Another windy day today, windier than yesterday. I was really proud of how Maddie handled it. I kept her busy and did not give her a lot of time to look at things, and we moved out nicely past the scary places. She stuck a little, but overall I was pleased with her progress.
We worked in the outdoor arena at Schumann's, focusing on impulsion and lots of canter. I did the canter as a cruise lesson and really got her feet loosened up. In walk I did turns on the forehand and the haunches. The right half pass was sketchy, so maybe it's time to stop obsessing about her weak left bend. She also gave me another unplanned lead change from right to left.
On the way home I found her rushing and anticipating the final turn, so I cantered her past the trail several times, stopping and doing little rollbacks. She gave me a couple of genuine rollbacks that leaped right into canter, which was a lot of fun. I'm starting to be able to really lift her shoulders with my reins now.
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