Spent some time with Nalle before work, he was really glad to see me and came trotting so I just opened the gate and walk with him loose to the paddock. We did some liberty and then we walked down to the barn so I could give him his food. Then I put a halter and the bareback-pad on and walked back to the paddock, we did some online and he had a really nice, relaxed but still powerful trott and canter. He's really starting to use his entire body now, I dont know if it's the training, fixing his teeth or getting correct hoofs but something has changed during this winter. Cant wait to see what he's like later this year!
After that I sent him over a small jump a few times, he dont trust the barrels so be still when he jumps to today we tried a jump with a pole and that worked alot better. After walking over a few times he could jump and after a while he was more confident. Did some bareback-ridning to enlarge my comfortzone, started with some sideways and shoulders in and sniffed abit on haunches in. My hardest thing, especially bareback, is cantering. All the bucking has made a mental scar that I have to get over, my goal is to be comfortable cantering with and without saddle this year. Before all the snow came with did some bareback-cantering and it started to feel better but I didnt do it enough to be confident doing it.
Today we started with just two steps and then a long break so I could collect my thoughts, after that we cantered a short distance. Cantering abit longer made me relax enough to stop and get off with a nice feeling, getting of at that moment was a reward for Nalle and a big reward for me, I did it and I survived! ;) In some situations Im a very RBI horse...
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