Direktlänk till inlägg 19 februari 2011
In the end Donoso was the chosen one! We arrived and tjoff we had a groom painting hooves etc. what service, viva España! First 30 min round was probably the most intense 30 min in my ridden life - Ignacio is a intense man with a electric energy, he does not fuss around, it is straight on, right on and full on! You know, like rollercoaster adrenalin.. He talks fast, thinks fast and give YOU NO time for thinking or saying - just doing - v e r y good, out of the head and into the feeling.. So no mercy, no waiting for the rider to be ready - just had to BE READY. I had to center myself, the pressure could have made me nervous and given me a extremely explosive horse, but we went for it and it was great! We did another session in afternoon after having had lunch together and here we covered; half pass, shoulder in, canter pirouettes (super!), flying changes and piaffe. In 30 min.
This guy knows spanish horses inside out, he understood Donoso's quality and personality instantly. Tomorrow more, as I felt we need to finish what we started I will not bring Start tomorrow, his turn will next clinic, it will be interesting to see how he responds to this kind of riding, think I will have to prepare him (and myself) alittle..
And right this moment Bonnie is celebrating her black Mini-Totilas!
Ignacio Rambla & Donoso VII