Belated louisem lesson report and couple of pics from jumping last sunday

[SpottedCat]

I think, to add generally to TS/KatBs points, it is also essential to have sat on something which is already trained. Having lots of sessions on a schoolmaster helped me differentiate between when I was asking the right question in the right way and just needed to keep repeating it until I got the right answer, and when I was asking either the wrong question, or in the wrong way (or both!!), and therefore needed to change something. It also gave me a very clear idea of what I was working towards - what the goal was - and what 'correct' felt like. I think it's something we totally miss out of a lot of people's training over here, and my belief now is that without it you can get slightly 'blind leading the blind' - especially if you don't have really regular training (by which I mean at least once a week if not more).

I'm not saying you can't achieve what you want without it, just that it's a lot harder, takes a lot longer, and requires a lot more input from trainers on the ground.

 

[ecrozier]

I agree SC. In terms of flatwork I am lucky in that I have had schoolmaster lessons on a horse working at medium, and am hoping to pick those up again with auslander on here's new horse too!
Jumping wise it's difficult, in terms of negotiating a course correctly, in synch and clear, my older boy fits that bill. However he is much smaller and less talented so can't teach me how to jump the bigger fences! I have borrowed a friends old eventer a couple of times but tbh he is a clockwork horse so I could virtually do a headstand in the saddle and he would carry on regardless... I was wondering about going for some jumping lessons somewhere like wellington but not sure how easy that would be.