Summer Driving

Awareness of the outside world. I am late to the party. Ilona Maher is awesome.

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Stepping Stone Farm has been summer camping, so I’ve been having driving lessons lately. Easier to fit in before the camp day starts.

The driving is going well. Are the lessons going well *because* I’m not riding? Or because I’ve been doing it long enough that it’s about time I learned something?

Andre has less auto-pilot than Optimus so our lines tend to wander. I discovered that if I remind him to stay up and straight, the steering takes care of itself. Imagine that.

With Optimus I practice maintaining our pace and turning with intention.

Overall, trying to use my ears as well as my eyes. Trying to hear what’s happening with the gait in addition to watching the horse. This is not a natural for me. [The Music, and The Mirror]

Onwards!
Katherine