Cody was very good today, especially since he is really gaining the stretch to hold the impulsion and reach over his back in a sitting trot for long distances. Today, we worked on keeping him consistently energetic and he was much better. When I would get him in a nice trot, I would sit and everything would fall into place. He would get very easy to ride and I didn't have to fight him. I figured out that when I go into the corner, I can't get fussy with the reins, I just needed to ride deeper and support more on the short side so he could keep pushing with his haunches.
I also purchased a pair of Back on Track hock boots and they work like a dream. He reaches under himself with his haunches more than ever and he isn't stiff. This is also coming from a 24 year old Quarter Horse who never used his hocks correctly until last winter. A very good improvement to his overall movement.
Kristin got a lot of good pictures!
I really like this one!
No comments:
Post a Comment