tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578616175371417043.post1123885390286217405..comments2024-02-17T02:33:59.962-08:00Comments on Adventures of a Horse Crazed Mind: Ride 14- Pushing Past ComfortChelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05045101705493626989noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578616175371417043.post-72459217821595669602015-05-03T03:38:13.324-07:002015-05-03T03:38:13.324-07:00I haven't read your blog since you started rid...I haven't read your blog since you started riding Hola, but I'm happy to see you still have her and you are riding her! What is fascinating to me is that we seem to be going through exactly the same things in training our horses. Except mine is 9 and has no excuse. It's been a very difficult 2 years and now I'm ready to give up. See, I don't have an arena to ride in, and I don't have anyone to ride with on trails to help my horse handle her fears. So it's pretty much futile now.<br /><br />I loved the yawning video!lythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578616175371417043.post-67281184403667339432015-03-01T22:41:01.252-08:002015-03-01T22:41:01.252-08:00Thanks to you both! On good days I feel like "...Thanks to you both! On good days I feel like "Okay, I got this!" on bad days... not so much:) I always try to end on what she knows or what she got right and I really think that is paying off more than anything. Chelsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045101705493626989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578616175371417043.post-25806797372543068742015-02-28T09:49:10.262-08:002015-02-28T09:49:10.262-08:00I agree that you handled that situation perfectly....I agree that you handled that situation perfectly. Adding a little more "pressure" in your rides as you go will help both you and her find confidence in yourselves. Setting up for success is always a priority, but pushing past your comfort zone isn't always a bad idea either. You don't give yourself enough credit. You are doing amazing with her and going back to the things she knows in high-anxiety or pressure situations was perfect! Brantley approves <3Madeline C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14246076712179468308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578616175371417043.post-52984788241621282102015-02-27T10:07:12.669-08:002015-02-27T10:07:12.669-08:00It's all a part of the journey. Some rides wi...It's all a part of the journey. Some rides will always be better than some others, but you handled the situation (and her energy) well, and did not bail when that's exactly what you wanted to do. A lesson is a lesson, and the short and sweet ones, sometimes stick better than you'd think. Well done!!C-ingspotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17744931697050670013noreply@blogger.com