On 6/13/08, Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFbyzcH6Lj0 > > > Thank you SO much for video-taping for us! > > I think we feel so much closer, being able to see it! > > > Judy > http://iceryder.net > http://clickryder.com >
Thanks Judy!! Its sorta intimidating, for me, not built like a supermodel or anything, to open myself up to potential ridicule, but so far no one seems (publicly) critical. And in retrospect I was thinking well, maybe some people would think --- whats such a big deal, she led a horse over some flappy tin, and got on a horse thats been ridden for years and rode it... but I ride with people all the time whose hroses have to stand and balk and dance while I ride mine first over the loud metal bridge or rattley old wooden bridge so the rest will follow. And then is when I know its these tiny things that count, and how a really trained horse is made by doing these little steps. and I think any new horse should be looked at as completely green the first few times you mess with it and see what you have. Cause no matter how broke they are, they are nervous and unsettled when new, and can totally freak out and then you have started off badly... my most deadbroke horse Jaspar, always acts up a little when someone new gets on him and there isnt a better horse in the world. But I think sometimes if I ever HAD to sell him, someone might think he was a pill, walking backwards into the trees when they kick him to go, little bratty tricks he has pulled before just trying to see if the new rider knows how to handle him :) anyway. yes, videos are fun... Janice-- even good horses have bad days sometimes.
