Rode a little again with Val and Joann. Just working on Gunny's head-down cue, and lengthening/shortening her stride. I think her saddle and my seat does bother her a little bit. Hopefully this new saddle pad will help with that. I want to see if that makes a difference in her carriage of herself. She was a little rusty today from being off for 4 days, but she kept her head nice and relaxed at the walk. I barely had to even correct her. That's a good sign. :) I'll keep on plugging away at it. Her back is MUCH softer now. I see a dramatic improvement there. She remains in frame and flexes.
My goal for the next time I ride is to have her stay on the rail one time around without me having to correct her. And to continue working on her head-down cue at mostly the jog. She carries her head nicely at the walk, but the jog tends to make it go up a bit. Just little steps. I'll keep working hard!
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