Catalina was very good today.
She lost her focus when a 2 year old came into the barn and was making some noise, but after a few minutes of being steady with her she regained her focus completely
It will be a while before she is completely straight to the right, but each day she is willing to allow me to ride her into straightness.
Because she is so forward and active naturally it's a challenge to get my leg on her and have her "wait" for it.
this requires some help from my mom to ensure i do not go to my hands and keep riding her back to front.
She has a really nice long neck and reaches out to the bit with her nose in front of the vertical.
This is very important and one must take care not to loose that quality and allow her to become short in the neck.
It is hard to find trained horses that truly stay in front of the vertical but that is a sign of good training and allows for much more honest connection.
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