I don't know what you mean mum....

................yes you do, just think about it.

That was me with Remy today. I've only managed to ride 3 times in the last week because of the weather, but it was lovely and sunny today with very little wind. I don't like riding in the wind - I do ride as long as the wind's not too bad, but I find it's very distracting for both me and therefore the horse.
Anyway, we had another session in the school, continuing lateral work at walk, a little trot and then onto our walk/canter transitions.
We're getting good results on the right rein now, I'm able to ask him in different places in the school and get  a pretty quick response, but, as I mentioned in a previous post, he's tending to run on a little. I don't mind a little anticipation as long as he listens and waits, but it's more difficult to deal with the rushing.
I've found that if we get a really good transition, I can allow a few strides and then get a fairly responsive transition to trot, but if we get a slightly impatient strike off and/or I allow him to get away from me, then he continues in quite a fast, not really listening to me canter.
Giving him the rein and allowing him space,and expecting him to slow to a trot isn't really working, as once he falls onto his shoulders, he runs through my hand, and then, I can't ride the canter properly anyway.
I'm not getting into that scenario with him, so  I've been keeping (trying to keep) my position in the saddle and if he doesn't respond to my request to trot, resisting with the hand until he gives me the trot, at which point I immediately relax and give with the reins. I'm not sure this is the best way, but raising the inside rein isn't working at the moment, so we'll see how it goes.

On the left rein walk/canter transitions we were getting, the 'I don't know what you mean' today, and to be fair, he seemed to be trying so hard that he was getting himself into a bit of a tizz. I let him relax on a long rein for a couple of minutes before trying again.  Then I just asked for a small circle, feeling him coming under with the inside hind and a correct inside flexion. A slight leg yield out on the circle until he felt very much underneath me and into the outside aids before asking for the transition.
I got one very nice transition, two or three strides at canter, staying on the circle, before asking for trot, which he gave me straight away. I'm not sure he was going to maintain the canter anyway, perhaps he was already thinking of trotting, but it doesn't matter, I think he understood exactly what I wanted.
I got off at that point, a happy bunny.

I then took Bonbon for a walk up to the top field, and she was fine until she saw our neighbours jacket thrown over the fence at the far side.  I'd seen him earlier, heading towards the wood with his cepes basket, so presume he'd gotten too warm and thrown his jacket over the fence to collect on his return.
Bonbon saw it before I did, from the middle of the field, and immediately started snorting and dancing from side to side.  I tried to keep the line pretty loose and just let her move around until she calmed a little. She pulled back a little, but not enough for me to think she was going to leg it!
When she'd calmed, I started walking towards it, letting her move freely, and she did jump from side to side a little, but kept coming forward until we were standing in front of it. She kept pushing her nose into my arm, and I touched it gently, letting her stand close until she came forward and touched it.
When she was dancing around, it was different from the last time with the cows - for one, we had the space to allow her the space to move, and two, I felt that we were on the same side/page, put it how you will, it just felt that we were in it together, and she was looking to me for guidance rather than tuning me out.
When she was dancing around it didn't worry me, I just felt that it was ok, she had to work it out for herself and she would, and when she came with me and touched the jacket, I felt proud of her, and felt like a little barrier had fallen.
We'll see.