Put on your big girl panties...I'd never heard this expression before I got to Ft. Bragg, but it seems to get a lot of usage amongst the army wives here. Basically it means to quit whining, suck it up and do what you gotta do. These past few days were a little frustrating. I knew coming into this competition that once I got back to Bragg, my time to work with Eli was going to be more limited and somewhat dependent on Jace's work schedule. I was hopeful that the frantic pace that Jace's unit has kept up for the last two years would settle now that this deployment was done. So when Jace worked super late Fri. night, killing my plans to do Eli's first ride, I was more than a little disappointed. Then Jace ended up working a good portion of Sat. as well, and I went into a full blown pity party. I reminded myself about those big girl panties...but after a couple years of wearing them, they're looking a little worn out! Must be time for a new pair!
Anyway, I did manage to get on Eli Saturday night, on our four week anniversary. Hard to believe he was completely untouched just a few weeks ago! You'd never know it now. I got on him bareback, and it was pretty much a non-event for him. My friend, Mary, led him forward for a bit until he got used to the new load he was carrying, then I took him around the pen at a walk. I asked him for some turns, did some stopping and starting, some backward steps, and a little yielding of his hindquarters. He did it all with no drama. Such a star!
I have yet to ride him under saddle. We're still in "quarantine" and not allowed to use the arenas until Wed., so I'll probably wait until then to do much more riding. I have plenty of other games we can play until then.
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