Hello Curly Friends,
Cinnamon River and I were so lucky last week. My good friend and instructor at Equest Therapeutic Riding Center in Wylie, Texas, Cheryl Gray, came to visit Golden Curls Ranch and gave us a lesson in Extended Trot. Cheryl had mentioned wanting to ride a gaited horse on FaceBook (oh, by the way, if your on Face Book look us up....it's great fun, Denise, Linda, Janice, and Annette are there and it's a fun way to touch basis with friends on a daily basis)
So naturally, I jumped at the chance to show her Cinnamon River who is a MFT Curly Cross. We are working with Mary Donald and Bunny Reveglia on our ICHO gaited evaluation and he is doing really well. Cinnamon's grandpa is Walker's Prince T on his mom's side and Rex's Golden Touch on his sire so he has lots of smooth gaits to live up too!
Wednesday was a beautiful day for a ride. Cheryl has been experiencing some medical concerns and at one point was paralyzed on her left side so I was a little worried, OK major worried!. But, as my husband says; never counsel you're fears, The ride for Cheryl and Cinnamon River went wonderfully. She really thinks he has great potential and he is only five years old. She likes the gaited walk as it is less pounding on her back and she can get back into the saddle. She has been mainly a Dressage on Thoroughbreds..
Then, she dismounted and said, "I've warmed him up, now, you take him to the next level". And, being the good student I quickly climbed up in her custom English Dressage saddle; which felt like a cloud under my seat bones! Wow, I walked Cinnamon River giving him leg but not so much that he would break into a bouncy trot. He started moving out so fast and smooth it was heaven. So, we are extending our beautiful trot. Wahoo! Was it a pleasure.
It was a great day, having my instructor pronounce Cinnamon River a wonderful gaited horse and getting to the next level with him on his extended trot....wishing everyday could be just like that day.
Hugs,
Angie
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