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04.11.2013 20:51

Progress

Just a few lines about what is going on at the moment. We still have a few horses inside for training. Aldís and I went out for our first outsideride yesterday and it went well. She goes alone away from the stable, thinking forward, but easy to control. When I wanted her to walk the snowcovered ridingtrack next to the road, she wasn't sure about not sinking, so she stopped after the first step. I tried again when the cars and the lorry had passed, but she didn't trust the ground enough. So I dismounted and led her over, which was no problem at all. Did it the same way with a small rill and the pipe, which still has to be covered. She stood always still, when I mounted again and then went fresh forward. Think she was happy to get praised so much for everything she did right. Hope I can do that again soon, but first Ingólfur has to shoe her again for me as she stepped on one of the frontshoes today and ripped it off.
Today we worked most of our horses. Kátína was longed, Aldís was used as a leadinghorse for Hringur, who is learning to be a ridinghorse. Bjössi was riding him today, following us mostly, but working independently, too. Afterwards it was Nökkvi's turn. He wasn't too willing being completely alone, but did well. Would have been easier for him, to have another horse to follow. Last but not least, it was Flugar's turn and he did well, too. I was happy to see, how well he's taking the rider and how much he's trying to do everything right. Looking forward to see him grow into a ridinghorse.