Started off with madam refusing to comply with either long and low or being round, but eventually got both :banana: through pretending to be Carl Hester, har. Encourage her long and low with wide and low hands - reins must not be loopy, must be able to feel her head at the end and still control. For the test, make a differentiation between FWOALR and Medium Walk - for FWOALR squeeze right then left leg to encourage more forwards.
For half circles, they must BE circles, not sort of circle and a vague wandering to change the rein. Think of leg yielding around the circle. This then shows a clear difference to changing rein across the short side, which needs to be straight.
Worked on the dreaded canter at the end, I must ASK (when will I learn?!) with outside leg so it is very clear what I want. On left rein think of pirouetting round with outside hand and rein, on right rein get her to bend. We had an ohmygodwhatthehellisthat moment at the wall filler which was there the whole time, she had a bit of a spas attack, silly girl. Keep asking on both reins, for the umpteenth time I need to realise she doesn't DO anything, she headtosses and makes a dramatic noise but no actually attempted murder takes place.
On the whole, delighted with her. Am going for a pootle down the lane tomorrow and will school on Tuesday ready for Wednesday. Eeek. Oh! Almost forget. Ali jumped her for me yesterday and she was a little star, and thoroughly enjoyed herself. No dramatics, nice and calm, walk into fence then pop into trot, pop it and stop. Clever pony.
Am absolutely exhausted. Had a bit of an emo half an hour, not sure why, Flow was very helpful and licked my face. Got in from yard and fell asleep. Going to watch a film and chill now I think.
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