JUST GOT IN FROM THE BARN I DECIDED TO PUT AN ENGLISH SADDLE ON MJ TONIGHT AND IT WENT VERY WELL. SHE IS GETTING A LITTLE HOT TO TROT SO WE WORKED ON A LOT OF CONTROL- STOPPING , TROTTING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, FLEXING, AND BACKING. THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT MJ THAT SOOTHES MY SOUL, SHE CAN MAKE A LONG DAY AT WORK NOT BE SO BAD. I ENJOY EVERY MINUTE I SPEND WITH HER, EVEN WHEN SHE VOICES HER OPINION LOUDLY. BECAUSE AT THE END OF EVERY SESSION SHE REMINDS ME WHAT THE PASSION OF HORSE TRAINING IS ALL ABOUT AND WHY I CHOSE NOT TO GIVE IT UP.