Getting the hang of walk to canter transitions....

It's been wet and miserable for a few days, so I've not ridden the horses.
It's brightened up a bit today and I took Remy in the school. I walked him around our top field first, to warm him up and then went in the school to do some lateral work at walk, before asking for my walk to canter transitions. The first one on the right rein, he rushed, starting to jog out of of the shoulder-in into canter on the wrong lead. The second time, I asked for the shoulder-in on the long side, keeping him in balance, I could feel his energy building, and when I asked with a slight touch of my inside leg in the corner, he popped into a lovely balanced canter. 
I changed the rein and asked for shoulder-in, into the corner, but he started to trot. I brought him back to walk onto a small circle back to the long side, and asked for shoulder-in once more. This time it was in much better balance, and on reaching the corner, the transition came quite easily. In fact, better than we've had before on the left rein. I dismounted and finished tour short, but very productive session.
My mum and nephew Thomas arrived yesterday, they're staying for a week and it's really lovely to see them. I haven't seen Thomas for a couple of years and he's grown so tall. He's 18 this year, I can't believe it!