Lesson #8

Sorry everyone! I have not posted in forever!

For lesson #8 we:

- Walked around the arena for 45 minutes warming up, and doing different excersizes. As well as changing our speed, and collection at different sides of the arena.

- Working at a trot: Sitting trot, rising trot and at both changing your speed, and collection at different areas of the arena

-Cantering 1 at a time doing a 20 m circle at C going large 20 m circle going large 20m circle and large, then repeating in the opposite direction, and starting at A.

While doing the walk trot portion of the lesson we reviewed our level 1 aids:

The 5 Natural Aids are:
-Hand
-Eyes
-Voice
-Seat/weight
-Legs

There are also 2 false aids:

-Crop/whip
-Spurs


*I rode spud*