End of summer riding

Okay so I had a practice on Asti last week, with two lessons on Fiona and I did another practice on Asti last night.

What a great summer of riding!  I have enjoyed every second of it!  I learned so much and got to ride some new tests.  So grateful to have wonderful trainers/ coaches that give me wonderful opportunities! Just last year I was showing training 1 and I ended the summer doing First 1 with some decent scores!

I think I have been doing well with my rider's position, but I need improvement still on preparation.  I learned a lot about every transition needs to be a forward transition, even if it is a downward transition.  I learned to do this by rolling on the the back of my thighs and if resistance is present, it helps to flex and ask again.  You really wan the back legs to go up or down first as it shows the horse working from its back end.  I learned a lot about lengthenings and we worked on leg yielding which is always fun.  I recently worked on using my seat more (I forget its there sometimes)!  We have also worked a lot on getting the reaction and backing.  Helpful for a rider who can "nag" here and there :)