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The wind was absolutely mad yesterday so yet another day went by where I hadn't played with Benji. Today as soon as I got out the car he was up by the gate. I caught him without a problem and we had a great session - I felt really connected with him and that he was really tuned in to me. We tried more FQ yields which went better than last time so then I pushed it a little and asked for sideways and I got two sideways steps! Wahoo!
We also did leading by the pinkie which was fun and he's graduated to a 22ft line so we were yo-yoing and he's really getting responsive to phase 1!
When Lily comes home I'll have to concentrate on her for a while to make sure she's on the right tracks so my mum and Ty are going to be having lessons from myself to be able to play with Benji a bit whilst Lily's the focus. I gave my mum a lesson today minus Benji and using simulations and it was funny, hehe.
I've managed to get a second-hand bareback pad for a very reasonable price which is awesome. I can't wait to have a sit and a mosey around with it, it should really help me develop my seat. A lot of SC members ride in a BB and find a saddle too uncomfortable now which is hard to imagine but I haven't ever sat on a BBpad before so we shall see!
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Thats cool about the BB pad. Is it anything like the P one? Ive got one and its nice but its a nylon one.
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It's very similar to the Parelli one but for 1/3 of the price. The company is called Best Friends. :)
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Thats cool about the BB pad. Is it anything like the P one? Ive got one and its nice but its a nylon one.