December 16, 2014

Rode the pony again! She still was resistant to the canter, throwing a kick or buck there but we worked over a couple 18″ fences to work on striding, approach, and the ride away. The weather is still not normal, but we’re starting to think that she just isn’t getting out enough which is why she’s acting up. She is being exercised less because of the rain, and the turnouts are flooded. I switched off with my friend who owns the pony ( she was riding the 8 y/o OTTB I mentioned a few posts back), and I got on the OTTB. We worked on the same thing – transitions and the fences. We also worked on shaping out in the corners. Good lesson overall, we are going to keep working on the pony.