Nov-April Update
I’m not the most consistent blogger, but here is what we’ve been up to: First update: I've become a Qualified Instructor for Connection...
Dressage lesson #2
Yay the time change means more daylight when I go to the barn late! I am so tired of trying to avoid ice and mud in the dark! A...
Being "training flexible"
After the issue the other day I tried to be a bit more flexible this time. Instead of boring Aslan with a bunch of transition circles...
Learning from resistance
We had a day and a half where no one showed up, so I had to do more groundwork. I taught him some shoulder in. As predicted, I can ask...
Lateral Work
For a month we've been working on go and steer - this is usually pretty good, he just doesn't go straight. It's like riding a drunk...
Side passing and some regression at the mounting block
Leg Yielding: Now that Aslan is getting better at the ground cue to go sideways, I decided that it was time to try under saddle. When I...
Saddle work
Now that I've been able to work in the saddle with him, things are progressing nicely. I've had to work harder on "steering" as well as...
The saddle is almost here!
The saddle will be here soon, I'm dying to get on and ride again, but I don't have a good enough seat to risk riding in a bareback pad...
Still going strong!
I did a lot of riding in November on the bareback pad. We played with cones and going forward and bending. Unfortunately one day he...
Ground work progress
Targeting - Aslan pretty much gets this one now. He will touch, follow, and bend his neck to touch the target. He LOVES to touch cones....
