A beautiful day

It has been so warm and sunny today, a real spring day.
Remy was very calm and focussed from the start and we had a really enjoyable session in the school. I started off on the lunge, but moving fairly close to him, moving him around the school using small circles in the corners. He was relaxed with a long neck, good stretch and a good walk stride. I didn't work too much on the trot, but we got some good transitions keeping the relaxation, good on the left rein, a little on his inside shoulder on the right rein, but that'll come right with time. We finished with some leg yield, shoulder in and reinback. The last reinback that we did was so fluid that instead of the walk forward, I asked him for a trot transition and he pinged up into a trot with such ease I was slightly taken aback. LOL, the boy's learning.
Next, Bonbon in the school, saddle, bridle and lunge cavesson, looking very grown up indeed and a completely different horse from the last session. Very calm and attentive, relaxed with a lovely forward stride. We spent a little time on the lunge training and then some in-hand with reinback and moving her quarters and shoulders away. I finished the session by standing her up next to the mounting step and leaning over her back for the first time. She took it very well, although I couldn't put my full weight on as she's so tall I'd have to jump up off the step. A bigger step is required, I think.