More hacking please

I rode Remy today as the rain has gone and the sun has returned :-)
I took him in the school and unfortunately, it wasn't a good session. He just couldn't relax. He was rushing in the trot and running into canter. I was taking too much inside rein  (which I  have a tendency to do) and too little on the outside! Not his fault, totally mine. I wasn't relaxed either! Not one of my better days, I expected too much. I should know better.:-(
"Ask often, expect little, reward generously" Col. Podhajsky"
So I took him down the track for a short hack. We had several trots, he had a splash and a drink in the puddles and a quiet few minutes eating grass. He relaxed. I relaxed. 
We really need to do more of this!!

I then took Bonbon into the school. 
After our previous sessions, and my earlier ride on Remy,  I was keeping my expectations low, but I was asking her for basics, things that she knows, and all I wanted was that she listen and keep her attention on me. We started off in the usual way, walking around the school, me in a close lungeing position, keeping her on the track, inside bend, asking for relaxation.  I wasn't even thinking of a trot transition, but she offered it (without any squealing etc.) and so I accepted and let her trot a few revolutions of the circle before asking for walk, letting her relax into the walk and then asking for a halt transition.  We changed the rein and the same thing, she offered the trot, a few revolutions staying calm on the circle before asking for the walk and then halt transition. It doesn't sound like much, but I think it's great progress. We left it there, finishing on a good note, hopeful of a repeat performance tomorrow!