Rode the hunter pony again. What a difference! He was so so happy. We did a trot-in one stride, rollback to a vertical, and then around to a 6-stride bending line. I must be doing something right! He jumped great, shaped out where I asked him, worked with me to get the distance to the fences and work the 6-stride perfectly every time we did it! We did the one-stride up to 2’9 on the second fence, and he was just really really good. He wasn’t stubborn at all. Afterwards, I took him out to graze because the weather was excellent and he deserved a treat for really cooperating.
So in case anyone is wondering, I stopped leasing my ex-lease because I need a horse who can jump higher and take me further at shows. She can be a bit unpredictable at times. But I still love her a lot!