Canter sets

Bird got Monday off because he was due for a break and also because I had to cold hose and soak the Genie Pony's passenger-side hind because she lost an argument with the fence. Making bad choices, Genie Pony.

The canter sets were totally fine. Super-relaxed and workmanlike and very quotidian. We kind of hustled through them because rain was coming. Fifteen minute marching walk warmup, fancy trot one circuit, canter, reverse, canter, canter reverse, canter, canter, reverse, canter. The reverse parts have a small walk break in them. He did a great job and wasn't blowing hard or anything.

Then we had a bit more time (I thought) before the rain so we worked on fancy trot some more, but the rain came faster than I thought it would. And we got wet.

Dressage Pyramid, as if.

There is a thing called the Dressage Pyramid. You are supposed to do the first things first and then the second things and so forth.

Thing 1. Rhythm
Thing 2. Relaxation
Thing 3. Connection
Thing 4. Impulsion

(there are more things but I don't think we are there yet.)

Rhythm: steady, metronome rhythm. We have this.

Relaxation: Yes. It came with remedial jogging.

Connection. Yes. We did this with contact at the walk, trot, and canter.

Impulsion. Is this Fancy Trot? I think it might be. I will have to inquire.

Also, there should be a freaking handbook for this crap. Or a checklist.