from stacey on the yard, thank you, and put bridle on and introduced him to the idea of in hand work.
as before, left rein better than right (for both of us, in hand! that left wrist of mine is going to prove troublesome, i think!) but he got the general idea, so i was very pleased.
even more pleased as there were two horses whizzing round in fast trot/canter and he was perfectly fine!
Becky, who is coming tomorrow, weather permitting, can be seen here on you tube and she has some more vid up of both longlining and in hand work.
I DO hope it warms up a bit though. it was minus 5 this morning, happily a very sunny clear day so the arena and taps thawed out, as did those bits of the field that weren't in the shade - but it's now hard frost again outside.
Gave M loads of extra hay tonight, and planning to keep him in tomorrow (so as to keep him mud free!)
wondering, however, if i should have put the fleece under the rug ...mmmm
Looking forward to the lesson. Glad to know you are making some progress on your own, but that extra help will make a huge difference.
ReplyDeleteWishing you some warmers sunshine!! I'll be waiting for your report on a successful lesson.