Getting Maddie to move out a bit more now. I was doing non-stop trotting sessions of at least 5 minutes today. Not steering her that much, just letting her go where she wanted to. It's easier to keep her going now. I found a bigger rope to tie to the pommel to use as a flogger today, which helped. Twizzler and Annie joined us in the arena for about 20 minutes and we watched them do some flying changes. Maddie seemed very calm with a horse cantering just a few feet away. The only thing I noticed is that when we followed Twizzler around, Maddie got hooked up very quickly and did not want to leave. I spent a lot of time guiding her in counter-circles and away from Twizzler when she did this.
Still have more work to do behind the saddle. When I reached back there for the first time today (while mounted at the walk), she hopped a bit. Made some progress but did not work through it completely.
Spent a good 45 minutes inside, then went outside. I re-did her groundwork and mounted her for the first time outdoors. She did OK. We navigated around most of the arena and walked and trotted over the telephone poles. Could not do too much trot work--she felt like she was a couple steps away from a gallop. I waited for some concession and hopped off. We finished with more practice trailer loading.
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