A brief story: We worked more on canter circles to the left last night. I couldn't keep Lear from breaking gait every time we came off the rail, and in frustration I asked Pat to hop on for a schooling ride. When he slowed as she brought him in toward the center of the ring, just as he did with me, she tapped him lightly with the crop, and my hand to God his back hooves went well above the level of his haunches as he bucked. She stayed on him ("This saddle is horrible!" "What are you talking about? Finest naugahyde Wintec POS, that saddle.") and got him to understand what we were asking, but he remains, as MkII put it, the horse with three left feet.
But at least we know that if the barn runs low on money, we can rent Pat out for bronc-riding displays.
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To the left, to the left! Every time you canter, it's a circle to the left!
All the horsie ladies (all the horsie ladies!)
Put your hoofs UP! Up in the barn, tryin' to larn, Lear does his own lil' thing! Started to dip, then I took a trip, Lear could care less whatcha think!
Maybe he adjusts his back (chiro) with a good buck? Wintecs are so nice and light; this redeems some of their other features...
And to Lear: If ya liked it, ya shoulda put a spring on it.
(best I could do)
You know, that's the line I couldn't manage. Kudos.
There isn't much weight difference between this saddle and the other; it seems to be just the width that's a change. Next week, back to the old tack, and we'll get a better fix on whether it's just the saddle or whether he's pining for his old trainer.
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