How easily horses are entertained.  When I took a fly veil to Dakota at the far end of the creek paddock I found 15' of black PVC pipe left by the floods and unearthed by our drought (Australian weather is nothing if not unpredictable).  Pulled it out of the grass and started for the gate.  Dakota, Balthazar and especially Pagan thought the pipe was a hoot.  They weren't afraid of it yet they pranced and danced and pirouetted as though it was a 15 foot python I was holding in my hands.  They followed me all the way to the yards and seemed disappointed when I pushed it through the gate for disposal. 
   About the ride.  25 minutes in the arena.  10 minutes online?  I am trying while online to get a reaction with less push and more distance.  We are somewhat successful.  His full pass along the fence is inconsistent.  And one sided.  He is better when passing left rather than right.  Probably easier for him to fall into his hollow side rather than walk into his stiff side.  At any rate.  As long as we're improving.  He's good at circling.  Funny too.  Sometimes he misinterprets a movement of mine as a request to stop realizes it isn't, catches himself and moves on.  Quite proud of him for that.
    More cantering today than we've ever done.  Got a little particular too.  He broke into trot a couple of times so I circled and asked him to canter again immediately.  Also asked for upward transitions when he started to get behind the leg and behind the bit.  Not as a punishment but to send him forward.  It worked well.  Still had lots of breaks, lots of praised.  Hopped off when he gave a nice step for a right TOF without sucking back or getting stressed.