Had a great lesson with D on Sunday. We started out doing some trotting down the center line, then worked on some canter transitions on the center line (so you trot the long side turn up the center, canter 3 strides, back to the trot and then go the opposite direction) and then we did nothing but canter for the rest of the lesson.
We really worked on our left canter lead which we've had problems with for months, I'm not sure if the problem is "fixed" but we worked on tips and tricks to get us both set up properly for that lead. About 1/3 into the lesson Lucas had a 'freak out' over something stupid. I got after him, got mad and got him though it. D encouraged me and told me that Lucas needs to be a bit intimidated sometimes of me, that I need to get angry and mad at him to have him do stuff. While I don't disagree, I don't want to have to get mad every time I ride. I shouldn't have to be mad at my horse to get him to do minor things each and every ride.
Today I ended up having to stay home. I got an extra 8 hours of sleep which has seemed to help my head. (my joint, and muscle pain I can ignore but when it 'migrates' to my head/neck I'm done) but I don't know what to do. I know that stopping riding will stop the pain, but I don't want to stop riding. I'm still going to the show on Sunday, booked Monday off as a vacation day so that I can recover. But I think most of my riding will be done at home this summer.
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Congrats on a good lesson! My instructor tells me to put Gem in his place, too, but like you I don't want my ride to always be a struggle of dominance. I only get to see Gem twice a week and I want it to be fun. My friend with RA is in the same boat as you. Her knees have been an issue for her lately. A break from riding might help, but she won't give it up. She loves it so much that she would rather suffer the consequences. I can't blame her.
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