Prince was first this morning.  We warmed up on the ground and drove him.  We then started riding him.  We worked a lot more on impulsion as this is really his Achilles heel.  We did circles, transitions, stop and back.  Circles soften his body and make him more flexible.  Transitions help with impulsion and improve his gait.  The stop was worked on because he has a tendency to dribble out and he is still heavy in his front end.  Backing is to engage the hindquarters.

George was warmed up on the ground too and then ridden.  We worked on circles and stopping.  He is very stiff on the right side and circles will help him with that.  Today the owners came to ride some of these horses and we gave them a mini lesson. 

Cinco is so much better.  He is asking questions much more and settling down.  He is gaining trust in humans now because his owner worked him and he wasn't near as scared as he was at first.  Today we pushed him through some things he didn't want to go through to let him know he was going to come out alright on the other end. 

Gully had an extremely good day.  His ground skills have gotten a lot better.  He has lost his bullying attitude and is very interested in what we are trying to get him to do.  He is the kind of horse that has to have his mind challenged all the time.  His owner also worked him and she played the ground skills.  He worked well with her, with no sign of the teenager coming out.