I walked Newt to the arena. We lunged walk, trot and canter in both directions. Only 1 – 2 rounds at the canter. We rode the needlework and oval exercises. I think there was some improvement, maybe not good but better than the worst time we did them. I rode the circle at the walk, trot and then picked up the canter. Newt has a tendency to buck when we canter. We’ll just have to keep after it and not allow the bucking to evolve into something more substantial. He does not seem to have a problem picking up either lead or switching leads at the canter. We rode the trail west 3\/4 of the way to the end of the pasture. No problems but Newt does keep his eyes open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I walked Newt to the arena. We lunged walk, trot and canter in both directions. Only 1 – 2 rounds at the canter. We rode the needlework and oval exercises. I think there was some improvement, maybe not good but better than the worst time we did them. I rode the circle at the walk, … <\/p>\n