Blondie got a new bridle for Christmas!! It was a pain to put together but it turned out looking quite nice :) she also got a hat, boots, a fly mask, treats, braiding bands, a bit for the bridle, her own sweat scraper, a new halter,...and I think that's it. I still have to get a saddle pad. Looks like I'll be making a trip to Full Spectrum Tack Shop soon.
Blondie got skinny again. I don't understand how that horse can eat so much and not gain anything. I don't even work her as much as I used to at Fox Den Farm. We're giving her grain twice a day again till we get her back up to weight. Ugh..what a horse.
ALSO I did join up with her the other day!! She still hasn't gotten the idea of what I'm doing and that she's not just being worked in the round pen like she's been trained to do. She gets all confused and throws in a buck or kick here and there. Which is perfectly fine. She still achieved join up through the "short cut" way, but I'm working on getting her to do it herself. It's going to take some time.
I'm also trying to learn how to do the half-pass on her. I've seen another rider do it with her before, so I know she can. I just have to remind her while trying to learn how to do it myself. It'll take me up in the dressage level of experience at least. I also think Blondie would make an amazing Eventer! Screw hunter/jumpers. Without a martingale on, she flies! Her canter is sooooo springy and full of life on top of her love towards jumping that I think she'd be great at it! Either that or Jumpers with the 5 and 6 foot jumps!! I'll have to wait till summer to try anything like that with her though, the ground is always too wet and slippery, or frozen stiff now.
