Chapter 22: Learning to Ride a Horse
Jinyang was busy for a while before he finished brushing Bai Xue, and Jinyang's body that had been transformed by space and lake water was so tired that he could barely lift his arms and straighten his waist, so it was conceivable that the cowboy's job was really not very easy to do. But looking at Bai Xue's bright big eyes looking at himself when he was brushing, the intimate movements, Jin Yang felt that these were very meaningful, animals sometimes know how to be grateful more than people, if you are good to it, it will be better to you, not to mention that Jin Yang has a breath that makes animals close.
John told Jinyang that after brushing the horse, he would lead the horse for a walk, one was to wait for the water to dry, and the other was to let Jinyang get familiar with his horse. After a while, John began to prepare some preparations before teaching Jinyang how to ride a horse.
At first, he had to calm his horse and calm it down, and then he would teach Jinyang how to put water reins, saddles, and other harnesses on the horse.
John told Jinyang that the horse should first be appeased, the horse should be prepared first, and before getting on the horse, he must carefully check whether the belly strap is fastened, otherwise it will be dangerous to turn the saddle. Then hold the saddle yourself, be sure to be steady, put your toes inward when you get on the horse, and first push your left toes inward when you dismount, then release your right foot, and then dismount. It is very important to pedal on the toes of the upper and lower horses, once the horse is frightened or refuses to ride and runs away, the person will fall at most, and if the whole foot is in the pedal, it will be dragged, which is very dangerous. The movement of getting on the horse must be fast and steady, the mentality must be maintained, and you must not be afraid, so that there is no big problem.
When Jin Yang heard that there were so many precautions, his head was big, but fortunately, he had a strong animal affinity, and Bai Xue would be very cooperative with him. Jin Yang carefully held the white gold silk handmade saddle, grasped it with his hands, put the forefoot into the stirrup, and used his hands and feet at the same time to quickly get on the horse, although the action was not very standard, but it was already very good for beginners.
Although Jin Yang's movements are relatively large, Bai Xue is very cooperative and motionless, and looks very docile. Sitting in the saddle and grabbing the reins of the water with both hands, Jin Yang looked at the field of vision in front of him, which was obviously much larger than usual, although he was still a little nervous in his heart, but he felt that his mood was particularly comfortable, as if the whole person's realm had been sublimated with the expansion of his field of vision.
John stepped forward and said to Jin Yang with a smile: "Boss, don't be nervous at this time, riding a horse is actually an easy thing. What you have to do now is to believe in your own horse, and also let your horse believe in you, if you are a small walk, step on the front half of your feet, sit upright in the saddle, relax your shoulders, look straight ahead, you must not always look down, your body should be naturally relaxed, your legs should be naturally sagging, and the calf peroneal muscles should be placed stably on both sides of the horse, so that you can walk forward slowly, if you want to run, the calf knees and inner thighs clamp the horse hard, lean forward, the hips and saddle can not sit solidly, it seems to be touched, and the body should follow the rhythm of the horse's runningใ โ
However, it is not enough to know the theory, Chairman Mao said: practice is the only criterion for testing the truth. So Jin Yang is ready to try it at a slow trot first. Jin Yang gently patted Bai Xue with his hand, and gently pinched the horse's belly with his legs, signaling it to run slowly. Bai Xue was very smart, and immediately understood Jinyang's intentions, and ran slowly with great cooperation.
Looking at Jinyang's movements, John nodded with a smile, Jinyang learned very fast, and cooperated very well with Bai Xue, now John as a teacher also felt very pleased, after all, there is also his own credit, and it is an honor to teach the boss to ride a horse.
Jin Yang rode the snow, felt the wind blowing on his cheeks, and watched the scenery on both sides go backwards, this feeling was completely different from driving. Running and running, Jin Yang found a feeling, as if he had a heart with Bai Xue, as long as Jin Yang made a slight movement, Bai Xue could understand what to do. As the speed became faster and faster, Jin Yang's body rose and fell with the horse's running, feeling like he was flying, Jin Yang rode Bai Xue to chase the cattle and sheep, very excited. And because Bai Xue was disobedient to discipline before, she rarely had the opportunity to run like this, and she was always locked in the stable. Now running like this, Bai Xue seemed to have regained her nature, and she was very excited, and her speed was very fast.
Running and running, Jin Yang controlled Bai Xue and returned to the stable, not because he didn't want to run anymore, one was afraid that Bai Xue would not be able to come back if he was too tired, and one was because his thighs couldn't stand it after running for so long, it hurt too much. Jin Yang felt that the skin on the inner side of his thighs must have been worn out, and he felt that his legs were not his own, and he walked like he was squatting, which was too uncomfortable.
"Boss, don't worry, it's good to get familiar with it later, this is your first time riding a horse, of course it will be like this. I'll go back and rub some medicine later, it's not a big deal. John said with a smile when he saw Jin Yang like this.
Dani and Ruth also looked at Jin Yang from the side and wanted to laugh, but it was estimated that Jin Yang was the boss after all, so they couldn't help but laugh, but it could be seen that they had a hard time. Jin Yang then smiled bitterly and said: "If you want to laugh, laugh, there is nothing to be ashamed of, it is already good for me to ride a horse for the first time with such a result." โ
Hearing Jin Yang say this, Dani and Ruth immediately burst out laughing.
John took the reins of Bai Xue from Jin Yang's hand and led Bai Xue to walk slowly, which was to slowly lower the temperature of the horse. Snow was already hungry and thirsty after running for so long, and it bit John's clothes with its mouth, and looked at John with big watery eyes, as if to say, "I'm hungry, hurry up and give me water, and carrots." โ
John didn't feed him immediately, but waited for his temperature to cool down and he was ready to feed him when he was completely relaxed. However, it didn't eat the food John gave it, but looked at Jin Yang with a blank eye.
Jin Yang immediately understood what it meant, it was going to eat space carrots, which was normal, and anyone who had eaten the delicacies of the mountains and seas would not want to eat bran again. Jin Yang picked up the carrot in the backpack and handed it to John, and secretly added a little space water to the manger, and then touched Bai Xue's head to let it eat well. Seeing Bai Xue happily eating and drinking, Jin Yang's heart suddenly swelled with pride, Bai Xue is so good, he still has space to help, and he will definitely make Bai Xue one of the best horses in the world in the future.
John went to work after feeding the snow, and the ranch bought so many cattle and sheep, and he had to hurry up and mark the cattle and sheep in the past few days, and do the preliminary work. Otherwise, the rest of the work will not be carried out. After these are done, they have to use a lawn mower to cut some grass and store it, this is to be able to better fatten the cattle in the future, these jobs are not easy, you must hurry up, John is a very responsible cowboy, while doing it also supervises other cowboys, so that they are not lazy.
Jinyang was really tired because his thighs hurt, so he drove back to the villa after Bai Xue finished eating. Jinyang is ready to take a good rest, although it is very refreshing to ride a horse, but it is also very tired before becoming proficient.
After a good rest, Jin Yang called Charlie and asked if he could help him find a housekeeper and a cook.