Your time is coming. Nine is a wonderful horse, he just needs you to take it at his speed. The one thing we learned while Kirstin was training her yearlings is that patience is required with these guys. If you try to go faster, there will be a hole in his training, something missing. Remember take things at his speed, relish in the small accomplishments and before you know it... Do this correctly now and in a few years your beautiful baby girl will be riding him like Kirstin rides Taz.
Priscilla