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March - in like a lion, out like a lamb?

I haven't written for some time and, really, I  have had so many breakthroughs over the last couple months that I can't believe I haven't been writing about all of them! My last clinic with Kenny was good and bad. I got kicked in the knee as soon as we arrived, and I could not ride Friday evening. However, watching Kenny ride Gadget so lightly yet so round and uphill was a great education in itself. I sucked it up and rode the next two days and really tried to carry the softness into my rides. We worked on the 4s and I am finally getting good changes! Everything felt good, but the pain was not good. The doctor later confirmed that I have a lateral tibia plateau compression fracture and a strained MCL. Both are sore every day, and I am not allowed to ride for another month. Boo! Hiss! Before I was injured, I really felt huge improvement in the canter and trot halfpasses. My trot halfpasses require that I actually soften on the outside rein to allow the bend. This made an