Ceriann
Well-Known Member
Fell off about a month ago (twice) in a flat work lesson - not a good day. Both times with canter transition, second time she had a paddy, span like a twit and the fall was hard. Ive fallen off her before but its always been a miscomms not a loss of control. So this time i cant seem to get over it. Ive had a prof ride her, all fine, ive lunged her post hacks to get regular canters (all fine), ive schooled myself since and got nice canters but im still nervous the next time i ask. I dont school anywhere near what i used to either (we’ve spent the last 15 months rehabbing so lots of schooling hasnt felt right) so the gap isnt helping. Hacking is fine but we dont canter (mainly due to route options - ground is too hard). Today i got nice canter but then a slightly excited canter (few strides where she shot forward) which i was able to bring back straight away and continue a nice canter but it put me off asking again (even though i had her working beautifully). Part of me thinks dont push it, carry on hacking and schooling lightly and ask for canter when it feels right. The other part of me thinks thats ridiculous and i should push on, maybe up the schooling for a bit and get over it. The irony is i used to be scared of hacking but schooling was my favourite thing (i bought her for canter) - now its the other way!