Canal Trail and cantering again.

Today we went down to the canal trail again.  I went a different way.  We took Lomida, Prospector, HSB, Pioneer Express Trail, Canal Trail, Lake Forest Trail, back to forest and home.  It's a nice little ride.  Zoe and I left on our ride today before Skippy's rider came to the barn....so we had no calling at all.  None on the way out and only 1 on the way back-on the corner of Aub/Folsom and Lomida.  By that time Skippy and Sky were out on the trail.  No one answered Zoe back when she called.  (We will practice leaving when Skippy is coming back in the future.  Last week was interesting and we need to do it again.)  While out on the canal we practiced cantering again.  It went really well.  Once she spooked at a log next to the trail-side stepped and dropped down to a trot.  I laughed at her.  Later when we were cantering, we were able to keep it up for quite a while.  Zoe kept slowing down, almost breaking into a trot-it was if to say "can we slow down now?  This is unusual."  It was a nice canter-Zoe did a good job.  Not so sure what she will do with another horse involved.  Usually if she is in the lead she does fine.  If anything we need to practice being in the middle or in the back and cantering.