Bad and good.

Lucas is a tool.


He had a good lunge, we did some walk work and then he just refused to go forward. We haven't had a 'stuck' moment in a couple of months. So I got him moving again, and he reared. He hasn't done that since March/April before D got hurt.

D was right there and grabbed him and lead us both around for a bit while i got my nerve back and he checked Lucas out to make sure nothing was pinching or rubbing him that would cause him pain.

Then he told me to get off, he was going to ride him.

D has only ridden 2 horses about 10 times each since he got the go ahead from his doctor. Both are quiet beginner safe horses so that he could work on his arm, and gain some balance back.

I was more scared for D at this point than myself so I did try to talk him out of it but he was insistent that he was going to get on to fix it. I held the off side stirrup so that he could get up on Lucas. (The arm that he broke was the arm that he uses to pull himself up, and that is still a little rusty) And away he went.

D put Lucas to work, and it was much like the first ride D had on him back in January. Lucas pulled out all the stops, spins, bucks and rears, and D stuck to him and pushed him though it. It was like he never stopped riding. He did get a bit loose at one point when the horses in the field next to us took off and so did Lucas, but he stuck with him and put him right back into work.

Once he got to a 'good' place with Lucas I got on him and did some trotting, and transition work with him. He was still in a really pissy move but at least the behaviour was better.

D could hardly walk (using leg muscles he hasn't used in 4 months), but was extremely happy that he was able to ride Lucas though it.

Im going back out tomorrow night when the older kids are having there lesson to ride him again. This way C and D will both be there as well as some good quiet horses who will be working hard to keep him motivated.

I just dont know what to do with him anymore. He can be such a dick when I try to ride him some times, and other times hes fantastic....