First lesson in our new home

I feel disoriented. Our new home is so clean and neat. Everything is run with an attention to detail and attention is not spared at any time. [deep sigh here...]

We had our first lesson. Blu was a peach. He went into the indoor , checked it out and then got down to work. Linda tuned him up and then I finished the ride. We worked on simple changes -- 10m circle at V across the diagonal to R with the simple change between X and R -- perfect. Then we went across the diagonal from H with a 10m circle at X then the simple change before P. We rushed it the first time but it was straight. The second time was perfect. His trot is just getting better all the time -- more push from behind up through his back and into the bridle. The swing in his back is just incredible. It is so beautiful to watch. It just brings tears to my eyes to see him so happy in his work. You know he is feeling good!

I felt pretty tight during the lesson-- no ibuprofen and a lack of stretching does not help me at all. Blu just gets behind my leg and I have to work to keep him forward. When my body lets go we are great. When it locks up we have a problem.

I have decided that we will do 2-1 and 2-3 for our second level scores and who knows, maybe we will qualify for regionals. In the meantime we will continue to settle into our new home. Blu needs to decide which paddock he likes. he definitely enjoyed the walk around the outdoor track and the nibbles of grass. Pampered pooch.