Forward today!

 cooler weather? storm? my warm up? coincence? 

tacked up and was gong to do n hand work but decded to just get on and walk the pasture a biit. Tred trottng but felt a lttle too wobbly/neuro ish and ground wet from storm, so... walked some hlls and then went nto arena to trot. made her walk with purpose and then as soon as we trotted,  i inssted t was more forward. (lke kelly eaton lunge) and t helped. She was defntely more forward throughout the ride.  I did pop my boot wth the whp once and she kcked out. 

rode n baucher today and... stll chompy and rooty, so.. gonna play with dfferent bts agan, but did seem happy to take the contact in t. fnshed n the feld wth a nce bg trot that felt forward and not neuro. yay!

good pony

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