...I guess he is only 4...

I've just been riding Deuce long and low the past couple days. I went over a little tiny cross rail yesterday and just played around in the arena. I was goin to do more serious stuff today but Deuce had a different idea. I didn't have a whip and I didn't have spurs, so Deuce just decided not to listen. Trotting slow and sluggish was about all he wanted to do no matter what. At first I borrowed a crop from my friend (that was all she had - no dressage whip) That sort of worked but I had to keep transferring my reins to one hand to be able to use it. I got him going in a nicer trot and did some canter work but couldn't get a nice transition on the right lead. Finally I borrowed a dressage whip and things went better. I just did tons of trot canter transitions and left it at that. That's not what I originally had planned but I think Deuce learned he has to be more attentive. Tommorow I think I'll do some walk/trot lateral work.