Kim's dog had to go to the vet to get a C-section so I ended up not having a lesson today. So I rode on my own, practicing lots of transitions and some leg yielding. A little shoulder in, but I can't tell if the angle is right on my own, so not much. One thing that was helpful was cantering the long side and short side, then changing direction on the diagonal by coming to a walk at X. Then walked to the corner and asked for a canter halfway through the first turn, then cantered down the long side and the short side and did it again.
Another thing we did was practicing trotting the quarterlines. He was anticipiating leg yielding when we would turn early, so it was good to work on just going straight. Also made it easier to check us out in the mirror, lol.
One more thing we worked on while taking a walk break was gathering him up and then doing a free walk on the diagonal and practiced gathering him up again, we did X's like that. And of course, lots of circles and riding around the whole arena. A bit on lengthening, but not much. Overall it was a good ride. Started out rocky because he was calling for his new buddy again, but overall a nice day. It helped that I came home from class to my new saddlepads! If you don't already check it every day, http://www.tackoftheday.com/ is *the* place to go for deals. It's like an addiction, lol, but one that saves you money!
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