Today, alas, was just a theory lesson, which we spent discussing the little dressage program that we’ll be riding next Tuesday.That should merit a much longer report, to make up for the rather brief one this week. Hopefully, I’ll be on Murphy, though admittedly he’s far from ideal for this kind of thing. In theory, it is an easy enough program, but I will really have to work hard during the warm-up to get him forward, attentive and happy enough to keep him going once we get inside. The canter passages will be especially tough.
Of course, I’ve got one small advantage: I am having a private lesson on Thursday, which should be on Murphy as well as long as nothing unforeseen happens. That, too, will merit a more thorough report.