We've got two tasks this month. the one I picked out of my envelope this time was to go ride sideways without something in front of us, - more of that in the next post. the second task for this month was to think about what we have achieved over the past year.
The best way I can think of it is by describing where we were this time last year.
So this time last year we had not even submitted our level one audition and now we are ready to film our level two audition. Looking back at this video and thinking about what we can do better now I am most struck by the changes in me. My confidence when playing with Liquorice has increased and, with that, his confidence in me. One of the feedback comments the audition team made was that they "noticed your horses expression and ears were cranky. Improving this now will excel your relationship and growth for the future." and I have struggled with this for a long time. I think I have come to realise that I don't have to work at asking him for less but to ask him for more. He seems to look at me more often with ears forward if I have been more of a leader and more assertive.
One of the big achievements of the last year was to actually take him off the yard. This was achieved when we booked on a level two clinic at Wisborough Green in early December. This was a huge breakthrough in MY emotional fitness and led to us buying our own lorry. This, in turn, has helped me begin to realise another dream which is to ride Liquorice safely on the beach. We have taken him to the beach several times now to just walk about in hand, have a bit a of a paddle in the sea, and generally hang out. About three weeks ago he was calm enough for Kevin to get on him and walk about.
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