My Horse is a Saint

Incase anyone was wondering.

Want proof?

Today. Everything about today. But mostly, how hard this horse tries for me. I just can't even put into words how proud and impressed I am of this creature. He has a heart of gold, and he truly showed that to me today. Now, more than ever, I believe this horse would sooner hurt himself, crash through a fence instead of refusing, anything, to try to please.

I just have no words.

Today, we had a perfect ride. He was not great about tacking up, but I was optimistic we'd have a good ride. Well, I get down to the ring and he was meh about getting on. I had to get off to tighten my girth which I couldn't do from the saddle, and he was perfect for when I mounted a second time. Then I dropped my crop, got off, got on again and he was great.

We had a flawless walk trot ride. Perfect transitions, he stayed consistently round, it was great. I cantered him going to the left per usual, and then decided to try the right lead canter, which I hadn't done in a while, because that's the way that he would always pull me to the rail. He was a saint. I just can't even. But it gets even more amazing. I wasn't supporting him enough with my outside leg around a corner, and he got off balance and tripped. Not just a normal trip but a pretty big, almost to the knees, kind of trip. And he somehow managed to get up and keep cantering, without breaking stride. Say what?! What a perfect little boy. Well, after doing some more work, we went to canter that way again, and he picked up the wrong lead. He tried so hard to fix it, and it was hard for him. First, he went from being on the wrong lead to switching his lead in the back. He was so confused, and reallllllly wanted to get it. I was like, okay, we can trot bud, and start over, but he wouldn't. He eventually got it. I'm such a proud momma.

You guys, this is the horse that I've never taught lead changes too. He has auto changes in the field, and on the lunge... but this?! I couldn't even believe it.

I can't wait to start jumping him. His giving heart and desire to please blows me away, and I think he will be a great honest jumper because of it; he will try his heart out to get good distances for me, take the bad ones I give him, be awkward but not refuse... I just have a feeling.

I'm blessed, ya'll. Really blessed.