Obstacle course practice

Lindsay and I set up a rope gate, el to back through, log to jump, and lance to pick up (lunge whip minus the lash).  Pico actually did all of that.  Plus at one point he hooked his rein on the jump standard that we were using as part of the rope gate, pulled it over, and didn't run away.  He's pretty good at the el, fabulous at the jump.  He doesn't like the lance, particularly when I hold it above his head... where I think I have to hold it to hit the quintain.  And we are very slow at the rope gate, but we did it twice, which is twice more than I thought we would be able to do it.  Right now I am picking up the rope with my left hand.  It's going to be more difficult from the right. He just doesn't handle as well on that side.

Rode Gracie this am also - we did some extended trot on the road and a couple of flying changes in the arena. That was pretty much the extent of our work. :^)