Samstag, 28. Januar 2012

...groundwork "free dressage"

Well, not so much dressage as just playing around with some yielding and and other tricks during cooldown. For cooling down after lunging we usually go for a short walk or, if it's dark outside or raining, play a little around. Crispin likes that a lot because it means plenty of cookies.

It's nothing fancy. Just a little leg yield (basically just making him step under). Turn on the haunches (me trying to controll his forehand). And his favourite "real" trick, backing up towards me.

It was raining all day and he decided to take a good roll in the mud just before I took him out. I didn't even try to get him cleaned up. Sorry for that...

Freitag, 27. Januar 2012

January Pictures

It's time again. Another 3 months have gone by and it's picture time again. The weather was lovely and I've given Crispin a new haircut a few days ago (sorry to all the long mane lovers out there, it's not going to happen! ;-) )



He's almost 5 years old now (4 years, 9 months) and I think the changes are getting more and more subtle. More a question of season than growth and developement.  

And as always, last year, same time:

 


Other than the pictures, there isn't much to report. I was busy studying for my final (oral) exams. The last exam was on thursday and I am now (still inofficially) a Magistra Artium in communications. *yay for me*

I do have a little video of crispin and I playing around with some "freedressage" groundwork and I think I'll have to revisite the Lammfellsattel.

Donnerstag, 5. Januar 2012

...say "yes" to the saddle...

...oh my, I did. I talked to the fitter again on the phone and decided to go for it. I'll still have a 14 days trial periode once the saddle is here (which will be in another 6-8 weeks) but the fitter was very confident that the saddle will work out for Crispin. I ordered the saddle in brown. The color is actually called "moro", it's a reddish brown. I'm sure it will look odd at the beginning but I just love brown tack.

Speaking of brown "tack". Did I show you what I got Crispin for christmas this year?!

A halter. But just not any old boring halter, this one is called "Waldfreunde" and he looks so cute in it! Like a 3 y/o again and not the old man he is now at the age of 5!



I couldn't get a better picture than this. It was a little too dark for pictures plus most of them looked like this: