Alpine pasture

Chapter 15 Old Thomas' Riding Lessons
The next day, when Ju An woke up, it was already six o'clock. He quickly finished washing up, put on his riding boots, put on a cowboy hat, changed into a plaid shirt, and replaced the belt buckle on his waist with the shiny button given by the harness store. , looked in the mirror for a while, and then made a few movements of drawing guns, feeling that he really had a bit of a cowboy style.

After complimenting the handsome guy in the mirror, he hurried downstairs.

When they arrived at the stables, Nancy and Wynn were already brushing the horses. Ju An greeted them embarrassedly, and then Nancy taught Ju An how to brush the horses.

Nancy grabbed a sorrel mare and picked up a brush: "Use first, a stiff brush, pay attention to brushing in circles like this, it can brush off the mud and dirt from the horse's hair, it takes some strength, but Don't try too hard, look at me like this." As he spoke, he demonstrated to Ju An.

After Ju An tried for a while, her body sweated. This was not an easy life.

"Relax, BOSS, your body is too stiff, that's right, just do it a few more times in the future, you'll be able to lift your hands tomorrow by brushing two horses like this." Nancy looked at Ju An's stiff The body laughed.

"After brushing with a hard brush, use a soft brush for several times. Be careful not to use a hard brush when brushing the horse's face, but use a soft brush," Nancy went on to demonstrate.

Ju An stood by and nodded like a primary school student from time to time, with a serious face.

After finishing a horse under the guidance of Nancy, Nancy gave Ju An another green horse to brush.

Hard-bristled brush, soft-bristled brush, Ju An kept mumbling the essentials of Nancy's just now, holding the horse's neck in one hand and the brush in the other, brushing.

Feeling a slight itching on his back, when he turned his head, he saw that the big blue horse was kicking his big eyes, looking at Ju An, then, the horse's head gently rubbed his back, his eyes flashing with intimacy, In an instant, the soreness all over his body did not know where to go, he turned around and hugged the neck of the big blue horse gently, patted his palm lightly, and even felt the heat from the horse's nose on his back.

"BOSS, it likes you" I don't know when Nancy was already beside her.

Ju An looked at Nancy and scratched her head embarrassedly: "I'm sorry."

"It's nothing, in fact, the farm work is very hard, and the labor is not high, but I am willing to work in the farm that raises horses, just because I can stay with these big guys." Nancy gently stroked the bridge of Daqing Ma's nose: "I am willing to Ride it, look at their eyes, all the fatigue is worth it, you are good to it, it will reward you if it feels it, just like it gently rubbed your back just now, it is rewarding you".

Ju An looked at Nancy and said thank you, then continued to brush up.

By the time the big blue horses are finished, Nancy and Wynn have already finished brushing the rest of the horses.

At this time, old Thomas had already inspected a circle of cattle and sheep, and entered the stable.

"Ann, let's go to the training ground. Let me see your riding skills. You will use it today." Thomas pulled a chestnut mare with a little white star on his brow: "I picked this one in the morning, and I just gave it to me. It got a name, what about Jefferson."

"Nice name" Ju An nodded and followed Thomas, who was leading Jefferson, to the door of the stable.

"You come and saddle it," Thomas said to Ju An, patting the horse's back.

Ju An took the sweat pad from the shelf and put it on the horse's back.

"An, try to move the sweat pad forward as much as possible, otherwise it will be laborious to adjust the back. Try to move the saddle forward as much as possible, because it will be more difficult to pull forward at that time." Thomas pulled the sweat pad forward and pointed.

When Ju An threw the saddle onto the horse's back, old Thomas praised: "There is no problem with the movement of the saddle."

Kuat is much taller than a Mongolian horse, but fortunately, it is 1.7 meters eight. It is not easy to throw the saddle on the back of a 1.6-meter horse.

Then he tightened the front girdle step by step, and old Thomas pointed out some tips throughout the process.

Taking Jefferson to the training ground, Ju An just wanted to go, when he was stopped by old Thomas: "Ann, Jefferson hasn't kept his balance yet, so his front legs have to take half a step forward, right, that's it." Thomas gently jabbed the belly of the horse, and Jefferson took a small step forward with his left front leg.

"Okay, now it's ready, pay attention to balance is important at any time," Thomas said solemnly.

Ju An had just put his feet on the stirrups and wanted to get on the horse, "Don't put the whole foot in the horse, just put some of the forefoot, so that even if the horse is suddenly frightened, it can be pulled out. This is dangerous, even when dismounting, although it’s small details that can sometimes save your life,” Thomas demonstrated and said.

After getting on the horse and gently knocking on the horse's stomach, Ju An felt what a well-trained ranch horse is.

A small movement, Jefferson had already felt it, and walked slowly on the sand.

"Keep your body upright, secure, relax, the horse can feel your tension, if you are nervous the horse will also be nervous, pay attention to when you give the horse a command to be firm, let your horse feel it" Thomas followed a few steps. said.

With her chest and belly held out, Ju An sat upright according to Old Thomas's request.The sitting is straight, but the movement is a little stiff.

