Probably the tip you hear the most from your riding instructor is "Keep your heels down!". It takes a lot of stretching your calf muscles and practicing to naturally have your heels down when riding. So if you see me sitting with my heels down and frozen, don't ask questions. Anyways, today we worked on cantering! That has got to be the most exciting thing I've done on a horse. Last week, I was so tense and scared of falling off my horse during cantering, that I barely made it through the lesson without falling off. This week was way more fun, because I relaxed and was used to cantering. (I haven't cantered for a year!) It was so fun and bouncy, but so fast, you wouldn't believe it! You thrown forwards, so you really have to keep in rhythm with your horse. I haven't mastered it yet, but if I do, jumping, here I come!
Anyways, here's a picture of a horse cantering. Obviously, it's not me riding, nor my horse cantering, but you get the idea:
One more thing. Our school is having a concert next week, and other schools are coming to play in it, and guess what? My friends are in one of the schools coming. We've decided to meet before the concert and chat and catch up with each other. I can't wait! I'm too excited to speak!
Dapple Grey
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