438 - lunging and flatwork after a long break

 So, Gia had about a week off while I was in the hospital last week for a kidney infection (definitely no fun!).  I'm feeling 100% better today, so back to work!  Gia seemed very eager to work, as she almost put the bit in her mouth by herself!  I did opt to lunge her today, just in case she had some extra energy.  She was pretty "normal" on the lunge today, so after about 7 minutes, I hopped on to ride.

We started with a lot of stretching and bending at the walk.  We also did some transitions between medium walk and free walk.  She felt pretty good with all that, although a little stiffer on the left side.  When I picked up the trot, I expected some drama, but my ride today was completely drama free!  At the trot, we did a lot of work on bending and stretching, with baby leg yields.  We also worked a lot on walk trot transitions, and even some trot halt transitions as well.  By the end of our ride, she was much more supple, and very relaxed!