Tari's first few rides

So, I've taken Tari to the barn where Sundance is boarded to ride in the arena a few times.

She does great. She doesn't care about other horses coming near her. She doesn't try to follow another horse, she doesn't look at all the surroundings like I'd expected her to do for the first time in a new place. She just doesn't care about much going on around her. YAY!

I'm trying to teach her to stay on the rail because I want to do walk/jog with her at CCWHA next year. I think what I'm finding most frustrating about an unbroke horse is that they don't know how to walk in a straight line. Oh well, she'll get there. For now, its making me appreciate how much of an 'easy' ride Sundance is.

A few weeks ago, I trailered her for the first time to Pokomoke Arena. Its one of the pens we show at with CCWHA. It was freezing cold, and dark. It was the 1st time she'd been loaded on the trailer since she was brought to the farm I got her from. She was great getting on the trailer, and she was great being saddled. She wasn't afraid of all the stuff I figured she would be. Other horses, the arena lights, shadows. She took everything so well. I was very proud of her. She is showing a lot of promise. I think she's gonna be a horse that nothing phases!

Last Sunday (12/7) I had to give a riding lesson at 3 o'clock. Sandy wanted to come ride with Bettis, so before the lesson I went and got Tari and brought her to the barn. I tied her to the trailer during the lesson. She was great, the other horses in the pastures were running around and she didn't pay much attention. She whinnied a few times, but that was about it. She's gonna have to learn how to stand at a trailer sometime if I'm gonna take her to CCWHA next year. So, anyway, after my lessonw as over, I saddled her up and took her on her first trail ride. We walked around a huge open field. Through the woods, through puddles, up and down hills, she was great. Again, with the exception of not knowing how to walk a straight line.