Just a quick post from yesterday. Every fortnight I've been having a lesson with a local instructor I've known Laura for quite a few years and after not having any lessons for a couple of years thought it was a good idea to restart as it's always useful to have an impartial pair of eyes on the ground. Usually I do half an hour on Rory then half on Pait (requiring oxygen afterwards) but this week due to Pait losing her baby teeth I haven't ridden her since her last lesson and the dentist was duethat morning to check her over and give me the ok to ride but he'd had to cancel due to an injury so I cried off riding Pait.
This was Rory's first lesson in his show pelham and maybe the 2nd or 3rd time he's ever been ridden in it. To start off we had a major strop as he thought he was going hacking but got made to go into the school whilst his friend went out. Eventually he settled and although hard work he did give me some lovely moments of work including Laura introducing a show trot for us which felt amazing. Still got a lot of muscle to build up but he is getting there it's just for me to keep getting him fitter and building up on the length of time he will work properly. Sadly my photographer was too busy chatting/ drinking coffe so no pics but I think Rory is going to suprise me in the showring this year.