January 3, 2010 (4 miles):
It was a long ride today, the usual 4 miles, but Pretty kept wanting to quit. Mars doesn't really like to turn his head to the right and likes to fight. I'm working on when I say “whoa” that they both stop and the same thing with humming to slow down and easy.
After we were done riding, Pretty was in her standing stall, backing up and trying to break her rope, when she kicked out with her back right and caught me in the leg, just above my knee. If she would've gotten 2 inches down, she would've hit my knee straight centre. So now I have some black & blue bruising going, but I also got after her for that so that she knows that she is not allowed to do that.
January 4, 2010 (5 ½ miles):
My riding student Ashley came with me for a ride today. It's been sometime since she was riding last, so Mars was giving her some attitude. I rode Pretty and she was deciding that she didn't want to back up anymore when I was asking her, so when I asked her again, she threw up her head and I just pulled back and she actually sat down! She wasn't very happy about that. Mars seemed to be limping a little on his front left, but I didn't feel any heat or swelling, so he might just be a bit sore. I'll check on him tomorrow to see how he's doing.
January 5, 2010:
I just rode at home today with Pretty. I didn't see Mars limping but I figured I'd give him a day off. Me & Pretty worked starting and stopping, backing up (which she hates), stop and back-ups and making sure that she didn't sit down this time. She only likes backing up 3-4 steps and then she quits and I have to get after her in order to keep her backing up until I tell her to stop. We'll get there eventually, she just has to keep remembering who's the boss and to start respecting me and quit giving attitude all the time.
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