I had a lesson today (before I had to PTS my kitty) Mae was very distracted... I am glad my instructor could see her this way. She often behaves very well for me when she is watching...But today Mae was just LOOKING for excuses to be destracted. I worked on getting her attention back to me, and getting her to go around corners with out dropping her shoulder. It she was getting "out of control" I halted her and made her step to the outside before she was allowed to go around the corner...She caught on quickly...Then I had this supple horse in a nice frame, ears flopping out to the side and back to me
We then trotted a ground poll and then cantered...SHe has the most lovely canter, rocking horse, looong stride. It was the best canter to date. She was in hand and rounding up, even rounding her back a little and stepping under herself. And she was being very sensible.
So I leared that Maes back isnt hurting at all, she really just wants to stretch, but from now on she will do it on my terms (and I will giver her plenty of opportunity) And that she is still pretty immature mentaly. So I can handly that and now how to approach her better
Good lesson for me learned alot.
