Update and Pics

  On Sunday Phoenix and I went over what we learned on Friday and we had a great time.  I feel like we got past our bad block and are getting somewhere.  We worked the barrel pattern a little bit at a walk and trot and once at a lope.  We are starting to get our turns down more and more, I think remembering that basics are key really helped. 
  Monday I lunged Phoenix since she was already in the round pen (she is doing good with voice commands on the ground) and then I rode her in the bareback pad.  She walked and trotted nice and I could even post without losing my balance on her.  Her lope to the right was nice and I could sit a good amount of it.  It took a few times, but Phoenix picked up her left lead (we are working a lot on establishing that habit) and that was nice too.  Hopefully, since we have been working on it a ton, Phoenix will start to pick that lead up easier.  I have noticed she almost always gets it right in the round pen now.  Here are some pictures that my dad took of Kelly (my friend) and I riding.