Yesterday I tried ponying Daisy while riding Pip. At first, it went really well. We were having Daisy jump while Pip and I trotted by, we could do turns, stops, and sometimes backup. But then Daisy decided that she was tired of it and started lagging behind. So, while I was trying to get her to come forward, Pip felt that she lacked leadership from me and started taking over. After about 5 minutes of this, I figured it would be best to quit with Daisy for the night and focus on Pip.
Once I took Daisy off her lead, Pip and I were trotting around, doing Point to Point and having her follow my feel w/o me having to do much to get her to do more. It didn't take too long for her to figure out that I was back in charge and my leadership came back. Yay! We went into the arena and did some body exercises and going deep into the corners. I was having her bend around my leg in the corners and focusing on a slower trot. Surprisingly, she did really well!! I was quite proud of her, and w/ the sun setting we decided to call it quits for the night. I am so excited to try it again, but I have to find out how to keep Daisy motivated. Pip was giving her the evil eye the whole time, so that didn't help at all! Pip must want me all for herself, how cute! Pip does get jealous when I play with Daisy Mae, so this must not help that.
:D Should be fun!
Anna
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