ouchy

my wrists hurting tonight

i reckon it was too much writing this afternoon, myself - they weren't at lunchtime...

i'd pretty much decided not to do anything with M tonight, give him proper time to reflect on yesterday, which was hard work for him mentally as well.

also give me time to reflect on it as well

he weights the right shoulder, of course, on right rein, so it's going to be a long job to even him up..

the flexions were interesting - Jenny Franklin had shown me them, some of you will recall, and Becky did them - very slight difference of technique, but essentially the same flexions - and very interesting to see that he did them quite well, and very accepting of the bit overall, no stiffening of the jaw in resistance to it...

do hope i remember it all!

not sure what the best pattern of working is - probably one night in hand, one night lunge - but becky reckons, and this is logical, that the in hand will help the lunging a lot, most especially on the right rein, as in hand it is easier for me to actually say on that side of him, but lunging, it's easier for him to avoid me being on that side

interesting walking down to the field this morning - becky said (and really i knew this but hadn't really tried and should have) lead him from the right not the left as much as possible - so conscious of that instruction, and my failings in having done so, i did this morning - and it's already easier after last night. i knew to do that really, as i was something i'd done with molly as practice for similar stuff, so why i hadn't worked on that i don't know....