Palmer is the highest lift on Hood, and it’s a black diamond–as much for the elevation and lack of trees as the steepness. The Palmer chairlift is now open, so I convinced DH to give it a try. So we hopped on the Magic Mile and went up, to this:
Then as we got off of Jeff Flood after our third run through the trees, we spotted what looked like a clearing trend up high on the Mountain. While my goggles had been great all season, yesterday, they….weren’t. We started out in the trees, with conditions like this:Īnnoyingly I had to stop and wipe my glasses every fifty yards or so. Yesterday morning was a perfect illustration of Timberline’s dual nature. Both of us got a productive workout and we pretty much just focused on conditioning and fine-tuning our cues. That big relaxed swinging walk of hers is so much fun to sit and she does it after she’s had a good workout and seems to feel good about it.Ī good horse night. It’s a pleasure to ride and from what I can see of her expression, a gait she truly enjoys. Back swaying, stepping deep under herself…going somewhere, head long and low, ears forward. She’s got a pretty good engine in that hind end.Īt the end she felt pretty good about her work, lining out on the long rein in her big, free-swinging swagger walk that could rival a Thoroughbred’s in its reach. While she’s mostly Doc Bar (Doc O’Lena and Gay Bar King), there’s some Leo in there as well….and girl can run when she wants. Still like to get her on a track someday and see what it’d feel like to ask her to sprint all out for a quarter mile. Which is pretty dang fast, considering how she shoots ahead when I lean forward and bring my hands forward. And! While our first couple of sessions of canter back from gallop weren’t as immediate as I would like, toward the end she was decelerating almost as fast as she can accelerate. Then we went to collected canter (well, semi-collected tonight) and gallop, which she enjoyed immensely. Some high-headed bracing at the beginning, but she eventually softened a little (not a lot, I don’t expect a lot after a layoff) and we played with legs and half-halt to get forward and impulsion.
#Evil greenie squeed plus#
Lots of two-track at walk and trot, plus lots of sitting trot with good impulsion. She was ready to dig in and work, so work we did. I also will use it as a tapping cue to get her to back off of my leg a little bit, and she was responsive to that.Īll the same, outside of a little stiffness when asked to bend on the right rein, she did pretty well for an unanticipated layoff (due to son’s illness). Funny how that changes her attitude–don’t need to use it, just need to carry it. Hard to say which one she likes best, especially when she’s still shedding the winter hair.Ĭool weather meant she hung back a wee bit at the beginning, so I picked up a crop. Tonight started out sulky, but she was easily persuaded to perk up with treats and brushing. Either she’s very demanding of attention and work or she’s mad at me for being gone and is sulky. Horse had a rather disgusted look on her face when I showed up…it’s always interesting to see her reaction when I’ve been away for a week or so.
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