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03 July 2001 |
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These pictures are of the first time Heather rode Luchia. Luchia is a Lusitano x TB mare, nine years old, who has been hacked out by her previous owner for the last four years until last summer, when he became seriously ill with emphysema, and so the mare had not been ridden for a year. To our knowledge, she has never been ridden in a school, certainly never ridden ‘in an outline’ as her shape testifies, has no muscle over her neck, back and quarters, has an enormously developed under-neck muscle and Heather commented when she first got on, that is is a long time since she had to peer over the top of the ears/head to see where she was going! I liked her when I went to see her and Heather bought her without even going to try her! |
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Heather criticises her hands in photos 3 and 4 - too far apart and elbows too far back, although with no weight in the reins. Will take some more photos tomorrow and Heather will correct her faults she says! We are also going to lunge each other. |
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Just got on - typical Luchia stance - Heather criticising herself
for slouching whilst talking to a couple of students in the gallery!
Looks like a hammock!
Starting to relax the lower jaw and lower the head.
Luchia now soft and released in her body, stepping through and on a very
light contact -