Demand and You Shall Receive - Saturday Quickie

Trottin' so fine

(My thanks to JenJ for the title wordcraft!)

After two days of intense good flatwork, I wrapped up the week by actually having redheadlins as a witness to the general badassery.

It wasn't that I did anything so differently--just that I stepped up and wouldn't take no for an answer. For anything. Walk out of the cross ties, promptly. (I absolutely refuse to drag horses around.) Stand at the mounting block. March when I say go. Stop when I say whoa. Keep your body straight. Pick your shoulders up.

ZOOM

Courage and I are just in the zone and it feels amazing. We've hacked away at canter lengthening (not dressagy, but for jumping) for I dunno, months? And yeah, Friday I pushed the reins forward and got this:

BOOM.

DO WORK.

And it totally pays off.

He does this now

After a nice long warmup and then some chatting stretchy walk on the buckle, Courage carried on like a champ, complete with 3 loop serpentines up and down the arena with flying changes both ways.

OH YEAH YOU READ THAT RIGHT.

I'm really getting a feel for that forward, flowing stride that makes Courage stand out and he is making tons of progress.

Cross your fingers for a lesson Sunday. :-D