jeeve
Well-Known Member
Well we had an interesting weekend last, with the pony club Derby Day. My daughter who is 13 (just), works like a dog with the horses, she rides as much as she is able, helps pack and un pack for events and fusses away constantly about the horses. My son who is 15 turns up rides, leaves everything for his sister or me to pack up and that is it.
My daughter rides really well at rally days and at home, and tends to muck things up on competition day. She gets a little stressed and her pony who is very sensitive picks up on it.
My son who takes nothing seriously except for competitions suddenly comes into his own and manages to perform.
My daughter was eliminated from the event (she went well till pony did not like the dazzle board, and after that refused every jump, even though she normally jumps the moon. As soon as the pony refused, my daughter lost her confidence and the pony just said no.)
My son won his age group against some seriously expensive horses on his little pony ...surprising everyone. (he was 5th after the 1st event and in the lead after the second event, his pony was way too fast over the first part of the course and perfect the second part).
I think it is all in the way the kids think about it, as soon as her pony stopped, my daughter was waiting for the next stop, while my son was determined that no matter what the pony thought he was going to do, (and he tried to take off during the first round, and bucked after every jump the second round), he was going to make sure it got round the course. How do i get my daughter to realise that she must be confident in herself, that what she thinks - the pony feels?
Any ideas?
My daughter rides really well at rally days and at home, and tends to muck things up on competition day. She gets a little stressed and her pony who is very sensitive picks up on it.
My son who takes nothing seriously except for competitions suddenly comes into his own and manages to perform.
My daughter was eliminated from the event (she went well till pony did not like the dazzle board, and after that refused every jump, even though she normally jumps the moon. As soon as the pony refused, my daughter lost her confidence and the pony just said no.)
My son won his age group against some seriously expensive horses on his little pony ...surprising everyone. (he was 5th after the 1st event and in the lead after the second event, his pony was way too fast over the first part of the course and perfect the second part).
I think it is all in the way the kids think about it, as soon as her pony stopped, my daughter was waiting for the next stop, while my son was determined that no matter what the pony thought he was going to do, (and he tried to take off during the first round, and bucked after every jump the second round), he was going to make sure it got round the course. How do i get my daughter to realise that she must be confident in herself, that what she thinks - the pony feels?
Any ideas?