MJ IS CLOSER TO RECEIVING A RIDER, SHE DID EXCELLENT TODAY, EVEN WITH AN AUDIENCE. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK LORI OWNER OF MIND BODY AND MASSAGE FOR WORKING WITH ME TODAY, THE CANADIAN FOREST TREE ESSENCES ARE REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN MJ ACCEPTING THINGS MORE RAPIDLY AND SHE REALLY LOVES THE SCENT OF THEM AS I DO . SHE IS STARTING TO LOWER HER HEAD QUICKER AND MORE FREQUENT WHEN I AM INTRODUCING NEW THINGS. TODAY SHE WAS SADDLED AGAIN THIS TIME SHE WAS ASKED TO CANTER AND SHE DID A WONDERFUL JOB, SHE ALSO CARRIED A RIPPED FEED BAG AROUND , WHICH I Made SURE THAT IT MADE LOTS OF NOISE, THAN I PUT A VERY HEAVY SAND BAG ON HER, WHICH I THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER TO MOUNT UP MYSELF, LOL, BUT I AM TRYING TO BE SAFE AND SOLID FOR HER SAKE. AFTER ALL THAT I LET HER REST FOR A FEW HOURS THAN WE WENT FOR A WALK AROUND THE FARM AND DOWN THE ROAD (A QUIET ROAD) AND SHE DID GREAT IT WAS GOOD FOR THE SOUL. THE STARS WERE OUT, THERE WAS NO WIND, AND IT WAS CLOSE TO 25 DEGREES, PERFECT. UNTIL TOMORROW.