Short, unscheduled session this morning. Saddled her up without a fuss and worked her outside the round pen a bit--over trotting poles, over a tarp, etc. She looked really bouncy and soft for me, but a little stiffer after some spectators showed up. But she's doing better with things like this.
In the round pen I did some rope work, but this feels like a dead end right now. Can't take it any further and it's just stuck at about 85%. I am focusing more on banging the saddle, leaning over on top of her, etc. From the fence I could get over her very well and bang all over the saddle, although I had to be tactful in my approach. On the ground I tried standing on a bucket for the first time and had very good results. Easy to stand over her on either side and lean over and slap the stirrups. Not quite as relaxed when I weight the saddle, but coming along.
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