tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112996168385107666.post1769866465632795810..comments2023-02-27T10:36:16.356+00:00Comments on Merlin's progress: Slowly, slowlyCarolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474380324390723506noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112996168385107666.post-74970108434145856632012-07-02T07:13:40.705+01:002012-07-02T07:13:40.705+01:00The only thing he's got away with so far is th...The only thing he's got away with so far is the standing while I get on issue - for the last six years, possibly longer, he's been allowed to walk off when he likes, so we need to do some work on that. I've now found my schooling whip (which is so old that it still has a name tape sellotaped to the handle from when it was kicking about in the boot room at Lyncombe Lodge!) and rode with it for the first time yesterday - didn't need to use it, but I suddenly had a *much* more attentive pony.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474380324390723506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112996168385107666.post-51404528482589279712012-07-01T18:29:57.721+01:002012-07-01T18:29:57.721+01:00Sounds positive; build up your confidence is what ...Sounds positive; build up your confidence is what you should be aiming for. You might need to boss little Finn about a bit, though.<br />:)Brennighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553332352189636358noreply@blogger.com