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To: cjshapi

I don't know... we aren't much for competing these days...

She's rock steady by temperament but she only started leading on trail late last summer. Before that, she'd stop when in front and not want to go forward. No dancing, no spinning, just stopped. I like that, it's a safe way to react. Since my husband was pretty new to riding, we didn't push it and we let her follow for a year. That's in a strange place though... at home, she just wants to get into everything. She has some fine tuning she'd probably need to pass some of the tests in a trail competition... She doesn't side-pass, for one, we've worked on it a little, but not enough.


1,441 posted on 01/24/2007 8:24:40 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

I guess some see the judged pleasure trail rides as competition but I just enjoyed being out and having fun with the obstacles. We don't have much really nice trail riding within an hour's drive. I want to start doing more with our horses than just showing or riding on the farm but the logistics can be tricky.

Cyn looks like she's worth her weight in gold. Just solid, trustworthy and a character.


1,444 posted on 01/24/2007 8:30:57 AM PST by cjshapi (Proudly posting without a tagline since 2001)
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