Wheeee, in which Lily Trots

Lily's fourth ride was so good we tried out second gear and went for a little trotting. It was our first ride outside the covered arena and she was a little star -much more forward. She's so funny. I didn't have time to do anything with her on Saturday after I rode Megan and she was quite put out about it. She came barging out of the gate ready to go for her turn. So, today she got to go first and then she got extra special butt scratching after I was done with both of them.

Megan is coming along super. We ramped up to 45 minutes of walk and trot work today with a little bit of canter. She still can't canter in the arena worth a hoot, but I cantered her outside a little and she felt pretty good on straight lines. Tomorrow I'm going to get some poles and set up some caveletti to really get her working from her hind end. We'll do that once or twice a week and see if we can get her strenghtened behind. We're going to ease into it though. I'm a little sore from the riding we've done this week, so I imagine she is, too.

I'm so tickled with both girls. I love that they both really enjoy being worked with and having a job.