November 5, 2011 - First leg yield under saddle

Today we managed a more normal ride after the quick longe.  Rory was very good though he does still tend to drift away from the wall.  We trotted a fair bit today too.  I set up the camera to record our first attempt at a leg yield under saddle, but I discovered afterwards there wasn't enough memory on the card.  I was a bit mad at myself for that, but I was happier about how well Rory responded.  He managed several steps at a time of a reasonable leg yield.  Of course he still doesn't understand that the sideways movement is what I really want so he's experimenting a bit with forward and backwards and moving just his hindquarters.  We went down the long side a couple of times.  I asked him for a few steps at a time, and after he did a couple correctly I gave him a carrot and then rode a little circle away from the wall, setting up for the next leg yield as we returned.