Choosing the right path....

The last few weeks have been very anxious days for me.  After much discussion with family & friends, we've decided that maybe the best thing for "Kramer" would be to try him at jumping.  He seems so bored with doing anything on the rail, that maybe this might give him something to focus on.  I tried him over straw bales for the first time yesterday while on the lunge line and he seemed to really like popping over the obstacle.  Here are the still pics I took which never did capture him actually jumping, but it was the best I could do:

Donna (who was watching a bit) was right when she said he needed to be trotting faster in his approach to the "jump".  But he still hopped over it in good form.  Going to the right, when he had more speed, he jumped and came out of it at the canter.  That was pretty to watch!
He seemed all to willing to keep jumping & for the first time in a long time, he seemed to be enjoying himself.  Hmmmmm........