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I feel invincible!
Oct 23 2009 09:14

Lesson last night was absolutely awesome.

Started out with Orion in side reins, he hates them but it's good for his back and his topline. Did a little lateral work that he would have fought tooth and nail had it NOT been for the side reins keeping his head down. I imagine it would have been frustrating and he would have been a total poop for the entire lesson if I hadn't put him on a short leash to begin with. Turned out wonderfully.

We took them off when we started jumping and going through cavaletti grids. Trotted and cantered perfectly through a grid of 4 ground poles, he is so great with his collection and measuring distance! I love that about him. Then trotted and cantered through a 3 pole/jump combo. By the end of the lesson the ground poles were set kinda tight to encourage collection and the vertical turned oxer was at 2'6" It was unfreakin believeable! He was so good. I gave him lots of pats and a little snack at the end of it. I was so proud of him.

That was coming off of 2 weeks off for me and a whole week off for him! We kick ASS!!!