Pardon my mess.
Listen, it’s not that I don’t know how to do a seamless upgrade and redesign on my site.
It’s just that I never do one. Isn’t there a saying about the shoemaker’s children?
Bits and pieces of the site will come back gradually. Not too quickly—the weather this week is supposed to be fabulous, and you better believe I’ll be at the barn as much as possible.
Pardon the mess in the meantime.
Now for the update that really matters:
Ro has been absolutely brilliant these last few rides. We are getting a fairly consistent rhythm in the trot, instead of speeding up and slowing down like we’re in rush-hour traffic on the highway. She’s also beginning to reach into the contact at the trot and hold it for a few strides, instead of backing off immediately. Her canter is coming along. She’s much weaker on the right hind than the left, but she will pick up the right lead canter if she is balanced and not rushing. We also cantered around the whole arena today instead of sticking to the “safe” end/corner. Pony has the smoothest canter ever, and it’s a blast to ride. She slipped into a hand gallop a couple times, but she responds beautifully to the seat and comes right back. When I ask. Which, I admit, was not right away; who wouldn’t want to gallop around a little on the first real day of fall that we’ve had?