Warming-up and taking up a polite contact:
Asking for softness with a touch of the whip, you can see he comes a little behind the bridle and then levels out:
I like this photo because you can see my leg asking for some bend. Sadly I've tensed up the right ankle:
You can see here I've not been quick enough and he's going hollow:
This is my favourite. Ok, so we're not going anywhere, but a sustained halt is a big step:
Moving into trot. As in a lot of the photos, my inside hand in particular is too low. but he's forwards and not totally upside-down. I'll take that much right now :)
I got my knitting in a knot and he's very pokey-nosed here. But I like the expression on his face and the pairing of his legs:
NB: His feet, just like the rest of him, are a work in progress. Not very pretty at the moment but better than they were!
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