Baydale's Back in the Groove - Arena UK training show with vids

[TableDancer]

Ooh, just sat down to catch up with this

Hector looks great, happy and pingy. Agree the more powerful canter helped but tbh we know he likes to be short don't we - if it were me on him I'd be going on four down that line all day long

Marty? I'd agree about the last few strides - don't know about you but it really bothers me when they are like that

(Control freak? Moi?) With Dylan I used to do loads of that JP/KC exercise with poles on the floor, bit like what GB and the other one were doing in our EHOA session. It did help - eventually

But at least he really operates when he gets to the fence which is reassuring

And as for HH - he is just edible, isn't he?? (Wouldn't be great for my diet, mind you) I would be supremely unconcerned by anything I saw in that vid, he has improved so much and is going the right way - as you say, he would have flattened those not long ago, with a slightly confused and befuddled expression on his face

I wouldn't be doing the 3 long strides thing with him either and actually think SC's exercise is a good one for him (although whether they "ping" the poles on the floor dpends on the horse, SC

) But I would just give yourself a pat on the back and say "Good stuff - Keep it up!" - Matt only saw a snapshot, after all...

 

[lizzieb]

Wow what a huge arena! They're all looking good to me considering their lack of practice.

 

[runaway]

Just wanted to say that the thing that struck me was your constant and steady leg position ---- am green with envy

I hardly do any jumping but know when I do my leg goes everywhere!!

Love watching HH - the tail says it all, just winding himself up for explosion

He looks a big'un!

 

[Baydale]

EveningStar - Hector has that effect on people, he's just so straightforward and easy.

samuelwhiskers - I'll look out for you next time.

Thanks ISZ, big bay horses are the best.

TD - Yep, Hector is a very happy bunny, bless him. As for Marty, it doesn't freak me out too badly as I know he's clever, but I'd rather he got out of the habit before we jumped anything bigger or more solid.

HH is....errr.....just HH, larger than life.

Poles on the floor it is then: before, after and inbetween.

lizzieb - that's the smaller of the two outdoor arenas, they're mahoosive.

runaway - thanks, but it's still not good enough so I'm constantly working on it.

HH is always very entertaining.