A cob that does dressage... well sort of

I've only ridden Magic once since my last post due to more snow. We only messed about in a field and he got very very excited but did work nicely for a little bit although he did refuse to lead with his left leg in canter until he'd settled down a bit. Even though getting him to round was a little difficult he had plenty of impulsion.


Today I lunged him as he's been kept in for a while due to the snow as I thought he might have a little too much energy. I was right. Magic spent the first 5 minutes cantering then the next few minutes bouncing around before settling down to do some really really nice work in his pessoa (which was fitted after his broncing session). As soon as it was fitted he relaxed and worked properly with no fighting and even did some nice stretching on both reins which is showing that his back and neck muscles are getting stronger. The imbalance of his muscles can be clearly seen when he's lunged in the pessoa. There is a lot of muscle definition on the right side of his neck but next to none on his left. Hopefully with regular pessoa sessions that will start to even up.