Getting going

It's been a slow start getting going after my visit to the UK. It's been changeable weather here, hot and close, then cloudy and stormy with lots of flies, I think they're having a last fling before autumn sets in!

I've had a few sessions with Remy over the last week, a lovely hack around the lake, Jim accompanying us but Remy taking the lead, forward and interested. Also in the school working on bending and softness, his reluctance to bend to the right, getting him to stretch his left side, trying to activate his hind legs especially the right hind, keep his inside shoulder up - young horses eh, so many things to work on!
After introducing trot work before my visit to the UK, we're now starting to work more on that, which comes with another whole set of issues to work through. Trying to keep the softness into the transition,  the forwards without rushing, the neck soft and relaxed. I'm feeling my way through it, he's being a star and coping admirably with my efforts!

We've had a couple of sessions with Bonbon in the school, groundwork and then a sit-on - especially good yesterday as the farmers were getting the maize in and the field was filled with big noisy monsters. She had a little squeal and a buck on the lunge but then settled down really nicely.