The big dark bay had rolled so thoroughly in the mud that Jill had to spend as much time grooming and she did riding! The dressage practice wasn't bad, though it wasn't great. Canter was better than trot - Jill was finding it was happening that way, one gait would be good, the other not and then it would rotate.
They did some gallops around the grass ring and then jumped all the jumps from a collected canter, including the creepy wall and the gate that he had never seen before. Jill felt that he was not stopping anymore, he seemed to be enjoying jumps! And, he was letting her organize in front of them.
She'd been looking at old photos at her parents. She sure hoped her position didn't still look like that!
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In the lesson, they targeted some oxer practice. The horse was confident now and it was nice for Jill to feel that she could actually flub it once in a while and the sky wouldn't fall in. And, he could flub it once in a while and still bail himself out too... He impressed student and teacher with a freakasorous spot to a fair size spread, because he had the scope to work it out anyway, with ease!
Some of the camp kids were watching the lesson. When they finished schooling the teacher said to the young 'uns, "Jill's got a big show this weekend." One of the little people piped up enthusiastically, "I think she's gonna win!"
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