Gia - sessions 1109-1112 - much of the same, adding a little flexibility

 Monday July 14th

I worked with Gia on flatwork.  We worked a lot on halt and walk transitions.  We also worked on flexions at the halt and walk.  It was quite hot and humid, so we didn't do too much more.

Tuesday July 15th

We had a lesson with Suzin.  We again worked a lot on halt, walk and trot transitions, as well as the nuances of straightness at the walk and trot.  We also did a bit of work at free walk and medium walk.

Wednesday July 16th

We did a little jumping in the arena, up to about 2 feet.  We worked on transitions, as well as balance and softening.  She did fantastic!

Friday July 18th

Another flat day.  More transitions between halt, walk and trot.  Also more work on straightness and flexions.

Sorry for the repetition and brevity.  I'm crazy behind with a TON of paperwork, so that explains the shortness of my blog tonight.  I'm not terribly sorry for the repetition though.  If you have read my blog from the beginning, then you might remember that I started all this to show you all the ins and outs to bringing a horse up from birth to ... wherever she ends up going.  One of the reasons I wanted to show folks all this, is absolutely because of ALL the repetition involved.  It might seem boring to most people, but I actually don't mind it at all.  Sometimes my life is a little too exciting and chaotic anyway, so the repetition is something to look forward to. 😊

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