We warmed up quickly in the round pen and then tacked up. I've been using my old Stubben for Ava lately and love it but sadly it is too small for Babe and too big for me so I think I may sell it to make some cash for my new saddle. Anyways, on with our day! I started Ava at a walk and began asking for some vertical flexion, she was doing okay when all of a sudden she KEPT the posture! Not for a half a second but for many many seconds! I was so proud of her. We then moved on to the trot and worked on some more flexion, looking good but still needs work. We also worked on sidepassing, leg yields, and arena patterns. I then asked for the canter, she didn't do too bad, cantering needs the most work. Towards the end of the ride I was trotting her and then asked for the canter while asking for her head down and poll broken, she did it! That was one of the best transitions into cantering she has ever done. Of course, I am so proud! After that I ended it, although wanting to do that same thing over and over again I didn't want to push her, at least not yet. We cooled off, untacked, then went on a walk towards the outdoor arena, it was so warm, it must have been close to 40 degrees! I may have said before under stress and frustration that I didn't love Ava anymore but the truth is that I could never stop loving her, she is apart of me. If I stopped loving her it would be as if I stopped loving myself.
