If we’re FB/IG friends, you’ve already seen these, but I’ve been on Leo twice now and am still here to talk about it!
Wednesday was my first time getting on- we arrived home late Saturday evening and my plan had been to give him a couple days to chill, since he’d undergone a lot of traveling and a lot of changes since racing just a few weeks ago. So I spent a bit of time each day with Leo on the ground and have found him to be slightly nervous, but altogether a really good guy.
The ride was completely uneventful. BO held him for me at the mounting block, but didn’t even need to, as he stood totally still while I got on and found my stirrups. We just walked for the most part. While a bit wiggly and braced on the bit, he was surprisingly easy to maneuver with just my seat/leg, and quickly learned how to halt from just my seat. I wish there was some video, but BO was riding S at the time, so boo.
Thursday after tending to P, I pulled Leo out but it was getting late and tacking up seemed like a lot of work. Since he didn’t really know how to steer with reins anyway and I didn’t want him to get the impression that me=arena work, I decided to experiment.
I did get on him first in the arena since he’d already been in there, but he was so chill walking around, I hopped off and led him up to the tall mounting block next to the dressage arena on the other side of the barn. He caught sight of the cows across the street so stood completely motionless while I got on (thanks cows!), then I turned him and we wandered around those fields and into the dressage arena.
Today we’ll put our groundwork to the test and work on self-loading into the trailer because tomorrow we head to Trainer B’s!
yay on not dying. He is so cute.Love his face.OH P. BEHAVE.
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Always a good day when I don’t die 😂😂
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P needs to be rejoicing right about now that you keep him around. Sheesh. He owes you the next 20 years of carting TD around and never, ever having even a scratch on him again.
Leo though. Swoon!!!!
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I know- show some gratitude, asshole 😫
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Taking out all the stops! haha have fun this weekend (and jesus christ P -surgery?!? really?!?!)
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Yeah- because he’s an idiot 😫
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Such a cutie!
What the F, P. Seriously. Ugh, I hope he’s alright!
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He’ll survive- I mean, maybe at least 🤦♀️
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Pretty sure you are the only person I know who successfully got on baby OTTB horse in a rope halter 2 days after meeting him. You are a BA.
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This was EXACTLY my thought too 🙂
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Badass or really dumb? 😂😂
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Maybe not so much badass as still sleep deprived from getting him home 😂😂
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That nose tho ❤ cheers to many more happy rides!
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That nose is soooo smooch-able and luckily he’s starting to understand that me coming for the nose isn’t a bad thing 😂😂
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I love him already! What a chill dude!
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He seriously is!
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He sounds like a winner to me, and a good distraction from P who OBVIOUSLY can’t take a hint.
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Bahahah right?! No clue when he’s going to get the message!
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