Foxy!

I have just started riding my Tennessee Walker horse, Foxy, bareback. I have never ridden bareback before and it was actually a great new experience. I still have to get my balance a little because he is a little narrow near his withers. Although, his past owners trained him completely wrong and harsh.

I went last Sunday and had a lesson with his past owner, Cindy. She taught me how to ride him, and apparently you have to pull tight on the reins and kick him too hard. It was really bad. Then, she handed me a stick to use, because I had forgotten to bring my crop! I felt really bad. She was sitting there, watching me the whole time, so I had to ride him like that!

This Sunday, I will work on softning his mouth and try to get him responding to neck-reining. My mom said that we should get some cones to practice with, so hopefully I will have them by next week. Anyway, I will try to regain my confidence and try trotting and maybe even cantering on him bareback.