Dodging the showers

I rode Remy out for the first time in months yesterday. He needs to get fit, he's come out of winter looking like a pudding. It's strange as he's never held his weight well over the winter, but this year he's actually put weight on (not good, I know). I kept looking at him and thinking, great he's doing well this year, and then one day I looked with fresh eyes and realised that he was toooooo fat!
So, spring is nearly ( nearly being the operative word, as we're back to the cold and rain at the moment) here and I really do need to get my arse in gear and get him out and about and back to the work in the school. It's been a bit intermittent the last couple of months.
He was a good boy, despite the fact that the world and his wife were out and about too, tractors, trailers, woodcutters etc, etc, etc.

Today, I dodged the showers, and actually got some decent weather to ride both Remy and Bonbon in the school.
I rode Bonbon first - she's being a little bit grumpy as she's on her first season of the year, but she was great in the school. I warmed her up with some work in walk, small circles and giravolta on both reins, then some walk/trot transitions. Better today with her keeping her inside shoulder up into the transition, and the trot feeling more balanced.

I did a little bit of groundwork with Remy first, just wanted to give him a few minutes on the lunge and a little in-hand moving quarters and shoulders. He was soft and relaxed on the lunge, a nice easy trot and a few trot/canter transitions. I finished by riding for a few minutes, a bit of lateral work at walk followed by a trot on each rein.

Happy with both sessions!

Dentist coming tomorrow, not looking forward to it.