Today I only had a lesson on Cashew first thing in the morning. The boys got the day off after 3 hard days in a row (Cashew had her day off yesterday). Lientje was very happy with Cashew's progression in the forward department!!! She was so much more in front of the leg today right from the start. That allowed us to work on getting her frame a bit higher and suppling her in that higher frame. Yesterday we got the higher frame at times but it was almost impossible to supple her up there because she wasn't really in front of the leg. Therefore, today was a great day for her and she truly felt awesome at times. She gives such a nice feeling when she carries her head slightly higher and is really stepping through. Since she was already so much more in front of the leg today, her hind leg was also quicker and she had a spectacular canter. So uphill and over her back!!! We even went for a trail ride afterwards and we eventually got over the bridge and past the pond! Couldn't have asked for more from her today =)
We took a break from spending the whole day at the barn and spent the afternoon hiking after mom got her pedicure (her toes are a bright orange now - so her!). It was a good break for all of us - we got to go hiking beside the ocean at Torrey Pines Park and the horses got turned out for the afternoon!
Tomorrow I will practice my freestyles on Oslo and Skippy. The barn is usually empty on the weekends, so hopefully we can have the main ring to practice the freestyles.
Good job everyone at the Young Riders show today. We checked scores as soon as we got home and a lot of people had a good day it looks like!
Linds
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