Happy first entry

OK, well it's the first lesson I have had since officially giving up on never riding kai again

Started working in walk doing figures of 8, stretching over his back and then the same in trot. ensuring getting the bend of the next rein before actually going in that direction.

Back to walk and asking for leg yield on both reins concentrating on keeping slight inside bend as he goes and a steady outside contact. Into trot and I felt he was really soft in my hand and right rein we had some really lovely LY. Left rein is always a bit stickier with him and he only gave a few strides but something to work on.

The we did some shoulder in in trot on the long side and asking for a more forward trot on the short sides to sharpen him up again. Then we changed it and did SI on the short side and asked for medium trot on the long side. Kai tried his heart out and managed about 4 or 5 strides of a massive trot then I collected him back up before he lost his balance but it was a real moment.

Then we did some canter and worked on sending the canter forward then collecting it up before letting him ome back into trot. He has a really bad habit of falling into trot and flinging his left shoulder out to balance himself. We worked on really getting the canter as small as possible before asking for downward trans and we kind of managed it but lots more to practise. Trot canter trans = ask then wait for it to happen. Not ask then will him into canter
seems so easy when you are told isn't it!

Fran said he is going a lot better and today he felt so much more uphill and constant in his outline. Only tried to take my nose off on a few occasions.

Really pleased with him Also have a master plan that once we have moved I will bring him back for fran lessons, will do him good to travel, work then go back but where we both feel safe and comfortable.