Yesterday I felt the beginnings of some looseness at the canter. It felt as if she was finally starting to reach for the bit, rather than just holding herself in a frame. It felt as if we could finally start having some sort of conversation at the canter. I've included 2 videos below; they are of the same sequence, but I slowed one down because it's hard to get a sense of anything in the first video because it happens so fast.
The thing about these videos is the canter looks worse than it has in previous videos. She appears more on her forehand, and less on the vertical. The canter is better not because it looks good, but because she is responding in a more conversational manner. I can fix the rest of it easily once she starts to consistently relax in the canter.
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