Thursday we did some lunging including over poles in the draw reins. This seems like the best way to do poles with him as he relaxes over his back whereas under saddle he always tries to hollow. Raised poles are especially useful to get him flexing his hocks.
Friday did a short flatwork session and he went really nicely.
Saturday did a short gridwork session. Started with flatwork and he was going beautifully but then moved onto the gridwork and he really wasn't very enthusiastic. He never is about jumping at home but god he can be lazy when he wants to be. He was really having to use himself in the grid as built up to fences on bounce strides only about 2ft high but good gymnastics for him. Then took away 2 parts of the grid so had pole to 2ft fence to pole to 3ft fence. Finished on that. Hope he puts in more effort on Tuesday!
Today had a dressage lesson with Tracey. Lots to remember - going to jot down the most important points to remember:
- have done well getting him straight into both reins but he needs to show more suppleness and be more into the outside rein now
- if he tilts his nose lift inside hand up
- he tends to motorbike round the turn onto the centre line so remember to lift inside hand up
- look right up and ahead on the centre line
- when coming back to trot from canter, bring outside leg forwards and step into outside stirrup to get the trot transition
- in canter when collect him need to speed him up and when extend slow him down so he takes bigger, slower strides and shorter quicker strides
- lateral work is the key to getting him connected
- don't forget to let him stretch but make him really stretch and flex at the same time
- work on changing the flexions inside to outside and back again making sure can G&R the rein to the inside of the flexion in trot
- make sure he bends through his whole body, not just his head and neck. on the circle think travers then changing flexion to renvers
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