Great Dressage Lesson

My morning started out when Flint broke not one, but two sets of cross ties this morning...we promptly put an end to THAT behavior (thank you carrot stick!)! But don't worry, it got immensely better when he not only loaded onto the trailer like a perfect gentleman, but also UNloaded and walked to his stall at the Fletcher's farm like he's been hauling around his whole life. We then had a great lesson with Heather Morris - unlike the last time when he was running around like a retard the whole time; he actually was calm, relaxed and completely rideable. I think the key to his first event or two will be getting there Thursday afternoon and hacking him around a bunch to get him comfortable so he can relax. Bless his little Thoroughbred heart, he gets himself all worked up into a huge knot and then literally cannot relax until he has worked himself through the entire tantrum, then he is 100% the perfect little angel. It may be questionable how much I'm actually teaching this horse, LoL, but he sure is teaching me an awful lot, which I guess is the point. More on the clinic (especially tomorrow's XC ride) tomorrow evening!