Saturday, 11 September 2010

Lungeing sessions.

After a very quiet few days I took Remy up to the school for a short lungeing session. Although it was early (well, for me - 9am) it was very hot with lots of flies. He was calm and relaxed though, and we got some nice moments on the lunge, with relaxation and stretching down. The transitions are starting to be much crisper now, the walk is becoming more forward, and he is maintaining the trot. I'm aiming for a soft, loose,easy trot with a lowering and stretch over his neck, and at times today we got that. We finished with a short in-hand session, shoulder- in on the circle to a few steps down the long side. He's becoming more mobile in-hand, with much less tension. I was really pleased with him.
A lunge session with Anky and, I think it was the best she's been. A very soft, albeit, underpowered trot, but with moments of genuine relaxation and reaching down, spirals in and out varying the size of the circle and staying soft and rhythmic. Again, we finished with some in-hand work, rein-back, shoulder-in on the circle and then moving on down the long side.

1 comment:

Claire said...

sounds like you're making great progress with both!