12/04/2026
Toran and I went out for our first little fun ride last weekend, just the short route, just for the experience.
You can see he has an awful lot of developing still to do before we tackle anything which might overly strain his young body.
We continue to practice short sessions of Légèreté at home, inhand, on the lunge and ridden, making sure we maintain and improve his understanding of impulsion, balance and relaxation. (Action, Reaction for example, for a young pony out in the big wide world is a game changer!....happy to explain this technique for anyone unfamiliar!)
Now that we have wheels again and slightly more motivational weather conditions I have a mini bucket list of things we are going off to do before our next clinic at the end of May.
Pole clinic (that's one's today!)
Intro dressage test
Local showing show
Further fun and social rides
All offer different environments, surfaces and learning opportunities... and yes... I may well get funny looks pulling out Action/ Reaction in the show ring and end up at the bottom of the line, but for me, rosettes are really not what it's about anymore, I just want to enjoy and do my best by my pony.
