Back to the loop with Gracie, but followed by a short time in the arena. Left lead canters are getting better, but we were distracted by the ogre that sometimes visits the far end of the arena or maybe it was Erin's Mad Rapist Murderer. At any rate it was clearly searching for a chestnut mare to eat for lunch and Gracie didn't want to have anything to do with it. Yeesh. Back to the old "bend is non-negotiable" discussions for awhile.
Once that was taken care of we worked on canter serpentines. So perfect on the right. Getting better on the left, but that right rein thing... Eventually we worked our way down to the walk and spent time turning on the right rein and lifting the left front leg instead of falling on the left shoulder. Seems to help if I hold that hand up much higher than normal and keep the right rein very steady (and yet remain soft and following). Worked hard on sitting in the direction of travel in the corners.
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