Obsesion for asphalt

Today I rode a trip alone on Giga. I rode into the residential neighborhood because the forest is still filled with ice. I have a small obsesion for asphalt, I just love the sound of the hooves when they hit the asphalt. I walked up to the road and then we took a short gallop, it was a fantastic feeling. I felt like all looked at us as I were a knight on my noble horse :-D

Despite we rode alone, she was quite relaxed. There is great progress!

Continuation

Continuation of my other post... Here are a few pictures of my past with Giga. I rode her with a curb bit and with a saddle that didn't fit her. At that time I was sure about she was a disrespectful and naughty horse. Luckily I found another way. And fortunately, I have become wiser. I am ashamed to see these pictures but no one is perfect. And everyone can change if they have an open mind!

A few wise words

I would like to share a few wise words. Something I have thought about and something many probably could use to reflect on.

Many people have too many emotions involved when they train their horses. It's one of the biggest problems in horse training. It’ s not uncommon that you can quickly become angry and frustrated if the horse doesn’t do what we want them to do. We associate it with the horse is either naughty or disrespectful. And it is unfortunately not the case. A horse does not react on emotions but on instinct. They do not have the brain capacity to think "I'll fucking show my stupid owner" or something similar. We tend to humanize our animals because it’s easier to deal with, if we can blame it on our animals instead of ourselves. So think twice when you train your animal. Try to lie the emotions on the shelf. I'm not saying we should be insensible machines but we must leave our anger, frustration, sadness, irritation, etc behind us.

Think to you self, it’s animals, they just react based on their instincts. Horses are flight animals and if you send the wrong signal, they can be scared. All they want is just to escape, not to be evil or stupid.

A little worried

The last few days I have been a little worried. I've been afraid that I have learned Giga a too strong stopsignal. BUT today I was proven that there's still a "spark" in her. Whether it's a good thing I don't know but it was just nice to see that she still has a bit temper. I was going to ride with a few of my friends but I came way too early, so I rode alone into the forest. I was a little surprised by Giga's fiery temper. She was very tense and a little strong. So I chose to ride back, as I didn't think that a tense horse mixed with ice slippery roads was a good idea. When I got back where my friends at the farm. So I chose to ride an extra trip with them. And it was good for her. She was quite tired and relaxed. I rode her all the way home without any rein contact. So this was yet another successful day!

A mirror to my soul

My horse is a mirror to my soul. And sometimes I might not like what I see in the mirror and sometimes I will. The goal is to be proud of what I see in my reflection.

Have you noticed?

I don't know if anyone has noticed that my blog right now is much about Giga. The reason is that my two other lovely horse are in Sweden. I miss them a lot but right now I have to realize that my life takes place in Denmark and not Sweden. I expect that in a year I can afford to have Victor here in Denmark. I miss him very much, he's my soulmate.
Baltazar is going to live his life in Sweden as a "company pony" and as a calm riding pony for small children.

It irritates me that I can't update more about my other horses. But right now you'll  follow most me and Giga and our progress. And as I said, I hope that Victor moves to DK in about a year or so.

Oh, how I miss my two boys!

Rain, rain and more rain.

It has rained all day long. The weather has been so gray and dull. Right now I miss the beautiful snow and the cold frost but on the other hand, we need rain to remove all the snow, so spring can emerge. Unfortunately, everything out on the Flower Farm is flooded and the forest is slippery because of the ice that still lies on the surface. So I didn't ride Giga today. I was out and say hi to her and I fed her. She didn't look like someone who loved the weather, although she comes from "the rainy Ireland". I hope the weather improves soon, I can't wait for the warmer climate we'll soon meet.