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Well not sure if anyone remembers me and the whole issue with the 4 year old Indoctro WB I bought end of last year, how he threw me , trampled me, causing compartment syndrome and me losing a chunk outta my leg , anyway I then thought of selling him as too much for me, put him to 3 months pro schooling while I took some lessons on advanced dressage horse to learn to ride a big moving horse anyway over past 12 months I've worked hard to regain confidence and slowly started riding him, then tackled hacking did a few dressage tests etc

Started jumping him couple months back.

Anyway today we did our first comp a unaffliated 80cm class he went in and popped round it like a dream, it was two phase kind off - had to do 4 to 8 again so we keep going nice and steady as he was in nice rhythm - had not planned in doing JO and defo would not of done it if I'd had to of left ring and come back in as just wanted to do one nice clear round

Anyway he jumped them perfect , nice and steady

I'm delighted - to think 11 months ago I was lying in hospital wondering what the hell I got myself into

So proud of him and how far we have come , there's been sweat and tears at times but I had faith he would come good for me in the end

Going to BS tomorrow to do a 80cm there then hopefully next time out do a BN

So chuffed

Oh and by the way - We won the class today ha ha ;-) and never even tried.
 
Cheers still got away to go, I've learnt to ride his movement just the new thing is his jump

Got jumped right off him in a lesson other day, splatted right on the deck
not use to so much power, he flicks his back end right up. But hey I have the faith I can learn to sit to it, it's just because it's new to me, it was over a largest fence too so my time we actually get up to competing at that sort of level I will be fine.
He a cracker of a horse no way I'd of easily given up him hence why I was determined to be able to ride him

Even paid for lunge lessons at my local riding school on some old dobbins ha ha - what stick I got from friends about that but I did not care I had to do what I needed to do to get my balance sorted
As that's what upsetted him and he would buck me right off.
 
Well done!
You should be proud of yourself as well as the horse. You had the sense and the humility to go and get the lessons you needed to be able to ride the horse as he should be ridden and the courage and determination to get back on him after a very nasty accident (I remember your previous post), rather than giving up on him.
Congratulations on today's result and good luck for tomorrow.
 
I never really wanted to give up on him as he was not in the wrong, he never asked me to buy him, I bought a horse out with my ability , was not his fault his trot threw my about like a rag doll :-)
So I was determined to do all I could to bring me up to a level to deal with that type of horse.

Though I've learnt my lesson I would not buy a young green large horse again - oh nooooooo :-)


But hey ho blood , sweat & tears and we well on the way to making a good team, I adore him and everything about him and I hope he likes me too ;-)

Thanks guys, looking for a nice DC tomorrow from him and me, tomorrow and I will be on cloud 9.
 
Well done! So nice to hear someone recognising that they need to change, rather than blame the horse. I think you are very brave, must have been a huge knock to your confidence.
 
Thats fantastic news, congratulations for winning your first competition, but a bigger congratulations for doing the right thing.

A refreshing change, i hope when its my turn, Im as brave as you.:)
 
Smokey it was, I was off 3 months after operation he got turned away, i got back on him after the 3 months once my leg had healed and he took off in school mental bronking and threw me into the wall and for a minute I thought he'd broken my back, i was in so much pain, that's when I decided I needed real professional help, what made me realise it was me was straight after that a pro eventer at my yard jumped on him and he was fine, so it was clear I was the problem - so I got him professionally brought on for 3 months while I fanatically got lessons on the advanced dressage horse along with lunge lesson as also rode as many other horses as I could in that time. But yes my confidence after the 2nd fall was shattered. I did not want to break my neck over a horse. But now I'm fine I'm not scared at all on him and he far more mature now and no where near as green and babyish. To be honest nothing really phases him now, he a real steady Eddie.
 
Wow! You're my hero! It must have taken amazing strength to get back on any horse after that. Congratulations on your success, you deserve it after all the hard work you've put in.
 
Thank you for posting his it gives me hope, I'm in a similar position. But we are getting there slowly, we have our first dressage test next month :)
 
Thank you ludoctro ! If I hadn't made the decision to go to a pro yard I dread to think what could have happened I'm now smiling when I ride.
 
Well Done! Love your horse! Typical Indoctro to jump big over fences... Best tip anyone ever gave me with mine was to keep my eyes up when jumping. That way your body and elbows etc automatically allow for the big jump so you dont get jumped off or become insecure.
 
Thanks squeak - yeah my main faults are hands moving up and down and looking down/tipping forward - since I was a kid in PC I've had instructors screaming the same at me.

Drives me crazy as to why I can't manage 2 simple tasks..!!!

Guess I just have to "keep calm & carry on" practising ;-)
 
Ludoctro said:
Thanks squeak - yeah my main faults are hands moving up and down and looking down/tipping forward - since I was a kid in PC I've had instructors screaming the same at me.

Drives me crazy as to why I can't manage 2 simple tasks..!!!

Guess I just have to "keep calm & carry on" practising ;-)
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Before I got my horse I didn't realise how often I would look down over a fence but she balloons everything so I learnt the hard way :rolleyes:

Try getting a friend to stand the other end of the school after the jump and hold up different number of fingers as you take off and then put them down when you land, then check if you counted the right number so that you have to have had your eyes up.
 
Ha ha ok I will try that, I normal try to focus in something in distance and it's ok if it one fence say but once I start in a course I totally forget and the old habit creeps right back in there , I think I might learn the hard way too as if I do it Iarge fences and he flicks his legs right up, you know exactly which direction I will be going - down like a hot potatoe..!! If that don't teach me to look up I don't know what will ha ha :-)
 
Well done you for doing the right thing. But I do have to wonder why you didn't get the right instruction BEFORE you bought the horse?
 
Cortez - because I did not realise I needed it, I'm 32 got first pony a 4 competed lots as a child moved on to horses, done heaps of competing , rode lots of different horse, done dressage , ODE, XC, took my last horse from being written off as a nut job up the levels in BS, has horses my whole life as had my family. So I assumed I could cope - quite easily in fact.

But what I did not expect was to struggle with not only a big moving powerful horse but such a sensitive one. My last horse although KWPN was only 16hh and never ride massive like he did. I assumed i had the knowledge and with the weekly lessons I get I'd be fine bringing him on. As people also pointed out Indoctro horses are best left to the professionals - something I never found out till after I bought him - I think any amateur rider would of struggled with him , and both the pro eventer & dressage rider who helped me agreed.
 
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