Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Progressing
Freya has just amazed me till no end. I guess the both of us have changed so much. We did some travelling circles today at a trot, now she wasn't perfect but ooooooo just so amazing. She also did some circling at the trot, and to my amazement she jumped the big log in her way, she didn't try to avoid it. I am trying so hard to work on my confidence on her back. I think that will be a never ending challenge. I have decided that i will lay across her and let her walk around, or at least walk away from the mounting spot so that i can get off of her anytime i want. And when i get comfortable with that i will take it to putting my leg over her. I think i should get hypnotised so that i remember nothing about the fall or the kick. Maybe then i will have my confidence back.
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Just remember that even though right now it may not seem like you will ever have your confidence back (which isn't true because you will!) it will come! But it will take a lot of time and dedication (which I know you have) it will also take not blowing through thresholds just because you want to ride! I want to canter, real bad but I know that I am not ready, I am not confident enough. So I am not going there. But I am going to my threshold and staying there long enough until I feel a change!
ReplyDeleteTake the time it takes so that it will take less time! Don't rush, find your threshold, don't go over it. It will feel uncomfortable for a while because you are outside your comfort zone... that is where the learning happens! What you have to do it slowly stretch your comfort zone until one day you can do all sorts of amazing things, confidently!
Enjoy the journey! Think of how your relationship with Freya will become even stronger because you took the time to work through your problems and didn't rush it.
See you tomorrow!
~Keri
P.S. One more thing... for what ever it is worth... I am really, really proud of you and I still would be even if you never rode Freya! :)