In the last picture I was trying to get his head up. It was much lower. Seems backwards but when I started lowering the reins instead of raising them his head stayed up.
Busy week here.
My dad is coming in town this afternoon to see Mack's building and have lunch with us. He will probably come out to the house for awhile.
Heather's mother asked if she and her youngest, a girl 7, could go trail riding tomorrow. She has been riding Rocky in the arena but I gather has been bugging her mom to let her go on a trial ride. I feel bad about the way I feel about it, because I REally don't want to do it, as I'm not real fond of this kid. A Bit whiney and seems to be one of those kids who get bored with something after only a few minutes, I've rode with kids like here before and I know she's going to get out there and be hot, and is this all there is, and can we trot, etc etc. You know, I just don't enjoy messing with the horses with kids who are not really interested. And besides it means Heather probably won't get to ride this week because I'm so busy with other stuff and SHE'S the one I invited to ride. But I couldn't get out of it gracefully and mom said she told the kid only this 1 time. Yeah right, I've seen how well this kid listens. Every week it's the same thing, do I have to wear the helmet, can I lope, can I run barrels, etc etc. and every week it's the same answer NO NO NO:). Sorry for the rant.
Then tomorrow night I'm going to go watch Blake ride in a play day, will take pictures:) Checking these playdays out as a possible place I could take Heather to compete on Rocky or even maybe Harley because Jenny thinks this place has a rule about no kids on studs. Stupid rule, considering, from what Jenny says, that there are several out of control geldings there. Hey, but that's OK, better then an in control stud....I don't get it:)
Possible chance that HEather will get to ride Wed. and then on Thurs I have bunko here at my house. Fri. morning will be my regular Fri morn. Then in the afternoon, Jenny and I are going to go have Chinese food, and then a movie.
And on top of all this I have to ride that mare and I would like to find time to get some good rides in on Harley. May have someone coming to look at him. I got a call Sat. and they sounded like they were very interested. Who knows, generally that stuff falls thru.
Becky
When you have the reins up like that, it puts pressure on the roof of his mouth, and keeps his head up, as soon as you lower the reins, he'll lower his head. Is he leaning on the bit a lot? In the picture, it looks like you might want to take a bit more contact, unless he just pulled the reins out of your hands. Western horses naturally carry they're heads low, but not so low that they're noses are dragging on the ground. :-)