When I got home Teddy was there to greet me. He was in the gentlest of moods, alert and happy but resting his huge head in my arms for a neck rub while nickering softly. I put my arms right around him and rest my hands on his withers and he stood there contently for as long as I wanted to hug him. I rugged him up and tickled his face and he was relaxed as can be. A perfect horsey moment.
I came in the house exhausted. Throughout my ride today I felt more comfortable in a canter than in a trot but spent 50% of the lesson doing serpentine trotting up one length of the arena then over the jump poles along the other end. The pace was good for me as it helped me feel like I was getting it before moving on, something that isn't always the case. Instead of two beats in the saddle in the transition from diagonals I was required to stay in the raised position and this is something I still find a challenge. I have booked another lesson for Friday to keep the momentum going.
All in all I'm just so grateful for my horse.
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