Had my first solo ride on Sandy today!
We did a whole lotta training on the ground today, but ended with a brief ten minute ride around the roundpen.
I think the trick to getting her to cooperate well in the saddle is to make her jog out some energy before tacking, make the process of tacking very slow so she can adjust to the stuff on her, then making her jog a little with the tack on and adjusting as needed.
The round pen is also walled so she couldn't gawk at every distraction which helped keep her focusedl.
I stumbled after dismounting and fell onto the sand in the roundpen. Sandy checked on me of course lol.
I think the trick to getting her to cooperate well in the saddle is to make her jog out some energy before tacking, make the process of tacking very slow so she can adjust to the stuff on her, then making her jog a little with the tack on and adjusting as needed.
The round pen is also walled so she couldn't gawk at every distraction which helped keep her focusedl.
I stumbled after dismounting and fell onto the sand in the roundpen. Sandy checked on me of course lol.