fitter came... thought that the ryder dressage and loxley jump should fit him pretty well, so will try riding in those. but running short on time today, so... walked out to pasture with bridle and bareback pad and a brush and grabbed him. hopped on and did arena work. Tried to do in hand stuff first and got annoyed with him for chewing the reins, but... got the lateral work done.
hopped on and rode. pretty happy pony. forward... no tongue... happy to reach into a soft contact and even got jaunty! Almost half step feeling but i'm sure it's just a normal trot vs a strung out trot. did some leg yields, some half passes (getting decent but still not a lot of bend and one way still harder), and some ten meter circle serpentines. did two nice turn on the haunches... no tongue! cantered a bit.. did walk to canter and right lead getting better. trotted a few cross rails.. cantered one or two.
while cantering right, tripped hard and almost faceplanted but recovered. slightly scary...
did trot poles (still 3 feet and alternating raised) but was quite good through them.
good pony. hacked home in pasture
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