Hi Everyone!
I am having a fabulous Tuesday! I had a great training session with K and Aunt B!
Today I worked on moving from walk to trot with just the direction of K's leg. K has very short legs, so I have to "listen" well. I'm learning to relax at the trot and stretch my neck and my back as I go. After we worked on lots of trotting and transitions I learned a little more about dressage. I worked on bending through my corners, and something K calls leg yield. Basically, she asked me to walk sideways and forwards at the same time. I did it, but I don't "get" it just yet. Can someone clue me in?
My favorite part of the lesson was jumping! Aunt B had K trot me through a line of ground poles, then she put the last one into a little cross rail and K gave me a big squeeze over the top of the cross rail and I had to canter away. My final effort for the night was to actually jump a small vertical and canter away. Everyone cheered! I was so excited and so happy! This jumping stuff is really pretty fun. I hope I get to do more.
We finished up with some strange stretching. I think I'm supposed to relax my head and jaw. Hopefully K or Aunt B will explain it to me. In the meantime, I got some extra grooming, a good dinner and lots of pets and snuggles.
I hope your Tuesday has been just as wonderful! Happy jumping!
-Polo
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