Chloe_GHE
Well-Known Member
Basically last night I schooled both my boys and haven't had a lesson for 2 weeks (have been out competing though)
Because Dustry is below the level I am at everything with him feels really positive and he is making big improvements because he is currently at the steepest part of his learning curve (eg big diff from racehorse to 'proper horse') and I'm happy with my riding on him.
But on Soap I feel like with each day that passes past my lesson I am getting less and less of a good rider. We are breaking new ground in our lessons and really pushing ourselves so what we achieve in our lessons is new and the best we have ever done. When I go home and try to recreate that because it is so new and not established I find myself getting frustrated because I think I can feel what it should be like, but it's not happening.....does that make sense?....
I think maybe that to stop getting frustrated at not being able to perform at lesson level I should maybe drop down a little bit in what I'm asking and almost establish what was achieved in the previous lesson.....still making sense?...
In an ideal world I would love to just have a lesson everyday, but sadly I would very quickly be bankrupt!
So does anyone else feel this way like you are trying to ride at the top of your game to get to the next bit but as I've never got to the next bit and neither has the horse we are not sure without instruction how to get there.....maybe I'm being too ambitious with too little knowledge......help please.....dressage has confused my brain and equally made me really want to master it at the same time!
Frustrated and foxed from Wiltshire
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Because Dustry is below the level I am at everything with him feels really positive and he is making big improvements because he is currently at the steepest part of his learning curve (eg big diff from racehorse to 'proper horse') and I'm happy with my riding on him.
But on Soap I feel like with each day that passes past my lesson I am getting less and less of a good rider. We are breaking new ground in our lessons and really pushing ourselves so what we achieve in our lessons is new and the best we have ever done. When I go home and try to recreate that because it is so new and not established I find myself getting frustrated because I think I can feel what it should be like, but it's not happening.....does that make sense?....
I think maybe that to stop getting frustrated at not being able to perform at lesson level I should maybe drop down a little bit in what I'm asking and almost establish what was achieved in the previous lesson.....still making sense?...
In an ideal world I would love to just have a lesson everyday, but sadly I would very quickly be bankrupt!
So does anyone else feel this way like you are trying to ride at the top of your game to get to the next bit but as I've never got to the next bit and neither has the horse we are not sure without instruction how to get there.....maybe I'm being too ambitious with too little knowledge......help please.....dressage has confused my brain and equally made me really want to master it at the same time!
Frustrated and foxed from Wiltshire
C x