Getting Going with Groundwork

Awareness of the outside world. “One if by land. Two if by D.C.” NorthEnd: Old North projections, Balsam, 04/17/2025. More projections, Silence Dogood: About.

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Now that I have been cleared to walk, I’m starting to do some ground work with one horse while the other horse lunges. [Shuffleboard at the Retirement Home]

I’m talking about close-in work, not long lining, not lunging. I’ve made efforts in this direction before. It never seems to stick. First off, I want to watch how the horse on the lunge is doing. How is he moving? How is his mood? Do we need to make any feed adjustments, and so on. Second, I don’t have a clear picture of where I am going with this. Despite many books on the subject and many suggestions, I feel that I go out to the ring and kinda moosh around. Of course, there is the in-hand work of the Spanish Riding School, but that’s aiming a bit high.

We’ll see how long it stays in the repertoire.

Onwards!
Katherine