It is HOT!

I have not had time to write so much. Been too busy juggling with moving,child care and horses.
But now I have a moment to write down my thoughts.

I did not ride Ocsi in Ms lessons for over half a year, but the schoolmaster Caiman has an eye problem and  resting,so I took Ocsi under Ms eye yesterday and today.
We spoke about his problems with relaxing the jaw. I have a had a period when I did not consentrate to it so much and now he isquite flexible in his body and neck,but quiet in his mouth.
M said there is two kind of chomping the bit. One,when the horse just plays with the bit which is not desirable and the second when the impulsion created from behind creates the releasing of the jaw.
Difficult to explain,but I understand what he means.
I have ridden horses,which are very playful with their tongue. Mine are not this type. Cseles starts chomping when I ask one of his behind legs under.
Ocsi is not yet so through with displacement of the individual behind legs,but when I get it  in walk,he moves the bit.

Last time I rode Ocsi under Ms eye,he was very raw. He struggled due to his reverse neck. He was running and on his forehand. Especially the canter was a disaster. He could not lift right canter and when he did canter,it was huge. No control.
Now it is a changed horse. Especially the canter. He can collect and change the weight to behind and practically canter on the spot.
Amazing feeling!
It was very good to have eyes on the ground.M asked for more impulsion in trot and walk and made sure I released my hand the second the horse was good.
In canter we did serpentine with the change through trot or walk. And oh my,oh my,what a canter!

In the beginning with both horses I need to see they work enough round,are flexible and using their backs. We do in walk and trot all lateral work on a circle. Then I ride them forwards and then we do canter.

Cseles is still practising his changes which is difficult for him. My problem is that he is faster than me and offers a change when he thinks it should be done. This is when he leaves the behind.
We do changes in different places of the arena after checking the canter is round and active,he is flexible in the poll and soft in his mouth. Only when the quality of canter is good,he can make a good change.
This sounds simple but it is not with this horse.

I think with Ocsi the changes will not be so difficult. He has no earlier problems like Cseles and he has now a very good quality canter.

I am very happy now with both horses work and going to take the advice of my super trainer and celebrate todays achievements with two beers.:D

Days like this makes all the work worth. I may not have the most easiest horses with conformation,but they teach me tons.