Today was our first schooling session to include trotting; I was underwhelmed by this idea and shuffled along with short strides refusing to look where I was going. My human was concentrating on keeping her shoulders and hands level but look at that left leg again! There was a bit of a debate about whether she was making me crooked or I was making her crooked.

shuffling along

My human persevered with asking me to walk and trot on a light contact and eventually I moved into a proper rhythm …….

getting into a regular stride

…….. and brought my hindlegs under me. My human was really pleased to have  felt from the saddle what she had only seen from the ground before. I need to remember that working in a steady rhythm makes me feel relaxed too.

stepping under

I’m hoping to do some jumping soon; check out my friend jumping bitless in his halter!

feathers flying