It's finally time to pick Pico up just a little. We worked today on asking him to go through to the bit -- not me pulling back to bring the bit to him, but him pushing forward and taking the bit. And of course staying relaxed in his back and through behind. I have to remember to sit up (back really) and keep my legs on. He requires a lot of pushing with my seat and legs to help him go forward.
We spent a lot of time on 3 loop serpentines with a canter circle at each end and in the middle. Then moved on to leg yield right, canter left lead, trot up center, leg yield left (that required a change of bend!), canter right lead. Every time he threw his head up and stiffened at the leg yield I added a circle and pushed him forward again. Eventually he figured it out and began to go really forward in the leg yield. I had to remember not to grab the inside rein and to keep my legs on, not drop him, push him forward into the leg yield and into the down transitions.
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