Half way through the program and haven't had time to write because I have been having too much fun! For starters, not to make all the northerners jealous but it has been pretty toasty these past few weeks. Having temperatures in the mid to high 80's and I have gotten the occasional sunburn here and there :) And just like the weather the riding has been great! I had a lesson with Louise Nathhorst last week and she is pretty remarkable. The lesson was really great, Kahlua was on top of his game. We did most all the movements from the Grand Prix test. When we were schooling the canter pirouettes on the centerline, a great piece of advice that really helped for my horse and me, was for me to turn my inside shoulder to his inside hip. Set the canter up in a way where I can collect a stride on the spot and turn the pirouette and let him do his job. And the turning of my own shoulder really helped me get out of his way so he could step under himself and turn. We also worked on our