As you can see, we got our ribbons from the ODS Championship Show and Cruise was very excited. We’ve been plugging away, working on parts of First Level Test 3. The trot stuff is all pretty easy for him but the canter still needs work, especially the counter-canter loop. We’ve been doing a lot of counter bending at the walk and trot, working on getting better upward transitions in general, and doing lots of rebalancing at the canter. We’ve also added in a bit of shoulder-in and haunches-in at the trot under saddle to get some strength and balance improvements. He’s progressing but it feels really slooooow.
In other news our field trips have continued and we’ve added another horse! The barn owner recommended someone with a dead broke quarter horse and it has worked out beautifully. I pay her $25 to ride while I fool around with Cruise, first on the ground, then under saddle. He’s been really good, a little nervous but able to focus back on me and after two sessions we’ve done passing at the walk and trot and a few horse shyness drills. I’m hoping to continue this through October and then shift to adding in other horses. We’ll see how things go.
I’d really like to ride First Test 3 this fall and get a 60+%. It’s all going to depend on how fast his balance and strength progress and how the weather holds up. So far, so good. We’re having a gorgeous fall and we wish you the same!❤️
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