{"id":1120,"date":"2010-02-23T18:20:25","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T22:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trickponies.wordpress.com\/?p=1120"},"modified":"2010-02-23T18:20:25","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T22:20:25","slug":"first-ride-in-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/23\/first-ride-in-months\/","title":{"rendered":"First Ride in Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/dsc03159.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1121\" title=\"boomer blitz\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/dsc03159.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>I haven&#8217;t ridden a horse in 3 months&#8230;there I said it. Christmas happened, then the EVEN colder weather set in, and with my mom and sister injured &#8211; I have no one to ride with. And honestly, I just didn&#8217;t feel like riding. So after 3 months I finally decided to saddle back up &#8211; even though there is still snow on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>I thought that with the warm (when I say warm I mean 40 Degrees) would soften the snow enough to ride &#8211; I was wrong. So I ended up riding up and down our small private road. I decided to ride Blitz first, because he&#8217;s the most laid back&#8230;.sometimes. He actually hadn&#8217;t been ridden since my mom had her accident on him. So when I took him back to the scene of the crime I could tell he had some naughty thoughts in his head. But, he didn&#8217;t try anything and I made sure to click and reward him when he did as asked.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/dsc03160.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1122\" title=\"blitz and boomer\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/dsc03160.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>I then got Boomerang out of the pasture and attempted to pony him off of Blitz. Boomer can be a bit mouthy and likes to bite the saddle and leadrope &#8211; so ponying him was good practice for him to &#8220;keep his hands to himself&#8221;. I was actually kind of surprised at how well he did &#8211; I&#8217;m hoping with more practice I can take them out by myself. My mom tagged along on foot to make sure none of the ponies acted up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/27172_349244174902_721899902_4855244_6872715_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1123\" title=\"blitz\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/27172_349244174902_721899902_4855244_6872715_n.jpg?w=222&#038;resize=222%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>When I got back from my short ride I worked with Boomer a little bit on ground manners. Asking him to move away from my hand pressure on his chest and neck. He&#8217;s really picked it up quickly and I put it into effect when I asked him to move away from the gate so that I could get Minnow out.<\/p>\n<p>Minnow got to work on his rear after a few weeks off. And I can say he was more then enthusiastic &#8211; he really got pretty high! My little rogue pony!~<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully I can keep up with the riding &#8211; it just better get warm soon!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/27172_349244194902_721899902_4855245_4705340_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1124\" title=\"blitz\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/27172_349244194902_721899902_4855245_4705340_n.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/27172_349244209902_721899902_4855246_1108103_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1125\" title=\"minnow rear\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/27172_349244209902_721899902_4855246_1108103_n.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/27172_349244219902_721899902_4855247_2380686_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1126\" title=\"minnow\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/27172_349244219902_721899902_4855247_2380686_n.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/27172_349244239902_721899902_4855248_2341034_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1127\" title=\"minnow rear\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/27172_349244239902_721899902_4855248_2341034_n.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I haven&#8217;t ridden a horse in 3 months&#8230;there I said it. Christmas happened, then the EVEN colder weather set in, and with my mom and sister injured &#8211; I have no one to ride with. And honestly, I just didn&#8217;t feel like riding. 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