05/04/02
Training

 



 
Under the new trainer, my posture has improved dramatically. (the spurs help to keep my toes in, since I don't want to tickle Adamir accidentally...)
 

His mane is so much more dramatic this year.
My trainer yells like crazy when I let Adamir poke his nose out like this during a lesson. Even in the long walk, his nose must be in to develop the top line properly. 
(can you say German school of training)
 
We're starting to develop a decent lengthen. Still falling on the forehand, but it'll come.
I'm starting to get signs of softening at the canter. My trainer says that if I can get my position better, the gait will improve.
 
Just a little more engagement when I remind him that I'm wearing spurs.
Still, I don't have to grip with my lower leg now, so the toes stay more forward, and he is more sensitive to just touching with the leg.
 
See, better posture. Toes forward, back straight, and shoulders back.

  
 


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