february 25, 2022

Such a lovely groundwork lesson tonight. Allowing his shoulders to follow my hips. Think poll forward nose down in the forward down. Remember to stay in alignment with the inside front leg. Worked on lifting the right shoulder up for shoulder-in. Shape body, then ask for stellnig. Played with work in the halt, shifting weight between his shoulders. Forward down then ask. For now, sending energy with my finger-tips. Also can move him side to side from the withers. Building body awareness and separating weight in shoulders. Work on asking for forward down before back-up to find that lightness. We worked on haunches in! For tracking right, lift up inside shoulder, then shape the bend in the neck. Stay in the track!!! For tracking left, shape the bend and stay in the track. Stop and reward at first try. For now, it’s easier tracking left because he’s not as heavy on the inside shoulder.

the real thing…