My mare can read my mind.

I have to be super careful not to even THINK something I want to do in 30 feet because we will do it immediately instead.

I was told in a dressage lesson recently NOT to ask her for a halt at X.

Just ask for a transition to walk………..

And………

Guess what.

It looked a little less like this………..

The connection between my brain and her feet

 is faster than lightning.

Meanwhile,

I’ve been struggling to ride a

lovely

talented

athletic

horse that everyone tells me is…..

THE NICE ONE!!

If I have a horse that might actually jump around Rolex…………

Oh…….Never mind.

So…………this horse & I do NOT have that faster-than-a-speeding-bullet mental connection.

I ask for him to slow down……….

and it might register in 2, or 3 or maybe 4 seconds.

Which is just the right length of time for Bad Eventer to…..

COMPLETELY PANIC!!!!!

I’ve been riding hot sensitive Thoroughbreds as long as I can remember.

I think go, and they GO.

I think stop, and we STOP.

My warmblood…………………….

oh it’s all really just a suggestion as far as he’s concerned……………….

I was in a clinic with him and the clinician yelled at me for taking a crazy wide turn.

I SCREAMED IN FRUSTRATION politely explained that I couldn’t make the shorter turn.

I believe he tried to bet me $100 that I, in fact, COULD make the turn.

Bad Eventer may be bad at eventing, but I knew not to make that bet.

As I started around the arena, while I was a VERY LONG WAY AWAY……

he yelled,

“START TURNING NOW!!!!!!!!!”

Yes, yes, we made the turn to the jump by starting the ATTEMPT to turn 10 miles before hand.

I guess we’ve made improvement……. but there is still a just-long-enough delay between my cue and his feet………….

to make me crazy.

Bad Eventer may not be made of the right stuff to ride warmbloods………

Maybe if I made my reaction time match his……