We had another jump school on Monday — I actually have video of it, which is currently still sitting on my camera. So it goes. He was fantastic, as usual — very happy and game, feeling great. We had a fence with a flowerbox under it set on the diagonal, and the first time we came up to it he wiggled and wiggled, trying a little left, a little right, a little left — I just kept putting my leg on, saying no, really, we’re going over — and over he went. Good pony.

I’ve finally added lunging with sidereins back to our flatwork. Our lesson last week was entirely that, and I dragged them out again on Wednesday. It still takes him a while to settle down to work, but I think they’re going to be really beneficial. I rode him a bit after our lunge work on Wednesday, and he was much better in the contact. Yesterday was more flatwork, no lunging beforehand, and again it took him maybe ten or fifteen minutes to get to work, but once he did he gave me some really nice round trotting. He still haaangs on my left rein something awful, but we’re working on it. We got some nice (for him) canter departures too.

Tomorrow is the Derek clinic — I’m excited! Hopefully I’ll have video of that to share next week.

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