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Luscious Babe
MANDATORY TRAINING:
1. Groundwork. (Here)
2. Lunging. (Here)
3. Accepting a saddle/rider. (Here )
4. First ride. (You are here)
5. Final: Discipline training. (Here )
Lush still didn't like the saddle. In fact, she was a absolute bitch to girth up, but for the other tack elements, she was completely fine. Charline had been training this for weeks on end, non-stop. Every morning a good groom, some lunging and then; the saddle. The Obertaurer mare didn't have a choice, she just had to at least have it on her back. In the end, because it was Charline who looked desperate, she rolled her eyes and accepted the big flap-leather-thing.
Now that she finally is used to it, Charline tried to put some flour sacks on her back, first light ones and then some heavier ones. Of course she didn't like it.
Charline learned to recognize the signs of Lush when she was clearly telling her when she didn't like something. They always showed whenever the saddle came near.
Which was weird, because Darcy already had asked multiple vets to check out her back, neck, legs or anything at all, but the mare had nothing wrong. There was literally no reason she wouldn't accept it, except her personality.
But the day came that Charline asked Pete to hold Lush's halter while she laid down on her back, without a saddle.
The young mare was surprised, bucking her off, though she calmed down when she heard her friend's voice behind her. But Charline still bit the sand that day.
And the days after. And the month after.
Finally, Lush stopped bucking her off, accepting her to finally sit on a saddle, on her back. "Good girl!" she said, proud of her curly lady.
Today, Charline decided to click on reins on her halter, mounted the mare and then gently asked her to go from standing still, to a gentle step.
The young woman couldn't believe it; this went surprisingly easier than the whole scene around the saddle and the mounting. Lush had a smooth step, listening to Charline's commands.
When she mounted back off, she gave her a big hug. "We're finally getting there, Missy!" She sighed, patting her neck.
Pose reference (not traced); Harry 19 by aka-horse-stock
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