days.. gosh boredom sucks!
anyone else get the schooling blues? any suggestions on any fun schooling exercises to perk us up??