Every morning

Really.  Every morning I have sat on Pico.  And, surprise, surprise, he is getting significantly better!

Tuesday morning I had a lesson with Frances -- more of the fight, fight, fight whenever we got close to her.  Not a frightened fight though, more of a planned, let me see, that didn't work, let's try this kind of fight.  Yeesh.  By the end though I could kick him through it and life got a lot better.  

Wednesday Lindsey took a lesson with Frances -- so of course I rode by her on Pico a lot.  He was almost fixed, not perfect, but much, much better.

Thursday Lindsay K came over so three of us rode, still in the arena.  I put an iPod speaker on the rail and blasted music.  Pico though about being frightened, but decided it was no big deal.  And he was faster about giving me his neck and back.

Today he was positively pleasant.  And Demi was fabulous for Lindsey J. (Yesterday Lindsey rode Gracie -- not bad.  She is great to the right and ok to the left.  It takes Lindsey a long time to get to the good down transitions, but she does get there.

Whew!  I have a lesson Wednesday on Pico - we'll see how fixed he really is.

Fair starts tomorrow, so we won't be out of the arena before then.  We will *need* a trail ride next weekend.