This mare continues to amaze me. She is so intelligent and catches onto things very quickly. Today I decided to put the saddle on her to see how she did. My initial plan was to actually mount her a few times and see how that went but my grandmother's boarders showed up to ride and I did not wish to continue working with my potentially sketchy mare while they were riding their gelding who is her main distraction.
I worked with Maya on several of the games and worked on the circle game the longest. She likes to stop right be hind my back and come into me. She also seems to get more emotional as her speed increases. If she' trotting, she's more aware of things around her and more likely to spook and buck.
I worked with her with the saddle pad for a bit, letting her sniff it, then patting her down with it. She is very curious and loves to sniff and chew on things. I need to work on my patience so that I can allow her the time and space to nibble away until she's comfortable.
I added the saddle and she spend a good deal of time leaning in and sniffing and nibbling at the girth area. No stirrups were on it, so nothing flapping around. I did a few yo-yo's and circles. Which she did fairly well with. I led her to the mounting block and put weight on her and jumped up and down a bit. Again, she seemed okay. Then it was time to put her up. Overall it was a successful session.
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