So I rode last night and tonight in the new indoor, late, around 8 pm. Of course by then no one was at the barn but me, and so it was a good time to just concentrate on Bug and building a routine. I am still in awe at how trainable this horse is. Even when I came off of her the first day in the field, I never got the feeling she was trying to be bad. She hadn't been ridden in weeks and the young horses in the next field were all riled up. I'd be shocked if she hadn't bucked. It was bad timing I had kicked her into a gallop and was up in 2 point at the time. When I got back on I wasn't afraid of her and she never has from that day on pinned her ears and gave me that same "I am going to buck so hold on tight" face.

She has no tension in her body or her mind. It's a feeling I have rarely felt. Only once actually, on my coach's old horse, Mark. He let you into his body and his mind from day one too. She feels like that. It's wonderful.She doesn't spook, but she is aware of things, casually. she breathes deeply, and doesn't hold tension anywhere. Her body s naturally straight, I don't need to spend a lot of time "fixing" one side or another, and she is super soft in my hands and in her back and in her ribs. It's lovely. From the first step, shes ready to swing and stretch. And man, is she sensitive to seat and weight aids.

We search our whole career for this type of horse. I've finally found one! :)