Making headway

So last lesson before WORC on Sunday sorted out a warm up routine:-

Warm Up Routine

Walk moving onto walk pirouettes then put in some halts.

Moving up into trot SI on a circle, add in some trot -> walk -> trot

Use long sides SI, straighten move trot on

Canter (watch neck bend) then using long sides move canter on

Novice 28

Then rode through Sunday's Novice test.

Ride into corner to ask for canter think medium to marker then glide onto 20m circle at E/B

Look ahead more in serpentine loops

Smile!

Keep weight even on CL before turn.

How did I feel?

Well technically he didn't go that well in my opinion, I can ride a much better test in terms of how Chorrie goes, but in terms of our being a partnership probably the best I've ever ridden a test. So really chuffed. I can put the forwardness and sparkle back later, for me the connection is my number one priority.

There feels to be change in the air.

Today we were connected and it felt easy.

I'm calm about Sunday but not in a defeated way, more in a we will do our best and we will enjoy ourselves way. This outing is not about rosettes it is about carrying the feeling of being connected into the test arena.

The arm

Clare commented that I was softer today, assume it was the massage Wednesday that helped, so that's good as means there is stuff I can do, am hopeful physio on Thursday will ease neurological symptoms some more.

I can be a confident rider, I can be a confident rider in the arena on my own and together we can do this.