Lessons to learn

Last Thursday I had a lesson with my trainer and it was just really wonderful. We had some great work at the canter and worked through some transitions. My left shoulder continues to dip forward but I have to remember to keep it back in its rightful place... look over the left ear.

My friend Sandra is going to take some lessons on Blu so tonight I showed him to her instructor. Honestly, I was not feeling what she was telling me about my position. I felt pitched too far forward and I was sitting perched on my pubic bone. She thought it would help me to ride in a half seat and bear weight down into my heels. Ha... I went home and had spasms in my back and hips and could not sleep. Thank you but I am done with that! She made some good points about his walk and getting this belly to move as well as working on bending around my inside leg. So even if I do not agree with her approach to position I took something away from the lesson.

Moral of the story ... always be open to learning.