Miss Windchime, the triple-threat Energizer Bunny, went back to work today...
Miraculously my Pessoa CC saddle fits, so on it went with an Ultra Thinline pad (I love these things!!) and, possibly more miraculously, so did Prophecy's girth (which used to be Windy's in much, MUCH slimmer days).
So, on we get with a new bit to try. We're using an eggbutt Myler mullen snaffle on Lily and I thought it might be suitable for Windy as well; she's not one you can ride in a bit without some "in your face" ability when you need it (ie... when the half halt becomes something entirely mysterious).
She's probably only been ridden once or twice in the past year, so I was expecting something interesting... she doesn't do anything other than "go really really fast", but she does that rather well.
Windy is a sweetheart... just has two modes: stop and GO-GO-GO. We found, albeit intermittently, "relaxed, focused walk" in there today. As long as I kept asking her to step under with her inside hind leg and bend softly through the jaw and body, she relaxed and moved into my outside rein... hurrah. :)
Mostly walk today-- she's discombobulated behind and needs a visit from Dr. Cheryl, our chiropractor. Either way it's a very good beginning for a very out of shape horse.
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