Lunged Newt in front of the barn. He seems to be able to handle the ground poles naturally. I added the third ground pole and he just trotted all three. I did not adjust the distance. They were about 4’3″ center to center. I walked him to the arena and mounted there. He is getting a little fidgety when I mount. I attribute that to my awkwardness. I may put a mounting block out there and see if that helps me and thus the horses. He was pretty eager this morning. We rode the needlepoint and oval exercises. He was somewhat evasive, not a big problem but neither was he cooperative. He settled down when we rode the 20 meter circle. I think the fact that I know pretty much exactly where we need to be in 8 places around the circle helps us concentrate. We rode west down the middle of the pasture all the way to the west end and then walked back. He did good. I walked him back to the barn from the Oak pasture gate.
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