it was raining and i had a wet horse with mud on him... so since riding was not going to be in the equation, i decided ground work would be.
so, into the arena, which i was sharing with (mature) 13 year old on her horse
at first, Monf was doing as asked = circles round me. then he stopped doing that. he started offering laterals round me (not asked for) then after a huge effort on my part (lots and lots of repetition of the ask!) he started offering moving intowards me, but still sideways....
pushing him away using body language etc eventually only had the effect of him coming in to me...
anyway, in the meantime 13 year old had finished doing what she had to do (effectively, i might add! she's a good rider) and came back in to see how i was doing....
said, shall i try? i thought, why not
so monf did....
gggrrrhhhhh
no clear difference, of course, between what she did and i want i did.....
after he'd done that for her twice, i called it a day - at least he hadn't got away with not doing, we at one point looked as though we might be there all night which no one has time for on a week night...
mmmph.
Monfi is reading something in your body language or your attitude. Not sure what's happening, but I suspect he may think he is doing the right thing. Hard to say but maybe you are unconsciously moving backwards instead of forward at all times? Everything about your body must push forward and out towards the circle. Don't know...just a suggestion here. Times like this that darn ocean between us is just too big!!
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