Just some pix of Cricket from the other day, I wanted to show off how chubby and wonderful she's gotten :) We've been playing with solidifying our L2 ground stuff, as well as preparation for under-saddle. She's proved to be a horse that transfers every detail from ground to saddle, and so the catch is, I have to be careful about what I reward--for example, I used to just reward her circling because she had a huge mental block about it, and since I've realized that helping her find rhythm and relaxation is much more important than the actual circles (hence why I'm playing on about 6 feet of the 22 line at some points in these photos), because otherwise she gets very bracy undersaddle.
Building up on relaxation
this is how it transfers--more like 18 feet of line here, and much more soft and relaxed.
Stretchy circles are becoming a more commonly seen thing, which is super cool--fluid rein from the ground :)
So darn cute :)
Isolate, separate, and recombine--zone 1 porcupine games to eventually lead to less brace both online and undersaddle.
We really love this girl, she's proven to be such a wonderful student :)
