My trainer said that second is just under the surface and he can be at
second level for short periods. In my lesson tonite, I tried a 10-m
circle just to see and he followed my seat around in about a 12-m

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:24:43 -0400, Ocean of Nuance
lizzardwomanRMOVE at (no spam) nc.rr.com> wrote:

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And on the "easy when correct, hard/impossible when incorrect" front,
the turn on the haunches (TOH) are finally coming. I can't do this work
too much because it taxes my brain. But we got a nice, mostly correct
TOH with just opening my inside shoulder and little else. Horses are
amazing (as are certain rehab trainers).

You ever make it out to PDX, I'll put you up on Miss Mocha and you'll
*really* get turn on the haunches.

Might want to do it in Western, though. Though I *do* have a grab
strap on the English saddle.

And on the "easy when correct, hard/impossible when incorrect" front,
the turn on the haunches (TOH) are finally coming. I can't do this work
too much because it taxes my brain. But we got a nice, mostly correct
TOH with just opening my inside shoulder and little else. Horses are
amazing (as are certain rehab trainers).

The trainer has been taking Peter up a few notches on the hill work...
doing circles on the hill and also galloping up the hill. Man I'll bet he
loved that! I can't do circles when I get him back but I can gallop him
up the powerline easement. I will look forward to that.

. . . In my lesson tonite, I tried a 10-m circle just to see and he
followed my seat around in about a 12-m circle. We lost some impulsion
but he pulled it out in balance. Ten-m circles were always his forte.