"Okay, trot," Thomas said.

He shook the reins lightly, his legs caught the horse's stomach, and Jefferson trotted, while Ju An squatted straight on the saddle. Yes, Ju An can't be regarded as riding a horse now, he can only be regarded as a squatting horse. Just a big step.

"Relax, relax, Ann, pay attention to follow the rhythm of the horse, move with its rhythm, save your energy, pay attention to the strength of your waist and legs" Thomas said loudly after seeing Ju An's nervousness.

Slowly feel Jefferson's rhythm, relax his body, and follow its rhythm, Ju An jerks up on horseback.It's still a bit stiff, but the gist has been mastered.

Thomas praised a few words, and Ju An became more relaxed.

Riding on Jefferson's back, you must not admire the horse's skill in training the horse, and you can't feel the anti-rein behavior of the crotch.

After running around the training ground for a few weeks, Ju An, at Thomas's request, made a few backwards moves.

After Ju An got off the horse, Thomas came over and said to Ju An, "It's not bad in general, but it's not enough to work on the ranch. You can practice in the next few days."

"When riding on a horse, you must pay attention to let your horse feel you, and don't let the horse bully you. Each horse has different temperaments and characters. When riding on a horse, your attitude must be firm, and the instructions to the horse must be clear. Pay attention to observe the surroundings, sometimes a piece of rag may startle the horse, and when running, don't get too close to other horses, horses have a lot of heart, some horses do not want other horses to run in front of them , and unable to catch up, often kicks and bites, which is particularly vulnerable to injury at this time," Thomas continued.

Taking the reins of Ju An, Thomas turned on his horse and trotted on his horse. Ju An observed that Thomas' body was always vertical, and his brisk steps were natural. Then Thomas made a few side steps and backward movements. , let Ju An observe his movements.

It felt like hiring a personal trainer back home, but Thomas was at a much higher level than the coaches he had back home.Domestic coaches generally teach you how to get on the saddle, and then give you a horse to teach you how to run. It is probably also related to Ju An’s shyness. Li Jin basically taught Ju An to learn to ride.

Taking the reins handed by Thomas, Ju An got on the horse and experienced it again and again.Thomas, on the other hand, went to look after the cattle.

For a whole week, Ju An spent the morning tidying up the stables and brushing the horses for the bean grass, the maroon Friesland that Ju An bought, and the snowflakes, the blue horse.The rest of the horses are looked after by Nancy and Wynn.The water for feeding the horses is the Tuweizi water that Ju An has added.Of course, for the sake of eccentricity, Bean Grass and Snowflake are both Tuweizi water that they drink directly.

He spent the day on horseback, during which Thomas taught Ju An how to control a horse without a rein, and then made Ju An a wooden stand like a calf on the ground, and let him practice the calf, first on the ground , the ground is accurate, and then get on the horse to practice, and the accompanying horse has also been replaced by Jefferson with Snowflake, and Jefferson has become the exclusive mount of old Thomas.

Wynn picked a brown quarter with a long meteor and white hoof, and named him Helen, while Nancy picked the only joke black quarter and named it Black Jun.

After the whole contact, Xuehua gradually adapted to Ju'an's movements, basically being able to control Xuehua to walk, run and retreat without the reins.Give a command Snowflake can understand and firmly implement it.

After practicing Ju An, I felt more and more relaxed, and Xuehua became more and more cooperative. Sometimes Ju An even seemed to feel that he was about to reach the point where the man and the sword of the martial arts master are united.

It wasn't until one day when she saw Nancy playing barrel drums on the practice ground that Ju An realized that she was still far behind.Nancy and her black steed fly around with their hooves flying around three tin buckets like a butterfly juggling action, which amazes Ju An.Especially the high-speed turning in situ makes Ju An extremely envious.

She secretly despised her Yelang's arrogance, and after a third of a second in her heart, Ju An buried her head in practice again.

In the middle, Wynn and Nancy both rested for two days, and during these two days, old Thomas and Ju An were in charge of driving the cattle and sheep.The first time to drive the cattle, Ju'an was in a hurry, and it was not until Old Thomas repeated the essentials several times that he slowly drove out a small appearance.

In fact, there is nothing to be honest about driving cattle, but the calf will run around and be very uneasy. Ju'an's task is to fight these little guys, and always block the way of the calf, so that the calf can Will obediently go back to the herd.

After arriving at the pasture, Thomas demonstrated how to put down the calf and tie the calf. When the noose flew out to wrap the calf's neck, Thomas rolled over and dismounted, and Jefferson immediately stood there and held the calf, almost like a In the blink of an eye, Old Thomas tied the calf's three legs, and the coordination of the centaurs and horses was perfect.

After practicing a few times, Ju An caught the calf, and it took a lot of effort to tie it up.Fortunately, Snowflake is a well-trained quarter, and it is not shameful to be embarrassed.

Then Thomas taught how to train a horse, that is, how to make the horse adapt to the saddle, just as Ju An was about to train the bean grass by himself

(End of this chapter)