I just realized, literally as I was typing it, that the phrase "where's the fire" can have two different, opposite meanings. It's probably most typically used when someone is going really, really fast. As in, "whoa, where's the fire"? But I typed the subject line because I thought Shasta was a little flat last night in class and wondered "where's the fire"?
OK, here are the excuses. It was her first time jumping 24-inch in every sequence in class. Our winter venue is an arena with slightly loose dirt. Logical or not, I've always thought a dog was probably having to give the effort of jumping 25 inches to clear 24 in the dirt. It was day one of a cold for me so I didn't have any fire myself. All excuses though.
She did a lot of good things in class. Mostly, she did everything without hesitation. Weaves, teeter, dogwalk. Even her first triple. But it was, in my opinion, methodical. Not a big deal at this point, just an observation. It might signify that I've added too much stuff too quickly of late. It's something for me to keep my eye on and be ready to adjust if I need to.
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