Checking in with Misty!

Here is the latest and greatest from Lisa who is fostering and training Misty, and keeping our girl very busy it sounds like:

We have had our challenges but overall Misty continues to progress. We had a nice trail ride on Tuesday, up to Rattlesnake Lake again. She only had one moment of spookiness where she tried to back up/go sideways back to where we came from but I felt that it was justified (there was a horse up the hill at someone’s property, right above the trail, that was running the fence because of us), so I hopped off and led her past it, then remounted when she settled. On the way back going by that spot she was fine. She never reached her usual moment of “I just won’t go any further” so that’s progress! She loves her new shoes and we had some nice canter on the way back. She likes to go back toward the trailer but she doesn’t pull or run.

Secondly we took video of some flatwork today. You can see that she is progressing nicely with her Dressage work, feeling better and better at the trot and with some really nice moments in canter (and able to hold it longer.) She is getting really fun to ride! The trick is lunging her first if she seems tense, tons of lateral work and counter bend, and just generally keeping her busy. She is a mare that will take a mile if you give her an inch! You can see one little stop/spook in this ride but she works past it easily.

I have plastic jump blocks on the way and hope to do a little bit of jumping with her in the next few weeks. This is a smart and athletic horse that will excel with the right handling, no doubt about it.