Look at this canter! :D



He had not been ridden for about a week, and when we went in the school another pony was in there, who then pretty much immediately left. Cue pony abandonment symptoms... It took half an hour after that to calm him down. Usually changes of direction works to get him back to me, but after 30 mins of trying that, I went for the opposite, driving him forwards. The above is the result! I can't believe it! He's never cantered that relaxed before in his life. Look at 20 seconds, he's actually stretching down... wow. Canter used to be his worst pace, now it's quickly becoming his better one, we're working on canter to walk transitions and he's getting really balanced. :)



Quite liking that canter to trot transition, it's definitely been helped by the canter to walk work. He was expecting me to ask for walk, so he went into trot nice and balanced. ♥
This was before the 30 mins of nutty pony were up...



He always gets so tense and distracted by the door to the school. What do we think of my sitting trot? (I love that bit at around 15 seconds when we go diagonally across the school. :)) Communication error at the end of that bit across the school, I over did my half halt, nice to know I have breaks though! :P

FYI wearing my body protector because he's been a bit unpredictable lately. haha