February 3, 2015
Rode my trainer’s Grand Prix horse! Wow. He is very big, has a huge jump, and is such a sweet character. He was quite lazy and I had really small roller spurs on, and it took a lot of leg to get him going. We worked on cavaletti poles and getting him on the bit and engaging his hind end. It was extremely exhausting, especially because he was being lazy, but by the end, I got him to canter one lap of our arena. While the canter was slow, it was really amazing. Bouncy and uplifting but very smooth and flowing at the same time. An amazing experience overall!