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Post by Chelsea on Aug 25, 2006 14:13:39 GMT -5
((Lol! When I used to ride, I couldn't mount. I was too short and always needed a boost! Lol! And when I was dismounting, I always hit the ground hard. Lol! I never fell though! Just kind of....stumbled backwards and caught myself before I fell! lol!))
"Not bad." Josh said with a smile. Now put your feet in the stirrups and gather up the reins like this." he said, showing her how to hold the reins.
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Post by Jacqueline on Aug 25, 2006 14:18:04 GMT -5
((I cannot mount from the ground, I'm tall enough but Teddy spazzes because it pulls on his back so I always get a leg up or use the mounting block. When I dismount sometimes I stumple back, but normally I land nicely and just let my legs bend a bit because I've noticed that I don't stumble when I do that. But in the winter I always land hard and it hurts a lot. lol))
Shannon put her feet in the stirrups like he said and after looking to see how he held the reins she took them how he showed her to. Like this? She asked, just to make sure she had them right.
((It's gonna rain tonight. lol. Or it will be nice everywhere but in Woodstock. Just watch. lol))
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Post by Chelsea on Aug 25, 2006 14:43:19 GMT -5
((lmao!))
Joshua nodded. "Perfect. Now push your heels down and turn your feet out. Hold the reins tight and give Rocky a little squeeze with your legs." he instructed.
((it's raining here. or it was. i dunno. i'm in the basement but it was really yucky this morning))
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Post by Jacqueline on Aug 25, 2006 14:45:37 GMT -5
((It was really ucky and still is really gray, but hopefully it clears up. I'm supposed to go to a drive in with Jeremy tonight to see You Me and Dupree and two racing movies, I'm not going if it rains. lol))
Shannon pushed her heels down but had trouble keeping them down, they kept coming back up. She gave him a squeeze and still tried to keep her heels down and toes out.
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Post by Chelsea on Aug 25, 2006 15:01:06 GMT -5
((lol is jeremy ur bf))
"You're doing pretty good. Just, make sure you keep your heels down. It feels weird at first but you'll have more control and balance if you keep them down." he told her.
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Post by Jacqueline on Aug 25, 2006 15:04:15 GMT -5
((No, just a friend. He called me and somehow we got on the topic of how we had nothing to do tonight and he said that he was supposed to go with another of his friends but she was sick so he asked me if I wanted to go and I agreed because I have nothing better to do, other than be on here with you lol, and I've never been to a drive in. lol. I've never been on a city bus either. If we lived in the city I could take one to and from school, but we live in the country so we get a friggen school bus. lol))
It's hard to keep my heels down. Shannon said, still trying to keep them down.
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Post by Chelsea on Aug 25, 2006 15:08:44 GMT -5
((Lmao! I've never been to a drive-in but I've been on a city bus once or twice when i went home after school with my frend to do a project. we dont get bussed. we live too close))
"I know, but you're doing pretty well. Keep it up." he said, encouragingly.
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Post by Jacqueline on Aug 25, 2006 15:11:53 GMT -5
((lol, I live like a 20 minute drive from the school. I have to start at a new school, I hate that. I never know where to sit on the bus. I don't want to sit at the back and get someone mad at me, but I don't want to sit in the front and be a geek. lol))
Shannon continued to struggle with her heels. She was leaning a bit too far foreward which made it harder.
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Post by Chelsea on Aug 25, 2006 15:28:54 GMT -5
((lol! sit in the middle! lmao!))
Josh noticed what Shannon was doing wrong. "Shannon keep your back straight. It'll make it easier for you to keep your heels down." he called.
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Post by Jacqueline on Aug 25, 2006 15:40:05 GMT -5
((I know that, but she doesn't. lol))
Shannon made her back straight. It was easier to keep her heels down but it was still a bit tricky. After a while she'd get better at it though.
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Post by Chelsea on Aug 25, 2006 15:43:36 GMT -5
((lol who doesnt))
"Good job." Josh praised with a smile. "Keep his head up and if he slows down and you want to speed him up, just give him a little nudge to wake him up." he said.
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Post by Jacqueline on Aug 25, 2006 15:50:51 GMT -5
((Oh! I know what you're saying now. lol. I thought you were saying that Shannon had to sit in the middle of the saddle. lol. But we're gonna be like the first stop, it would be weird sitting in the middle. lol))
Shannon continued to do what she was doing and kept his head up. She was happy at the speed they were going though and didn't ask him to go an yfaster.
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Post by Chelsea on Aug 25, 2006 16:02:00 GMT -5
((lol! o ok! lmao!))
Josh got tired of standing in the middle of the arena so he hopped up on the fence and just sat there. "You're doing really well. Don't get nervous though." he said. Shannon looked a little tense and horses could tell when you were nervous and that made them upset. "Just relax. He won't do anything to you and I'm here so you'll be okay." he said.
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Post by Jacqueline on Aug 25, 2006 16:06:13 GMT -5
((Duh me. lol))
Shannon relaxed a bit but was still a bit tense. She was new to this and wasn't feeling that confident. She hoped Rocky wouldn't catch on to the fact that she was a beginner and take advantage of that like some horses would.
((Teddy takes advantage of me when he notices that I'm tired or sometimes I don't feel that good he just says 'yay! I can take over now! lets go over this jump and I'm gonna take off here, and I wont move here...' he's so random and annoying sometimes. lol))
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Post by Chelsea on Aug 25, 2006 16:08:26 GMT -5
Rocky stopped all of a sudden. Josh rolled his eyes. Rocky could be a hassle sometimes. "Give him a kick." Josh called. ((lmao!!! i still wish i had a horse though ))
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