Today was a good ride, I rode a great hunter/ jumper pony. He has picked up the habit of falling in, so I worked on shaping him out and pushing him deep into the corners. He also has a kicking/ bucking problem around other horses and moving forward, so I tried to just squeeze him on with my legs and not let my body or hands get involved. This seemed to work for him, and overall he only kicked out once when he would usually be kicking and bucking. Apart from that I just kept him away from the other horses. Since he is quite experienced, he has learnt to find his own strides, often taking off to the jump a bit long. I tried to make him wait and take a better distance, so he gets used to the rider helping him find the correct take off spot. It worked for the most part, and he only took off long a couple times. He is becoming a lot more responsive to the rider, which is the ultimate goal. Overall great ride, hope I can work with this pony again sometime. 🙂