Day 7

Today the kids were tired and I didn't have a lot of time to work with the mare. I saddled her up, not too gently, lunged to the right and left, working on quicker direction changes. I flexed her to both sides, then added a hips-over while flexing. I picked all four feet, and she gave me a little trouble on the back right. But, when I say trouble with her, it's really a light term. I truly believe I just had my hand in the wrong place and she was trying to do the right thing and get away from pressure.
If we had not had so much rain, I would have gotten on the mare yesterday or today. However, the ground is too slick, and there is too much room for a traumatic error.