I rode today.  I'm heading out to ride AGAIN.  The saddle is GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

First off, at free walk as I was collecting the reins, his backwas moving and swinging very freely as if to say the old saddle was blocking the movement.  My lateral work was so easy.  I went into trot with a full sense of control of my position.  He was very light in the hand.  I was able to do shoulder in to traverse back to shoulder in.  He was lifted at the withers and flexed at the poll with a light contact, basically the weight of the reins ALL at the Trot and with lateral work.  My transitions were good.  When I decided to get off him, I had completed some trot work asked for the halt, he stopped on a dime with his neck lifted and poll flexed.  I jumped down off him as a reward and he was still in the same position.  Tap presented a gorgeous picture.  He was so happy as I was.

Lynne Murray