He would have been moaning if he could have.
Derpy horse face loves scritches
When I came out, J said "I guess you do that a lot."
Such a good boy
I rode while J videoed.
Working on the Walk Pirouette
And the other direction.
Saiph found a great exercise to work on this which I am going to start trying during our ride. Ashke is trying so hard. He always lifts and braces when I ask for something complicated.
Cantering to the right.
Cantering to the left.
Rollbacks.
I like this exercise because Ashke anticipates and begins lifting his front end up to make the turn.
First Attempt at flying changes
Simple changes.
I started not being clear in my direction and he was confused for a bit, but we got it worked out. We had a very good ride overall.
Even though it was dusk, he thought the water felt good.
Except on his penis.
Hates that.
Love his derpy faces!
ReplyDeleteI am super excited for you to see where you are in another month or two with these more advanced movements. Ashke has the idea already. You two are such a great team!
My girls hate water on their udders. I think it's the whole cold-water-on-an-area-that-gets-really-hot thing. Though Gracie hates water under her tail even more: she'll clamp her tail down and tuck her hind end in.
I love how he anticipates with the rollbacks! He looks like he's having so much fun
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