One on one walk

The morning was not raining so I decided we both needed to get out of the arena for a little one on one time.  So I hand walked Flash over to the Christmas tree farm next door. He was quite on alert and ready for action. I had to remind him a few times to walk by my side and not on top of me or in front of me. He quickly settled into my pace and was respectable.  When we got to the bottom of the hill, we walked through a few puddles boldly and stretched our legs into a trot. He got pretty revved up about going faster, but he was not unmanageable and settled into a nice gait when I reminded him he wasn't going to run off with me. Then we went back to walking and he kept thinking about the barn and his friends at the top of the hill. I continued to remind him I wanted his attention on me and not the barn. He gave me his attention for a few  a  seconds at a time and then back to staring up the hill while we walked. That's okay, he's still learning about work ethic. That's why we were out of his comfort zone today.