really good lesson today-shoulder in, from a 10m circle then down the long side in walk and then sitting trot, then worked on getting him forward into an outline, and he really started to come round by the end. have to be really careful to not be tempted to fiddle with my hands to get him round, i know its all from the leg into hands, but i keep finding myself squeezing on reins, and getting a bit hand happy. he keeps trying to cross his jaw aswell, which doesnt help. hes quite stiff, so shoulder in will help supple him up, and working correctly will start to build his topline up, and relax the bulk off muscle on the underside of his neck, where he has been worked incorrectly. he was quite stiff and short in his trot to start with, had a canter and really pushed him to open up, and all the tense muscle on his back just relaxed, and he could move much more freely.
hes such a star!!
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