I didn't ride up the track today, but I rode to the school and back again. It was a good session in the school, we worked in walk first, loosening up on a fairly long rein, then halt, rein-back walk, with emphasis into walk with right bend which seemed to get him off the inside shoulder. We then did shoulder-in on the circle on both reins and turn around the quarters on both reins, with a noticed improvement on the right rein.
Before finishing we practiced a few trot transitions trying to keep the softness in the hand, some from reinback and some from leg yield on the circle. We're getting a much improved response now when I ask him to move his quarters which is good because he's a little sticky sometimes and I'm starting to get a much more comfortable feel on the right rein. Not like the left, but getting there, I think.
We spent the afternoon down the field tidying up the fencing after having someone come and top all the brambles, it's amazing how much more field we have now! It all needs keeping on top of now, so we really must think about getting a tractor. We have two in England, not much good to us there!!
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I need a tractor too.....
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