After the first two lessons I again couldn't wait for Wednesday to come quick enough. I'd been off at the Really Wild Food Festival the weekend before, and since then been so busy with paperwork at the Tea Company I needed an afternoon off.
I'd purchased a couple of horse riding books and spent ages looking at the diagrams below to try and understand this trot business better.
As I got there, Mrs G, was very excited as there was a double page interview with me in the local newspaper, focusing on our work at Pembrokeshire Tea. (Local celebrity status improving I guess lol), she asked if she could introduce me as one of her pupils to a group of local WI ladies who were spending the afternoon with them. -On horse back of course.
I mounted Lyric -from the block again- and walked him over to the gallery area to say hello. It was odd talking about work from Lyric's back, but interesting, they had all tried the teas we produce and were impressed. I think that counts as my most interesting public speaking exercise, but helps with horse control I guess.
I spent the lesson working on my balance, turning, and improving my overall control of Lyric, who had started a diet that week so was not in the best of moods.
He was certainly being 'cheeky' this lesson, helping to highlight areas of my controlling him I needed to work on.
Dismount this week was less graceful. I slid down, managed to get my feet on the ground, and a stirrup shaped bruise on my stomach. Nevermind. :0)
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