3 Steps Forward, 2 Back???

The weather warmed up and Blackie was kinda lazy again (he seems to be sooo sensitive to the temp). This made it difficult to get him in front of the leg yesterday. That combined with me choosing to lunge him first. He'd had a couple days off and was acting kinda crazy in his stall and cross ties. And he was a bronc on the lunge. But 5 min into it was like he ran out of steam. So we mainly cantered during the ride. This really is the best way to get him forward and in front of the leg. He was pulling on me a bit too. Something he really hasn't ever done. In hindsight I think he needed some walk breaks to stretch. Since I am doing my gymnastic in/out of the gaits, I think this is more difficult for him. So I gotta try a few walk/stretch breaks.

Riding Welt's is getting better. Some of the good similarities between him and Blackie is that they both warm up best in the canter and they are both sensitive. But there are some real differences. W kinda needs to be pumped along with the spur. He's explosive by nature and lazy at the same time. So you've got to get him really forward to keep his attention. But getting him there is still proving to be a struggle. A good kick with the spur and he'll surge forward. But if you don't keep after him he looses all momentum. I'm not used to this. B has more of a cruise control. I get him in gear, at the pace I want him to go and he needs only minor infrequent reminders to stay there. W you could literally bump him with the spur every stride to keep him active. Laterally though, W is quite sensitive. Super easy to get haunches in, shoulder in, etc. So a great opportunity to fine tune those skills. That and the sitting trot. Good for strengthening. My stomach has actually hurt so much after my rides that I feel naseauted. I'm suppose to practice halt to trot with W. She wants him to being really "electric" in the transition. But since I can't get him as forward as he needs to be yet. I found it a bit easier to change pace within the gait. So collected canter to medium. This is easier for me. Walk to canter if obviously fairly easy too. It's that halt to trot that I can't get near enough energy to do right. Practice, practice, practice.