The Day After

Today a break through. And another missing link to how and why riding functions. C8 and its role in an inner, possibly the original ciruit of equine/human communication, is where I felt off last fall. I will post details as their evolve.

Fabian still not sufficiently pushing forward none-the-less was completely 'there' today (one may also call it round, together and available). In the rising trot and occasional strike-offs in the canter (!!!, they were our problem at the end of last season, especially left hand) (reins - to make sure not to disturb him in any way - in one hand, changing the hand with the changing of hands) I kept wondering what exactly was different. It is a change in how he positions his lower neck. Yesterday, on experimenting with my new multi-purpose tool, he decidedly raised his lower neck from C8, stretching and rounding it, with a clear forward tendency of head and poll.