Hooka and a Hackmore!

Ok,...

So no Hookas, but how about a Phooka!

Got out to Kristi's today to ride the big Boo.. With treats in hand I called him out in the paddock and this time instead of me treking out there he came up.. Yeah!..

Got him out in the arena and we dinked around a bit and then I put the hackmore on.

He actually did pretty good!

I got a stop, I get the front and the hind though I do have to admit he is pretty lop-sided.

Great on the right side, flunky on the left. Ok so we can go back into the snaffle and fix that up and try again in the hackmore.

its not an all or nothing game.

We cantered around a bit, but he does not have the engine Emma has, but its still fun.!

Then we worked on our roping. Gah what is it... but when I rope from the ground I seem to be using different muscles then when I rope from horseback.

Either my form is wrong, or roping from horseback isolates certain groups of muscles because you dont have your hips and legs to balance and work with, or at least I think thats it.

I have tried to set up my roping practice like basketball practice!.. LoL

you know when you practice making the hoops you stand around the court and take your shots at different positions. The same should be done for roping the dummy.. Then when you get a good shot, stop, and go on to the next position.

You really find out where your holes are in that way.

Hi Ho!

LW