Improving

Things have been going well, we have trot and canter and despite the surface wound on the hock still healing, the swelling that remains seems to respond well to a workout and her ice boots. So, have been working her! Has been a bit on the quiet side the past few nights as I was unwell myself, but enough to continue feeling positive even though we missed our projected first show on Saturday! Plan B has become a pony club show next Sunday. (Hopefully it stops raining! Forecast to be gloomy for ten days, typical)

Last night had a great, great ride. Starting to get some really nice shoulder in, and working so straight! Lateral bend is getting WAY more automatic, and when I ask for more on her stiff rein, she really tries to give it to me, and there is no head tilting or shoulder bulging to avoid the bend like before. She literally bends into her stiff side as best as she can, which is obviously awesome! Now that we have straightness and bend, am starting to get a really engaged trot, much more toe pointing and elevated than before. Am resisting all desires to try to push more out of her!!! She willingly is going up and down within the pace, and really sits back on her hocks and gives me some turbo at times, so I can be patient for what will come.

While she continues to improve, I feel that although I am def sitting taller and straighter, and my hand and arm position is much better, I have lost the feeling of exactly where my lower leg is. I have been doing some standing trot to check if I am at least aligned which I seem to be... but do suspect that my heels are creeping up again.