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Post by Jacqueline on Aug 29, 2006 20:25:02 GMT -5
((You put your thumb in behind their teeth so then it presses on the gums and they open up. I was a bit scared at first, but now I'm used to it. It's kinda gross though when they have grain or grass or anything in their mouths. lol))
Shannon stood on the left side of Rocky and held the reins close to his mouth and toward the end of them so that they didn't get tangled in his legs adn so she had control over him.
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Post by Chelsea on Aug 29, 2006 20:36:13 GMT -5
((lol eww!)) "Okay. Walk him outside into the outdoor arena and lead him into the centre. Halt him there and then you can mount." he told her, walking behind her and the horse. ((lol thats the only thing about horse tack i really know. leading them, putting the reins up, and pulling down or putting up the stirrups ))
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Post by Jacqueline on Aug 29, 2006 20:47:46 GMT -5
Shannon walked Rocky outside. She stopped him in the middle and patted him. You're going to tighten the girth. She said. She hadn't tightened it enough, she wouldn't be able to.
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Post by Chelsea on Aug 29, 2006 20:51:37 GMT -5
"Yup." Josh said with a smile. He patted Rocky and then tightened the girth so that the saddle fit him snugly. "Can you get up on your own now?" he asked her.
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Post by Jacqueline on Aug 29, 2006 20:57:03 GMT -5
Shannon petted Rocky. I can try. She said. She pulled down the stirrups and stood on Rocky's left side. This side right? She said.
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Post by Chelsea on Aug 29, 2006 20:58:52 GMT -5
Josh nodded. "Yup. Always on your left. Mounting and leading are always done on the horse's left side." he told her with a smile.
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Post by Jacqueline on Aug 29, 2006 21:02:44 GMT -5
Shannon smiled. She put her left foot in the stirrup and grabbed onto the saddle to keep from falling over. She jumped up and had to pull herself over his back. But she had made it on. She patted Rocky for holding still.
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Post by Chelsea on Aug 29, 2006 21:06:10 GMT -5
"Not bad. It gets easier. It's hard to pull yourself up at first." he told her with a smile. "When you're settled, keep your back straight, push your heels down, and turn your toes outward. Then give Rocky a little squeeze with your legs." he instructed.
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Post by Jacqueline on Aug 29, 2006 21:08:15 GMT -5
Shannon smiled. She reached over and put her feel in the stirrups properly and then shoved her heels down and her toes down. She sat straight and squeezed Rocky.
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Post by Chelsea on Aug 29, 2006 21:10:07 GMT -5
Rocky began to walk. Josh walked over to the fence, hopped up, and sat down. "TOes out Shan." he called as he noticed her toes starting to turn in.
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Post by Jacqueline on Aug 29, 2006 21:14:56 GMT -5
Shannon patted him and pointed her toes out. She hoped she would get better at that when she rode more.
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Post by Chelsea on Aug 29, 2006 21:16:53 GMT -5
"Good." Josh praised. Rocky walked and obeyed Shannon. He walked with his head up and took quick, lively steps. He was behaving himself today.
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Post by Jacqueline on Aug 29, 2006 21:24:12 GMT -5
Shannon smiled at his praise. She patted Rocky and kept her leg on to keep him moving.
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Post by Chelsea on Aug 29, 2006 21:26:05 GMT -5
"You can trot him if you want. Gather your reins, keep your heels down, keep your back straight and toes out. Then give him a squeeze." he told her. He thought that she was ready to trot on her own.
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Post by Jacqueline on Aug 29, 2006 21:28:33 GMT -5
Shannon shortened her reins and made sure she was sitting upstraight, had her heels down and had her toes out. She squeesed Rocky and prepared for his trot.
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