Some Video!

I am so excited to finally get to see a little video of Speedy working. There is never anyone around to hold a camera for me, so imagine my surprise when pal, JS, actually volunteered!!!

I really hate watching myself ride, but it was really good for me to get to see how we're doing. There were some really funny bloopers, including me calling out, what the hell? as Speedy tried to change the subject, but I've left out most of those parts. This video is mostly our work at fixing some issues with our leg yield to the left.

The biggest problem I am having is that Speedy is twisting his head to the right. I have been so focused on keeping control of his shoulder that I wasn't paying much attention to the rest of him. JL had me keep his outside shoulder from running off, but then she had me work on keeping his nose straight as well.

The second he gets his nose cock-eyed, he quits stepping under and over. You can see it in the video during one of the zig zags. The other thing she had me do was change something when I felt him lose the sideways. I either need to stop him and do a cowboy side pass or change the bend and leg yield the other way. He doesn't get to keep going, doing it incorrectly.

Posting video is horribly humbling because every one of my riding "issues," to put it kindly, is out there for the world to judge. I never claim to be anything other than a lower level rider, but to see it in action makes me want to close one eye and squint with the other. 

We're making progress, but it's pretty darn slow!