I walked Newt to the arena. Moses, York and Topsie were trying to find some animal in the rock pile about 30 feet from the arena. Newt was concerned about what they were doing and we had to restrict our exercises to avoid that area. Then, as we were working at the other end of the arena, Moses sensed that I was a little worried and came down there to be with me. Actually, he was standing in the way of what we were doing. My horses are used to a lot of dogs but the fact is they always show at least an awareness to as much as a displeasure when the dogs are in the way. I love those dogs but I need to put them up when I am working a horse. So we had a limited workout. Newt’s lack of bend is on the left rein. Just the opposite from Magic. Newt had a little of the resistance and a little of the lazy, which I think is a form of resistance with Newt, but there are times when I am riding him that it feels good. We’ll just keep on working and moving in the right direction. We rode down the middle of the pasture to the west end and back on the trail. I walked him back to the barn.
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