Conditions: still raining all day so horses with no turn out. Rode after work. Ring very crowded with Caddy one other horse with Tia.

 

Caddy: rode in snaffle. Focused on speed control. Suppleness in neck and connection. Worked with lots of transitions. Needs to be rounder and more through, but I think I am on the right track. Difficult ride as jumping lesson going on in ring.

 

Tia: rode in double. Changes were really good. Started with a few simple changes. In the canter, she let me prepare straight (one stride) soften new inside rein (second stride) change (third stride) and canter did not change after the change . This worked 5 or 6 times so I left it alone.

 

Also did the exercise that Heather Blitz suggested on dressage radio where I controlled the walk step by step (I did that with boogaloo on the 24th). I like this exercise a lot as it collects and connects the horse and tunes them in to all the aids - plus its gentle just voice commands and light aids. I need to try this with caddy.

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