tentative woo hoo-is captain sensible back?! lesson report+pics...

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a very relieved and pleased PS here! :)

after thur, when his lordship was so vile that we didnt bother to go to Addington Premier League on fri, as planned, I texted trainer begging for some input and another set of eyes, so off we went for a lesson at his today......


.....well.......Star was foot perfect!

warmed him up long and low and stretchy, and really concentrated on me not doing bizarre things with my left hand, on the left rein.making me counter flex and ride him round from my outside aids and "STOP FIDDLING WITH YOUR LEFT HAND!!!!"

picked him up and he was soft, light, through and forward from the off (first rather humpy grumpy canter transition aside!), so we worked though teh shoulder in, travers and half pass in trot and then the counter canter and medium canter work.

need to remember to let the shoulder in and travers swing forward and "be on the brink of too much" and not hold him up, so he learns to balance under my seat and not wait for/rely on the hand to help him.

counter canter need to keep the neck straighter or else i get changes (nice changes, but still not required!!!!).

so i am uber pleased and now looking forward to Vale View on sun :)

warm up trot:
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warm up canter:
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trot:
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travers:
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med trot and doggy!
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canter G&R on inside rein:
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counter canter with me laughing my head off!
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med canter:
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its N22 and N37 on sun (again,argh, i think i know these backwards in my sleep!).

thank you all, at the moment he's like the girl with the curl-when he's good he's lovely (and feels like a 6yo medium horse) and when he's bad he's horrid (and i doubt i could wagon him round a walk/trot!)
 
How on earth do you manage to co-ordinate so well? I look like a complete tramp when I go out competing, never mind for a lesson :D

Really pleased he is back working with you... My IDxTB lady has had three weeks of 'when she was bad she was horrid' and on Sunday I just felt like putting her in foal and turning her away :( I rode her for the first time in a week yesterday (told you I had fallen out with her) and she was absolutely brill, the softness and lightness had all returned and not a stiff back in sight!
 
Lovely pics as always....the orange really suits him esp in the bit of summer sun we're having!

i have never heard this 'girl with the curl' saying? have i missed something?! lol
 
Every time I read your reports and look at your pics, I think b*tch! lol!! I am so green with envy!

Oh and I love the orange too....much better than the pink, even though I lurve pink! :)

Well done and yay Mr Sensible is back!!!! x
 
He is looking fab! Hope mine ends up as impressive!!

I'm going to make o/h look at your pics as he still isn't totally sold on the 'having THREE horses' concept...
 
Can I beg you to tell me where all the orange is from!? :D We have some orange gear... but aside from Dan's headcollar (which is luminous) nothing THAT orange! Simply a must have... :p (otherwise, I may have to come and steal your orangeness AND your amazing horse!)

Plus, Star is looking amazing! :D
 
Excellent...I'm glad to hear of the return of Captain Sensible, for how awesome is is normally, I think you should forgive him for the little tantrum ;)
 
thank you all :) little monster showed me that daddy WAS a racehorse after all, when out hacking today, talk about 0-60!!!!

orange set was last years PK International, from Inchs Dressage but not sure if you can get it now, ANKY did a very similar shade last year too so again not sure if available this year.sorry to be no help!
 
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