Ok, enough whining. Lesson was pretty good. Charlie has switched sides - he used to be super easy to ride to the left but now he seems to like going to the right better. Very odd. I almost wonder if he rolled wrong and something's out of whack. I see dollar signs in my future...
We worked a bit on the flat, focusing on spiral in and spiral out to try and supple him. Janna and I both felt he was pretty good considering how much time off he's had. Then we moved onto jumping - my favorite! The focus was primarily on keeping him straight and maintaining the canter. If I give him the correct canter, the genius can figure out where to put his feet. It's a bit crazy how stinking smart he is about that kind of stuff. I was pretty excited because 2'9" looked small to me. Been awhile since that's been the case. :) Overall, a good lesson and gives me some motivation. Only downside, I have my Navy stuff again the weekend - I feel like I was just driving down there. Oh well, money is always a good thing!
Charlie after our lesson - poor guy! He was literally dripping with sweat. Janna says that lots of sweat is good. I hope so! He seemed to recover just fine and the silly pony wouldn't drink anything until we got home (an hour trailer ride).
oh he looks like he got a good workout! I bet the hosing off felt good to him (and you!)!
ReplyDeleteYay for a food lesson! :)
I think I enjoyed it more! Silly pony - you'd think he would enjoy a cold shower but noooo! Water must be warm says the Prince!
DeleteYeah!! 2'9" looking tiny!
ReplyDeleteI'm not there yet, but hopefully soon.
Just think! Soon it will be even hotter. ;-)
I know...:( I'm going to start hibernating pretty soon.
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