Main things we worked on:
Straightness in the changes - need to be able to canter across the diagonal and change the bend without getting a flying change - he must wait for my leg aid. Then moved onto the changes on the serpentine - need to keep the canter forwards, not let him suck back, change the bend round the corner before the actual change and keep the change coming forwards. Think oranges, oranges, oranges, change.
Walk piris - don't overdo them, finish it on a line slightly parallel to the original line. If needed can walk back to original line on the diagonal but don't overturn the piri and lose balance.
Getting flexion at the throatlatch, rather than neck bend. This should help in the lateral work and the walk piris. Always too much neck bend on the left rein - must keep hold of the outside rein.
Shoulder-in must move the shoulders off the track with the outside rein, not pull them off with the inside rein as often his quarters move out if do this and also end up with too much neck bend. Seems to be a left rein problem as can do it fine on right rein. Same in the left half pass as will help him to stay up off his shoulder rather than falling through the shoulder
Bit of a mind blowing lesson really - kept getting asked questions I really didn't know the answers to!
Mission for next lesson - need to work on getting some collection in the trot and continue to work on the half pass left in trot and canter plus always the changes right to left.
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