Started out with ground work again, she has picked up the hind end disengagements and has no problem moving her front end back and forth. One of the keys for moving the front end is if she is moving to the left, the right foot needs to cross over the top of the left and vice versa for the other direction. Most of my preparation has been at a slower pace, things tend to change once you speed up the pace. If hind end disengagements are a small hesitation at a walk, then at a trot it is a larger issue and near impossible at a lope. Make sure everything is solid at a walk before moving on to a faster pace.
After some basic ground work, I saddled her. She didn’t get overly excited about the saddle. Acted like she had been saddled before (which of course, she had..Again, thanks Joe!). I also slipped a bit in her mouth and let her just carry it around in the round pen.
As she was carrying the saddle and bit around I continued doing the ground work exercises. This was important because it continues the pace and consistency of the work. Things went well and she is advancing at a good pace.
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