Flatwork, flatwork, flatwork. Not really Breezy's favorite activity. However, today's ride was equally productive as Friday's. I didn't have a ton of time (riding between lessons is not really my favorite, but when I'm working both jobs in the same day it has to happen that way), so we just kind of tooled around. I'll be gone all weekend, so I'm trying to get a couple rides in before I head out of town.
We got a few steps of leg yield while we were warming up at the walk, and I continued with using a little counter bend to keep her straight on the right lead canter. Or at least thinking counter bend so that I keep her on the left rein/right leg instead of allowing her to talk me into hanging on the right rein.
I can always tell when I'm on the right track with Breezy - we go from quietly playing along into "I don't wanna do it this way." Today the temper tantrum simply came with an alternating head in the air/rooting the reins, which is easy enough to handle. I think tomorrow I'll put her in the Myler so I can have a little bit of leverage when she goes to root. Then Wednesday I'm going to have Susan ride her in a lesson so I can see what things are looking like. It's nice to have a friend who's willing to do things like that!
Also on this week's agenda: tack cleaning. I've been slack on my own stuff, and Breezy's schooling tack clearly as not been getting the same attention as her show tack. Time to remedy that before I go on vacation.
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