The Long Distance Equestrian

So yeah, I have been keeping up with my riding lessons. I have to say, I am so glad to be back in the saddle. I feel as happy as ever when I am in the barn, with the horses, and helping out when I can. The lessons have been going pretty well. I rode yesterday in the morning, and have been riding Noony the most, although I did have my first fall in six years yesterday. I was learning how to canter on the lunge line. In the beginning, the lesson was going ok, though for some reason, whenever asking to canter, I never seem to lean back, as I would like to. I always tend to lean a bit forward, and could feel myself tensing up before asking him to canter. When I ask, he does canter for about one beat or two beats, but then goes into a fast trot. Now, the reason for that is that I tend to fall back right away when asking, so in a way, it does not send a clear message to Noony that I want to canter. Now that, with in combination of a forward, tense position does not bode well when getting a h...