On Monday, I had a lesson on Joey for the first time. I really enjoyed riding him, and we practiced the First 2 test. He seemed to be in a pretty good mood, which is great because I've heard about his antics when he has a bad day! I learned that I needed to really ride him into the corners to balance him during the test to set up the next movement and to work on accuracy of transitions in order to score better.
On Thursday, I had a practice ride and rode Riley in preparation for the home show. He seemed stiff at the beginning and I had trouble getting him to really stretch through his back and relax. However, after about half an hour of transitions to get him more forward and lots of lateral work, especially at the canter, he finally became supple and his trot was much easier to sit.
