Weight 145 - goal 135

Conditions: fun hacking with fresh slushy snow on the ground.

Caddy: Worked in ring with snaffle. Great hack through the woods before the ride. snow was close to knee deep in places and Caddy was excited and trotted a lot of the way.

Started with Kyra's ABC's so simple pull on reins to stop, relax reins - horse should stand still - light calf and horse should walk. This needs to be prefected. Cad doesn't want to stay in the halt without contact

Trot work started out tough as usual cad sucking back in the corners and neck stiff. Very frustrating but worked out of it and overall a good ride

Tried Heather Blitz's walk exercise with Caddy. walk one step halt walk one step halt so I control the walk steps - very good results r

PLAN:

continue to work for perfect correct transitions.

work for easy transitions within the gait- but save this until he is warmed up and working well

Tia: Worked in ring with double. Hack in woods before ride

Flying changes continue to develop very well

Worked towards canter pirouetts. i need to work this in shoulder in NOT haunches in as she is strating to get crooked

Need better organized plan for CP - will try the system Hubertis schmidt outlined in dressage today. And probably some squares

Trot work need ideas for the Piaffe. She has the talent and idea

Boogaloo:

Very good today. 4 other horses in ring and he was not at all naughty.

would like to work on the counter canter, but need to have more room