Big Girl Things

 Ahhhh I needed today! Today was lesson day! 

Since Lyric decided she didn't want to haul on Sunday, I opted to bring Funny to our lesson with Dan. Baby girl was ready for some fun! I had Dan loaded and could barely get out of the way and get the butt bar down before she was climbing in the trailer! Simmer down cupcake.. you're coming! 

We got to Rana's and I unloaded Funny and left Dan on the trailer. Right after I unloaded her a flat bed trailer with the tractor and bush hog arrived... and unloaded. Loudly. But Funny was good. She was a little up but not bad. She stopped with her head up staring on high alert once walking to the arena but only had to stare for a few seconds. She responsed very well to pressure and went to pillar 1 and relaxed. Yahoo! Pillars for the win. We went to the arena and did our pillar work. She was a bit keyed up at first and was a bit of her toes but not horrible. We stopped a time or two but she was pretty good. 

When Rana came in, Funny said hi and then she relaxed and stood fairly patiently while we chatted. I started off lunging her and Rana watched. Funny was a bit more up than usual so she was a bit braced at first and quick and runny. She might have even reared a time or two... or four. Maybe 7 total.... ;) But she didn't get loose. She almost did once or twice, but she didn't! Rana noticed a few things... but overall was pleased.

Tracking Right: Funny's left hind swings wide

• Focus my energy and whip direction at Funnys' shoulder. In an effort to push her shoulders in front of her haunches.
• A fair amount of flexion in the poll/neck, even if it's not a truly correct flexion. In order to help keep Funny from dumping on her right shoulder, overbending her a bit inside helps keep her upright. 

]racking Left: Funny is tight on the right side so it's hard to stretch. Might be why she's rearing. 

• Focuse the whip direction and energy at Funny's barrel, to encourage bend
• Not as intense flexion inside this way

Other in hand stuff

touch barrel and inside rein at the same time and release at the same time to help install "bend". 

walk along the rail and use it to keep her hind end in

Then we put the saddle on and did some more lunging.

Good girl. snuggles for a bit, then a rinse, then out in the pasture while it was dans turn.

hauled great coming home. Big girl day!