I rode outside in the sand ring today. I left my dressage whip on the fence but it fell off before I needed it and I couldn't be bothered to dismount and pick it up. The sand was deep enough that the footing made for hard work today. We did some circles in trot, and cantered on each rein. Trotted four poles today. They didn't concern Rory at all, and he was better at trotting straight over them. We managed to canter twice round the ring on the right lead, and a bit more than once on the left. Rory got a bit tired and reluctant to go but was good. In my efforts to get him into a more forward trot I kicked too hard a couple of times and he slowed and balked for just a split second each time. I apologized and backed off on my go forward requests and he was much more responsive. After the work in the ring we walked around the grass field to cool off. He's getting much steadier in his carriage and improving his steering finesse too.
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