Now the weathers much better I'm getting to ride Legacy much more, and I'm having lessons every other week. I'm trying to ride on my days off from work and after or before depending on what shift I'm doing and she's not enjoying it.
I've always heard that ex racers are great to have because they love to work, well I definitely got the odd one out and she hates it. She won't hack out on her own due to having separation anxiety and I can't hack out with Cloudy because she plays up in the road when she doesn't want to go. This is why I started up the lessons again, getting her to listen.
When I take her down to the school she may work nicely for 10 minutes, 20 minutes or even just 2 before she decides that she's finished working and will just stop in the middle of what we're doing. Have it be in the middle of a lesson, just warming up or down she will just stop. Now I can't give her a kick to move her on as she's sensitive that and will fling her head up in the air. In my lessons I've now learnt that giving her intermittent squeezes with my right then left foot will make her move but not until she's given me a cow kick out as to say get away trying to kick my leg.
Recently when riding her I have to know that I'm feeling confident that day to fight with her to get her working properly. Once you fight back with her she will fight back a little but will give up in the end, and at times she she will work lovely after. I'm hoping this is just a phase for her and she will be happy to work soon as she starts to learn the basics more.
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