Green on green and we're o.k.

Rode a 5 year old wobbly ottb who enjoyed going to the middle of the ring, pretending to spook, bobbing hello to everything everywhere and thinking leaving the ring sideways was a good trick. In short, green met green on Saturday and it was a good thing it was a private lesson.

It took a while to get the hang of him, but we learned he went better on the right rein and that he had been western broke, so a little neck reining with an open rein kept him on the rail. Had to use the crop a little bit, but once I got him going it was fun. He had a really big canter stride and when he ran into it the first time it was a little iffy (and he got on the wrong lead). Keeping him on the rail correctly while getting him on the correct canter lead was a little tricky! I had to get him over, make sure he was straight, keep a lot of leg on, and then turn his head in a little to get the lead without him falling in. It was a great experience, and we were both too green to do much more than focus on all that for the first lesson.

The next day he was sold (?!) so oh well, I guess that's the life of us students. Just thankful we can get experience on different horses when we can :).