April 8th 2009

Calypso: he was so great. We worked on collected cantering and small circles. We did flying lead changes on the long sides of the the ring as well as simple changes. After working for a while, he got hyper. We went and galloped in the field. He tried to buck me of! I rode him in a twisted snaffle and draw reins attached to the girth. 

Jack: He was perfect. I didn't pull on his mouth which made our courses beautiful. I wish I had been in a show. It was the perfect. I'm going to try to do that again. I just focused on rhythm and riding, not finding the perfect distances. I trusted him, and it paid off big time! I rode him in a three ring and a martingale. 

Spyder: She was hyper, but good at the end. We cantered way too fast at the beginning. I worked on slowing it down, which was much more comfortable as well as safer. We then worked on framing up at the trot and using her hind end. We did small circles and switched directions often. Then we jumped a little. I worked on keeping myself slow and relaxed to help her relax. It didn't work completely, but it did more than it used to. We got great distances. I rode her in a twisted snaffle and a martingale. 

Horse show Saturday :)