I worked with Jackson for about an hour. I
did some messing around at liberty. We did
some companion stuff. It is interesting,
when I ask Jackson to rear, he often goes
into GOTM, as I have said, but when I ask
for Terre a Terre, he often does GOTM and a
step or two of the piaffe. I am trying to
capture that step or two and get a cue to do
the piaffe at liberty. It is not working so
far, but “never give up, never surrender.”
I continued with the lunging and
endotapping. I don’t see much improvement to
the right. I keep at it, but I don’t see
much success. He is a little more consistent
to the left and I hope to build on that.
I rode Jackson briefly bareback and he did
really well! I was so happy how he did in
the canter! No tossing his head like he used
to and he felt much more relaxed.
