Catch up

Catching up over the last week.
I've started lungeing Remy again with lots of transitions walk to trot aiming for a relaxed, soft, easy trot. He's getting it. I'm going to get the poles out, get him to pick up his lazy back legs!
He seems to be over his mouth problem and he's now sucking in the bit when offered, as he was before.
I tried him in Corkys saddle today.  I just wasn't totally happy riding him in the bates, which is a 17 1/2 inch with quite a flat panel and not totally suited to his shape, although it seemed perfectly fine used with the suber pad. I re-tried the lexington barefoot again and it just didn't feel right, perhaps just because I've got used riding a treed saddle again, but it felt like I couldn't get my leg on properly, it just felt held-off. I tried corkys saddle on him and it seemed a better fit.  It's a 17inch, with a cut-back head which accomodates his high wither and a slightly more curved panel which accomodates his curvy back.  I took him in the school to try it and he seemed quicker to relax, and seemed happier and softer in the lateral work. I asked for a couple of rein-backs and he offered a trot transition straight from the reinback each time, so I schooled him in the trot from the reinback and they were light, soft and well balanced transitions. We really seem to be making progress. Hopefully not a fluke, we'll see how it goes.
Bonbon's continuing to be a sweetie, we've been doing some ground work and lungeing and she's starting to settle to the work.

It's been an expensive week, the brushcutter packed in, so a big bill from the repair shop and Elfin ripped a hole in Obi's side 'playing' down the field, so no doubt a big bill to come from the vets.