Friday - overall riding session plan as of 8/22/14

Warmups
calm, connected, responsive
HQ yields and backup on the ground

riding warmup
walk til she blows or gets ready
for me pilates, breathing and remember soft eyes and ballet ribcage
then trot for desired riding energy

session
walk

• check list
• think of walk as passenger
• good walk
• nose leads
• moving off my leg in zone 3 to supple

trot

• good energy in the walk required for upward transition
• really post--hold pommel--my energy big and driving
• nose leads, HQshapes on the circle
• patterns circle, spiral, serpentines for gentle bending and suppling

canter

• think uphill to ask and maintain the visualization
• brief 1/2 halts if need be

stretching

• both Sephira and Try love this
• at the trot--small 1/2 halt, stroke reins, lower my energy to rebalance if need be etc