It's always something

Last night’s ride was interesting.

I’ve been getting very good turns-on-the-forehand, and with a lot of ground work Champagne’s turns-on-the-haunches have actually begun to succeed. He doesn’t have a lot of extension as his inside front leg crosses over the other one, but at least he moves his shoulders when I ask, which is newish, and can be achieved both from the ground and mounted.

Last night we worked at leg yields, which are coming along, although he tends to get over bent and slow. But last night even leg yields at the trot were working pretty well. I also got canter response both ways after a relatively minor struggle, and I can envision the canter depart becoming routine. We also worked at staying in a frame, and he is SO pretty when rounded up (I peek in the mirrors).

But the turn on the haunches seems to have fallen out of his repertoire again. Nothing seems to stay fixed! All in all, though, I’m feeling that slow progress is being made.