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02.03.2008 12:50

Lessons with Mette, 2nd day

Second part of our trainingweekend with Mette Manseth. Start was at 1 o'clock after lunch and Ingólfur and I were the ones to start.
Bragur had spent the last day in the box and so he had a really urgent need to move. He was running and gallopping on the longe, trying to take a few sprints. But he was not successful in this. At least he was well behaved in riding. We started to teach the horses to walk sideways, first from the ground and then after mounting from the saddle. Both horses worked fine and Katla was already a lot more relaxed than before.
In the afternoon Mette wanted to ride Bragur again and as he didn't behave the way he was supposed too (he had too much room to behave stupid), she went off and took him into an empty box in the stable, mounted again and rode him in there. He was supposed to kiss the stirrup and accept her moving the legs front and back all the time. At the same time a group of swedish riders visited Torfunes and you can imagine, that they were really interested in what was going on and took a lot of pics of Mette riding Bragur in the box. I'd love to get some of these pics!
Well, he was standing still soon (as he was supposed to) and then he even helped himself to a bit of hay, that was in the box. I really had to laugh about that. He was happily eating while Mette was training him... After that he even used the opportunity to have a drink. When he behaved the way Mette wanted, she took him back to the riding hall and went through the whole program again, which worked just fine. Then I had  to go back on back and ride him around a circle first in walk, then in trott, always moving my legs forwards and backwards, behaving like a beginner. This is to make him realise there's no harm done, when I touch him with my legs.
We even got homework and will work on like that till Mette comes back in April.
Katla was starting to get a bit pissed with working just in walk, but she did good job and Mette talked quite well about her. Hope we can see her on Landsmót!
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