Crispin is doing SO well! I've been thinking this a lot lately. Don't get me wrong, there has never been a single day that I regretted getting this horse and over all he's always been a good boy. He's never been a very difficult or problematic horse anyway, sure he has his little issues and quirks but never, ever did he do anything that really scared me or made me think "wow, I really need help".
But this year, as an eight year old he really, really matured. We are progressing at a much faster rate now, and I think he's been nothing but fun this year. All ongoing issues are getting better and better, he's straighter now, much more forward, the canter work has been comming along nicely (well, at least before I had to ride bareback) and he is a lot less fussy when he's getting tired or overwhelmed.
I'm also pretty bad at taking pictures lately but I finally managed to get at least some confo shots from eight year old Crispin:
