Scout’s overall improvement from yesterday to today has been very noticeable. We are looking for forward, forward, forward. A familiar sentiment from my work with Andie… 
We are getting more energy, more involvement, more mental connection. We had less forward in leading today from yesterday, the temperature difference was noticeable and the horses were soaked today, so understandably he was more stiff during the warm-up. Less distraction towards the arena mirrors.
Moving to lunging, I had a real half halt today! Once I had to strongly give a half halt for the entire lunging session, the rest were very subtle, he was connected, he was present with me. We have been working in the corner much, to encourage more forward while having the support from the rail to assist with balance when giving the half halt as he is still learning it on the lunge. His posture was beautiful! We worked through the walk until he was giving consistency. He is balanced between the left and right as well as his lateral balance, now to continue developing the suppleness that will give the proper tracking up, he is still short though much improved from where we started. His hind hooves step into the hoof print of his fronts, when we started he was a good hoof print behind his front hooves.
The trot work we moved between slowing with the half halt until he was on the verge of walking, and then increasing the stride until he was tracking up at the trot, and again slowing. Going back and forth to both extremes, I then asked for a canter departure from the slowed trot. His canter is still unbalanced, but he is consistently picking up the correct lead. Baby steps. Considering even the attempt of a canter depart was not so long ago a train wreck, let alone the correct lead. It is now balance which is the final issue since he is understanding better that canter is not something to panic about being asked for.
Lovely, lovely..
