Wasn't going to barn but found some late afternoon time.
Did attitude check in round pen. Asked for circle, she wasn't responding, slapped string on ground a couple times and she took off. Then she dropped to trot and I asked for change of direction trying to "tag" her and she took off and maintained gait for three laps and then I asked her to stop. She came in a different horse.
Riding: western saddle, bridle, savvy string and 1 stick: started corners pattern with stick and she was ignoring it, started over and used bridle and asked for a full snappy corners game and got it--Try had to be reading my intention. Then did it with stick only and it was really good except for that long sideways was messy. Asked for cloverleaf at a trot and she offered canter so I took it--used bridle but rode on the buckle with VERY few corrections! Quit on a good note.
I think I have been a carrot person and now am striving to be an extreme middle of the road person.
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