Monday, August 24

Today I am grateful for:

Getting to do a lesson with the "extra" riding coach. River's breathing wasn't up to a lot of work, but we did some important foundation type stuff at walk/trot. We worked on the right connection with the thigh, softer hands in transitions, rhythm, and the idea of mentally planning your path so that you're leading, not just reacting to the horse.

Coming home, and in a way, it was nice that it stormed a bit, because that lets me off the hook for working outside. I just napped, and that's what I really needed to do.

Doing the dishes and cleaning up the kitchen. I actually really like it when things are clean and put away, but I often feel paralyzed with having so much to do, and often nothing gets done.