20th riding lesson (official)

Hm...either I made a mistake, or Annie did. Because it wasn't even the trial of the intermediate course today. Instead, I was placed with three other teenagers, all younger than me by a few years; as compared with my usual Friday mornings class, in which the other three students were all kids around nine years of age.

Anyway.

Had Chico again. Really getting tired of getting her. Wonder if Annie has this grudge thing against me or what.

Chico was put in the lead. And, not having had Irwin as an instructor before (other than that one time) meant I didn't know his style and had to get used to his commands and instructions quickly, and which meant I made quite a lot of mistakes before picking up more.

Was quite a tough session. Irwin seems to work students really hard. But it was worth it.

He insists a lot on the correct form/posture, and maintaining good control over the horse. I had to correct myself a lot of times today, but I did learn a lot more.

Az commented that I was very disciplined, and worked quite hard, even with Chico being stubborn as she usually is.