He wasn't in the bestest of moods tonight. He never schools as well in the evening when he wants his dinner.
Set up 3 trotting poles with 5 feet between them but he found that too easy - couple of times felt him extend but mostly he just trotted through them with no extra effort at all! Tried to link the word "big" to getting big trot over the poles in the hope I can use that as a key to getting medium in the arena.
Tried putting him in his box which works quite well on the left rein, but really doesn't work on the right. Dont think it helps that I find it harder to ride properly on the right rein - my body is so one sided. He just argued and got all tight through his back on the right rein. Think must allow him to come up into his box a bit more gradually on the right rein. Even once he's in it he feels like he's trying to get out all the time. I know what I want it to feel like, it's just trying to get it to feel like that!
Anyway, we worked through it, got some nice canter on both reins and some nice basic trot. Didn't try anything too complex as he just wasn't in the mood. Got pissed off with him refusing to halt nicely coming down the centre line (anywhere else no probs!), gave him a dig in the side and he leapt in the air and spun round nearly losing me off the side. Grrr. Every time I let him stretch down in whatever pace he went off at warp speed. Not the most successful schooling session ever!
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