So tonight we had a few fallbacks. Okay, a lot of fallbacks. Pre-level 2 fallbacks. Oops. *insert laughter* The good thing is, in the midst of my frustration I could still smile and laugh, although a bit tensely. That is somewhat of a major improvement from a few months ago, where I was still trapped in the 'smack the horse' mode when I get pushed to a certain degree. The bad thing is, well, I could have handled it better. I ended up chasing my horse around the the figure eight, completely micromanaging him through it at a canter instead of trying to find a way to get him to want to do it himself. (my goal had been to get him to canter on the pattern himself)
So I was thinking about it tonight, and I've decided that this is something that needs major improvement on my part. So the next time I go to play with Chase and get frustrated, I'm going to stop playing with him before it gets out of hand, and then, in order to get rid of the 'RAWRG. CHASE KNOCK IT OFF' mindset, realize that I have to learn more. And then go back and do exactly that, and try something new the next day. Because being frustrated when I go to the barn isn't fun-it certainly amuses my LBI to a point, but it's definitely not a fun or effective mindset. So here's to the next active step in emotional/mental fitness!
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