Great canter

Rode Friday day while a friend was at the barn. She wanted to see Elle go, hasn't seen her since Canonchet. I was apprehensive because it was 11:30am, but not as hot as it has been (although just as muggy). Put our regular tack on and went outside. After a brief wake-up with the stick, Elle was GREAT. I had the best canter on her. She was so balanced, so light, so bouncy. Felt like she was really powering from behind - I was so psyched! And, probably because she was so balanced, she was super easy to keep going through the corners. At the end of our last canter, she offered to be SUPER round, and stay bouncy - the essence of a real frame, and I didn't even ask for it! I guess that's when you know it's real :) Rode for about 30 minutes.

Now, Elle's had 2 days off, so back to work tonight. We DID practice trailer loading last night, and she was AWESOME. So whatever was up before doesn't seem to be an issue.

Will update tomorrow on how the ride tonight goes!