Feeling a bit seedy today (lack of sleep) so only 10 minutes groundwork.  But good groundwork.  Why not quit when he's done a good job anyway.  Best Weave yet.  He is starting to understand the pattern for the pattern's sake.  It's not just me drawing him in or sending him out.  It's because we're doing a *pattern*.  So he's started weaving with little help from me.  Got some more energy into it today, asked him to go ahead of me and walk confidently through the drums.  Circled him at the trot.  Still lame but discernibly less.  Oh joy, oh happiness.  Haven't ridden in a month and miss it.  Full pass starting to come together, rather he's putting the pieces together and starting to do it with less interference from me.  No, he's not doing it himself but I'm not having to use such BIG moves to get him moving.  Back/front, back/front.  Trying to get a rhythm going so that we can move sideways with subtlety.  Not there yet but something to aim for.  He is better at being driven from a distance.  Not at the end of the 12' line yet but another thing, a concrete goal, to work for.

So our 10 minutes were productive without drilling, had a 10 minute pick at the end and a big carrot.  All horses locked in the yards during the day because they are too fat, even Balthazar who is looking decidedly broodmarish without the exercise of being ridden.