All good today

I was a little stiff this morning after hitting the deck yesterday, but not so bad that I couldn't ride. ;-), so I took Remy into the school. We started off with a short lungeing session and then I got on. It was a little windy, but he was pretty calm.
I had the neckstrap, so we started with walk halt transitions using the neckstrap and he got the hang of it very quickly. I then moved him around the school asking for lots of transitions,changes of direction and a couple of reinbacks. He can do reinback very well in-hand, but hasn't grasped the concept under saddle, unless, of course, he decides to do it of his own accord, but today we got some nice fluid, regular steps. He jumped forward once, but made nothing of it and halted when asked. We finished the session by riding him back home down the lane. Our collie dog Jypp decided he would greet us by suddenly appearing over the wall, which really did make him jump, but apart from a bit of snorting, that's all he did and I was really pleased with him.

I was just in the mood for a nice relaxing hack, so decided to take Anky out for a ride   ( how's that for optimism). It's been many weeks since she's been out for a hack, but she went willingly enough, although with her usual caution. About half-way round she started to relax and we then got a bigger,more relaxed stride and she stretched down over her head and neck. We had a couple of trots coming home which felt much more regular and balanced than the last time we trotted on a hack, so all in all a successful ride.
I hope I'm less stiff tomorrow as I have a lunge lesson booked. Perhaps it'll help me loosen up (oooh, more optimism).