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First time RIDING MY HORSE in a YEAR | Western Pleasure Walk/Jog | Quarter Horse Mare

325 views · Published 24 November 2017 · 4:32 · Indexed 20 October 2026

Channel: Life With Horses TV · 2017 · Pets & Animals

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In this horse video... you'll see me (Lenee) and my sister, Philly, riding 
my horse, Baby... my 19 year old Quarter horse mare.
This is the first time that I've ridden Baby since I went to go look at her back in October of 2016.
I've been working on developing our connection, trust, and respect through our groundwork and it's really helped us to get to know each other alot better... and has made our bond & partnership stronger over the last year. I've also been installing my lunging and groundwork cues into Baby, which are different than she's used to because everybody does different things. The cues you teach them on the ground through your groundwork will transfer from the ground to the saddle once you start to ride.. and I saw that once I got on her.
Baby has had some really great training, but to me, it doesn't matter how great a horse is trained by someone else... it doesn't mean that the next person can make them do the same things, because people have different energy, different length legs, different cues, etc. There's always going to be some type of learning curve, for both the horse and the rider.
I can see how the lunging and groundwork has helped us to bond and have a better connection than when I first rode her. I felt so much more relaxed this time. That first and second time I rode her.. we didn't know each other at all... and for me it's really hard to ride a horse that you don't know for the first time. I always feel like I look awkward. It usually takes me awhile to really bond and get a good connection with a new horse... but that's ok.. no rush for me.
I was so very happy with our first ride just recently at my home!!! It's only been a year!! lol... but I felt like we had a much better connection and knew each other better than our first ride, last October... and this video definitely shows that! I'm glad I waited and worked on the groundwork with her... I think it really  helped us ALOT! Groundwork really is a good way to get to know your horse and your horse time to get to know you. 

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