Dressage Lesson #29 - Riding in 3 feet of snow!

Axel got to try on his new fleece cooler. Well, it's not just his, but he'll be the more likely canidate for wearing it. Even after our tough lesson he didn't even need it last night. There was probably 3 feet of snow in the round pen but that didn't deter us. I was able to sneak a saddle on Axel before Tricia arrived, otherwise it would have been quite an interesting bareback lesson. Let me tell you, I have never ridden a trot so big on any horse in my life. Axel was bouncing around higher than ever just to get his feet out of the snow. Too bad he doesn't move like that when there's no snow! We basically just worked on big trotting and trying to add some collection and bending in at the same time. He did pretty well and didn't get cranky at all. Once he got the circle packed down it got slippery so we had to stop working. I guess Tricia had contemplated working on the canter last night but we went with the trot instead. Maybe we'll canter next time. That'll be something new, I've cantered him a few times on the straightaway and he's offered a canter a few times in lessons but he always picks up the wrong lead. So a canter lesson is going to be an interesting one, that's for sure.