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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Magical Thinking Cap

I had a birthday recently and hubs (with assistance from Lindsey and Alyssa) got me a beautiful horse tiara. Since I put it on (one of) our bridles, I have had only amazing and magical rides with Courage.  

You doubt?

This was ride #1.

It was amazing. And magical. There's even video.

Then I had another ride! (No video, but omg. We turned right. We turned left. It moved me, Bob.)
let's look at another pic from day one
So that's pretty great. I really, really don't like to drill Courage on the dressage and after two solid days, it was time to mix things up. I pulled him out Monday morning and we decided to tackle something we're historically ALWAYS bad at:

dun dun dun

TROT POLES

For real. The reason I quit jumping this horse is that he sees an obstacle, his whole body goes tight(er than it already was) and he launches at it. It's bad. It's that scary horse you avert your eyes from at the show type stuff. So when people were like "do trot poles to loosen his topline", I was like:
fo real
Trot poles are a great idea. FOR OTHER PEOPLE.

Anyways. We reattempted trot poles, but now with our magical sparkly thinking cap. Well ok first we wamred up on the lunge:
just needed an excuse to share this shot
 Then we started with one trot pole and worked our way up to three each direction.
omg!
Wow. Wow. YOU GUYS. We went slow with lots of reassurance and were VERY intentional about each step. Anytime he thought about rushing or getting frantic, we went back to walk, but you know what?

IT ACTUALLY WORKED.

That's a first.

So thrilled with this little horse right now. Omg. <3
he's pretty impressed
So obviously, the browband works.

27 comments:

  1. Yay for magical horse tiaras and successful trot poles!! 😁

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  2. That browband is AMAZING and gorgeous and so is Mr. Courage!

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  3. 1 - best hubs ever!
    2 - I really need the magical powers of a horse tiara.

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  4. ohhh...must get one of those!!!

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  5. oaky. I must have the browband. Please send link so that my dramatic princess can turn into a magical unicorn like Courage.

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    1. Oops! Should have included that. A special creation by Browbands With Bling.

      http://www.browbandswithbling.com/

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  6. He's looking so good in the video of you guys riding! And yay for trot poles!

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  7. He is looking so good and love the magical browband. Bonus points hat it's really pretty ;)

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  8. Woohoo for magic browbands! Sparkles are always magical.

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  9. ha you can basically see it in his eyes: bring me the jewels woman and i will give you the fancy!

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    1. I will make this trade all. day. long.

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    2. Quid pro quo and what not. "You scratch my back I'll scratch yours ...."

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  10. 1. Bling fixes everything. I'm convinced of it.
    2. I always appreciate a good Veggie Tales reference ;)

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    1. OMG I was hoping someone would get that. Gold star.

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  11. The video looks awesome. Celebrate whatever victory no matter what the cause :)

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  12. Wow! Trot poles like NBD. Clearly a crown of jewels is the solution to most problems, especially poles on the ground.

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  13. 😍 I need that brow band... in pink... oh my goodness...

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    1. Haha yes! We seem to have reached a compromise on them, in that he wears them under protest and is attempting to destroy them as quickly as possible, but I solemnly promised not to ever put non-slip boots on him again. ;-)

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  15. I think I need one of those browbands now. C looks fab!

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  16. I'm not usually one for sparkly brow bands but holy moly that thing is beautiful!

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  17. It's like his very own Sailor Moon magic headband of awesome super power

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  18. It is the most joyful browband ever.

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  19. Loving the browband and also the progress with the poles! He looks amazing!

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