Finally!

Finally!! It's been a week since I've ridden Danny. And I think he missed me! He's been a bit more willing to hang out and a bit more "hovery". :) I love you too bubs! 

  

We headed to Ashland after I got back from the vet with Lyric. And we had a lovely ride! We took a nice long hack in the woods and fields. We saw some deer... and saw the goslings! Still 6 babies! Yay. Then we went to the XC field and did the water treadmill. It was deep with the rain!

  

Then we headed to the arena to do a little bit of our "collected" work and our canters. He was good! His canters are feeling better and better. And I'm getting better at my aids. We got the "wrong lead" on purpose both times on the rail and then he held the shallow (but not quite as shallow) serpentine and even held the right lead around the short side tracking left. Our walk to canters are nice but the canter to walks are struggling a little. It's better when it's more of a single step to change leads, although we're still strung out. But progress!! We played with the trot half passes too. 

 

Then we headed up to the jump arena to cool off. I couldn't help myself... there was one green vertical that was low... maybe 2'. Maybe 2'3". So we trotted it. And then we cantered it. Wheee. He felt good and wasn't panicking. Then we explored the woods above the stadium arena because Dan wanted to go straight up the hill! Okay dude! 

 

He was a very good boy and we had fun!