Kyren is half Quarter Horse, half Tennessee Walker. It makes for a smooth ride but the down transitions (from canter to trot for example) are rough. Both Olivia and I ride Kyren from time to time in our lessons. Yes, we still take lessons together but the schedule is more difficult as our young teenager develops a social life. Sometimes now we solo when our schedules don't match up.
Kyren can be a pickle. If I'm tense, he's tense and he acts up. When I'm calm, he's smooth and enthusiastic. Today, I went to watch some other friends from the stable we go to compete, near Lexington. Kyren was a pro. He was steady and smooth and looked like he was on form and having a good time. He and his rider got a couple of ribbons in the jump divisions. Kyren loves to jump.
