The dog days of summer

It has been a very HOT summer so far this year... Con Mar is handling it pretty well, considering he hates the COLD weather I am sure he is thankful for the SUNSHINE :) .  Training is going very well.  We finally have a little bit of canter half pass...and starting some super collected steps which eventually will turn into passage or piaffe.  I am starting to feel the level of collection I have been looking for!  The double bridle is only be used 1 x weekly as I am not a HUGE fan of using "equipment" to train a horse to do dressage... He has accepted it's use very well and I think he will be a horse that prefers the double to the snaffle in the end.  The work he is doing in the double is very nice...and there is definitley a feeling of "I am an upper level horse" coming from him.  He is a very proud stallion! 
I haven't taken him out yet as I have been very busy training horses and showing my "Oscar" at PSG his first year (doing very well)... but, that will come before Fall... I have a few more shows in July and August and then I am looking forward to a BREAK! Photos and videos will come THEN :)