2/27/13 Lesson

Today I rode Asti, the most adorable haflinger out there!  It has been forever since I rode him in early October, but it was great to be back on him again.  He is a horse that needs steady and even contact with no supples.  We flexed and I worked on keeping consistent leg on as he is a pony that needs to be ridden front to back.  A steady leg also makes for a better stride for him that is more extended, rather than a studder- like stride.  Once he was more through I was able to open my hands more an let him drop down into the contact while still maintaining connection.  We did many changes of direction, circles, figure 8's  to help him bend and keep his attention focused as he is a talented youngster.   We then did canter work in both directions.  He is a pony that you need to go through the whole motion to get nice jump in his canter.  He was very good!