Well, my trainer had her second ride on little Maggie yesterday. Maggie tried her patented move, 'The Maggie', a clever combination of buck, leap and rear. Now I've never really managed to enforce a consequence with that move, you know, laying in the dirt, with my ankle dislocated, bleeding, it wasn't something I was up to. Maggie found out about consequences!

And today was ride #3. Well well, someone's a very smart horse! She was very good, very gorgeous and very contrite. My trainer was able to push her, and she was thinking and cooperative, even enjoying herself. Smart girl. She's coming around quite nicely.

Prior trainer was scared of Maggie, so she didn't school her. Now I have someone who can really get us over the hump when we run into issues, but doesn't want to take over and just ride the horse, she wants to teach me to train and ride my own horse. Invaluable. I love it when the universe aligns!