/> Its been a year!!
/> Hells Bells the time flies past...always love to get Lili's insight, she always has a little trick or two up her sleeve which helps the penny drop for both of us, masses of positivity and we come away having worked hard but with a big smile, just as it should be
/> Decided to go in the double, he does go much better in it at the moment.Twas at least 50 degrees in the shade
/> but there was a nice breeze coming up the valley. Warmed up so could get a look at us and then straight on into the canter work 
/> On and back first, focusing on control and relaxation of the neck,really riding from the seat and rhythm, rhythm, rhythm. Lili quickly spotted he set off nicely for first couple of strides, then happy to 'mince' along, not really going forward into the hand enough. Reminder to ask for quicker hind leg so canter can't become 4 beat
/> useful tips on managing the spooks...smile and ignore the silly sod
/> Simple change work...again very quick to pick up our habit of diving onto the forehand but more importantly not being straight enough across the school. Drifting is a bad habit of mine, more letting him out at the shoulder, not planning and not looking at where we want to be. Couple of poop efforts, then the mounting block and trainer barricade came out, which was bloody useful in thinking about the turn, riding straight, asking for collection, walking in a soft, round frame and then off again:
Videos of our efforts here: Canter work
Practice, practice
Better- good boy!!
Pleased with his progress, definitely finds the upward transition so much easier, but I now have lots to think about.
The very privileged to have Lili sit on the wonderpony...he was a very good boy, so lovely to see him ridden by an advanced rider, as we dont have mirrors at home, spend a lot of time relying on 'feel' which in my case is not ideal
/> I think he may have another little fan...he did look super smart in my biased eyes
/> She immediately picked up on the lack of lateral suppleness though, which is definitely our next port of call training wise.
Swapped back and onto some lateral work...we do quite a bit of shoulder in at home, traver, and have worked on leg yield more recently...so today was baby steps to half pass, getting us both to be able to move forward and across at the same time...easier said than done
/> Great tip was to ride straight for a couple of strides, shoulder in for a couple and then leg back to move him over: Our efforts here...one side much better than the other as you can see
/>left to right
Clever boy
All in all a fabulous session
Stills here: Hot, hot, hot
I have to learn to enjoy it a bit more (I do, I think I am just so busy concentrating I forget to relax, smile, laugh, loosen up a bit
)Clearly he still throws a few moves occassionally, but no reaction needed, sit, relax, ride...
Today was spent mooching on a cool morning through the woods on the buckle end...
I truly am blessed
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