Short sessions in-hand yesterday with Anky and Remy, working on release and relaxation of the jaw, and, in Remy's case concentrating on focus and attention. I was trying to keep him soft in the hand with slight inside flexion, without too much bend in the neck or twist at the poll. The in-hand work is relatively new to me and in order to work my way through it's complexities, I'm now trying to break it down and isolate the aids ( with some good advice from a friend , thanks Trudi ). Once I'd got his attention, I worked for a few minutes asking him to move his shoulder from a slight touch and he was very responsive . I've started to ask him to move individual legs by a slight touch of the whip and after a very long and lazy response on friday, he was much better yesterday.
It was raining this morning so worked inside with both Anky and Remy, working on the same as yesterday. We put them out and opened up the gate to the winter field, it was great to see them cantering down and kicking their heels up, led by an exuberant Anky.
It was fine by the time we brought them in so I had a quick in-hand session on the yard with Remy. He was calm and attentive and I managed to get nice flexion to the inside with good contact on the outside rein preventing excess bend in his neck or twisting at the poll. I also worked on asking him to walk on, with me remaining perfectly still ( I have a tendency to get slightly ahead of him) and he responded well, also the halts were very soft, straight and positive.
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