Merlin, warning, self indulgent

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Well I had a lesson wit Carl yesterday on Merlin, and as some of you may know he has ben feeling rather hormonally challenged recently, and his work had deteriorated slightly because of it.

WELL He has finally decided to work for me again, and went quite nicely in the lesson. Phew!

We worked on shortening his canter but at the same time getting him to jump more. He got the idea quite quickly and so we tidied up our walk canter walk transitions.

For the second part of the lesson we worked on the trot, where Carl was getting us to workmore towards passage in the trot, to get more elevation and expression.

I was amazed with how well Merlin coped as he can be quite hot. What I was really happy about was how much the new improved trot helped his leg yielding and lengthened strides.

Carl was very complimentary about Merlins trainability, and said he has got a fab passage in there!
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We have lots to work on, hopefully it will give us more of a chance at the regionals!

Thanks for reding!
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Sounds a good lesson and something positive to work towards. I am the offspring of Carthorse so I have been keeping up to date on hot business as well. I believe horse groupie is not well, as we were coming down on friday to have a nose at her horses and possibly teddy. Oh well will come down in the near future
 
sounds like you had a fab lesson!!

In my lessons with Andrew we do half steps of piaffe which really helps Archie's medium work and his legyielding. Also trot halt trot transitions around the arena get him sitting down behind more.
 
Oh yes.. I am a slave driver!

She is getting on well, I am enjoying having her here, we will have to wait and see how she likes it here! It's tophorse!

Her horse is settling in well!

It is nice having less mucking out
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