I had a great dressage ride on Gus today. The sitting trot is definitely coming together. He is finally starting to let go of his back and neck for the sitting trot, and I am able to push him out in front of my seat better with each ride. Tomorrow he will do his gallop sets up at Twin Towers, and I am looking forward to it.
Murphy was a good boy again today. He lunged quietly for a minute, and then I hopped on him for a quick ride. We did some flat work, and then I cooled him out by walking him around the house. He was really brave out on the street, and he didn’t care at all about the flag blowing, the tree laying down in my side yard , or the bike that passed us on the road. He has been very brave and sensible for everything we’ve done with him up to this point.
I had my best ride so far on Gezelle. She has figured it out that she is here to work, and I was able to get on and get stuff done quickly today. She is pretty out of shape, so I have to be careful not to get her sore doing too much too quickly. She was much more forward today, and I was able to keep her connected for most of the ride.
I had Tonya’s lesson today after I was done riding the 3. Tonya and Armani are making great strides in the dressage. It was a perfect day to ride, and I think both she and Armani enjoyed themselves. He is a fantastic 4 year old, and I think these two are going to have a lot of fun next summer!
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