June 27, 2013
I think I have already made it pretty clear that I am really enamored with Poe. But here I go again. I love this pony. He is such a good fit for me. He is fun and affectionate and playful. He is easy on the ground and loves attention. I feel comfortable on him. He is fun to ride, and have I mentioned how smart he is? Yep, he is one smart pony.
Yesterday I did some neck reining drills and he made some progress. Today I figured there would be a little back-step, but not so. I cantered through mug shuffle and could adjust his angle with just a little neck reining. He was also weaving poles (which is what I base the neck reining training drill on) by neck reining. I did some small circles at a walk and trot and although it still required some direct reining, he was responding to my leg and neck rein direction as well.
Yea for Poe!
Blue Ridge Pony 