*She leads Deceptive Thoughts into the arena, not sure of what to expect.*>>> -- Indoor Arena

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Subject: *She leads Deceptive Thoughts into the arena, not sure of what to expect.*>>>

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Roxanne

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Date Posted: 16:48:19 02/26/03 Wed

*He was a new horse for her. She had boughten him shortly before she had moved here. Not only this, but it was their first night here and he was but a 4-year-old. She actually wouldn't even be riding if wasn't so tense after the long trailering. She wanted all of her horses to absorb the sights and smells, before turning them out with new horses tomorrow.

She threw her foot into the stirrup and with the strength of her thigh rose up in the saddle. She adjusted her other stirrup before settling into the seat of the schooling dressage saddle. He shifted anxiously when she was adjusting her reins to begin the short ride. With a few short cheaking motions, he stood and waited for further commands. She asked him to back a few steps by closing her fingers gently. She released her fingers and gently brushed his barrel with her heals. He harshly moved into a walk, that was so fast it was on the verve of troting. She slowed him down and began working circles.

After having stretched his legs a bit, she nudged him gently and pushed her hands forward asking for a trot. He moved into a smooth extended trot, but she moved him to a working trot, as he would probably relax more. She troted both ways for some time, before asking for a canter.

She moved him to the rail and gently moved her outside foot, slightly back. He bolted into a canter as she expected. She slowed him back to a trot and did it again. This time he responded a bit better. He even picked up the correct lead. She worked both ways and did several circles.

Finally she moved him back to the center of the arena. She asked him to back and fluently dismounted. After running her hands over his legs, she determined he had loosened up and she led him back to the barns to be bedded down for the night.*

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