June/July Lesson

Finally had lessons with Erin again after probably 5 weeks! We had one June 29th, we were going to jump but when we got into our flat we really started to get somewhere with the connection and making it more consistent. We used shoulder in on the circle constantly when I rode to get him to use his inside hind and really stretch and use his top line to get true connection. We both worked hard physically and mentally. Overall a good progress and can't wait for our next dressage lesson to go farther with it.

I then had a short (1/2 hour) jumping lesson Friday July 2nd the day before Carino's first three phase. We worked on straightness and getting a great canter. It was probably the best jumping I had with that horse. He was always right there with me and when he did get a little messy or away from me, my position stayed back and could get him back and listen to me so there was never a scary or truly sticky moment. We did tight turns, skinny jumps and some big scary stuff and he was perfect. Boost of confidence for the show the next day.