Welcome Freda! I love your description of yourself and can completely relate!! :)
Noticed your question for Tim - I think he's away right now, but I can tell you that YES canter trot canter is such a good exercise for youngsters. How old is your guy/girl?

Hello and Welcome Freda!!!

As a new member myself, one thing I can tell you about Barnmice ....
It's Loaded with Wonderfully talented, Genuinely Successful, Sincerely Helpful Folk!!
So I recommend ... Don't Be Shy!! ...Wade right on in ...
Post Everywhere!!

I have to tell you ....
laughed when I read your self description of "struggling dressage rider"
The first thing that crossed my mind is "Welcome To EVERY Level of Dressage"!!!
I mean honestly ... aren't we Always struggling??
Struggling to perfect some aspect, struggling to make what we do more balanced, more smoothe ... struggle struggle struggle!!
...Dressage - the constant struggle to move from where we are to Perfection!!
...I don't know ... maybe that's just my own view, what do you think??
Again.. sincere Welcome!!
~ Barby