Mighty Stallion, Ridden by a Child!

This is really yesterday's entry. I was too tired to fight for the computer last night. :P

Cory had two more firsts yesterday -- first ride by someone other than me, and first ride with another horse in the arena. We put Madeleine up on him and he was just as calm and even lazier than he is with me. At first I told her I would just lead her around but quickly let her loose on him when it became apparent she couldn't get him moving any faster than a slow crawl. I managed to get some trot steps out of him using the lunge whip but poor Mad couldn't keep him trotting for more than maybe a quarter of the way around the arena. Yes, I put my 13-year-old daughter on a stallion for his sixth ride ever and flicked the lunge whip at them. It's not as bad as it sounds -- I know this stallion very well. Fly and his owner were also riding in the arena and we even tried to get Cory following Fly to keep him trotting and that didn't work either. I'll ride him next time with a dressage whip and see if I can teach him a little more about what leg means.