LiffWee93
Well-Known Member
Not as successful as the first, results wise, but i feel more successful as an outing..
it was the first test i really felt i could *ride* her rather than steer her around in vaguely the right places
she was awesome in the warm up and really with me, popped up to the competition arena and settled nicely and i rode round with the aim for softness, throughness and rhythm... i was NOT going to have another sheet saying she was tight through the back or rushed!
Bless her, we nailed our objectives, had a beautiful rhythm the whole time - a little metronome, she was beautifully soft and swingy for her - the swing is a thing we constantly work on as it isnt as natural for her, but she tried
i fluffed a trot-canter transition and let her run a step or two and one of my 15m circles was not ace, but otherwise, pleased as punch!
I knew i could have kicked her *up* a little more, but probably at the sacrifice of the softness at this stage, so i opted for going a little deep to keep the softness and therefore rhythm.... so was disappointed to score 62.95, with no comments other than the poll must be the highest point, which i get, but not a single comment on anything good... so understandably, marks took a hammering for her being deep (although by this i mean poll low, not massively overbent!)... shame, but so pleased as can always ride her up and out now the softness is getting there and the tension seems to be a thing of the past
positive outing i think, considering ive been ill and had a swollen ankle unable to walk all week
no pics as was in a huge rush in the morning as had too emergency plait a wild new forest pony mane
it was the first test i really felt i could *ride* her rather than steer her around in vaguely the right places
she was awesome in the warm up and really with me, popped up to the competition arena and settled nicely and i rode round with the aim for softness, throughness and rhythm... i was NOT going to have another sheet saying she was tight through the back or rushed!
Bless her, we nailed our objectives, had a beautiful rhythm the whole time - a little metronome, she was beautifully soft and swingy for her - the swing is a thing we constantly work on as it isnt as natural for her, but she tried
i fluffed a trot-canter transition and let her run a step or two and one of my 15m circles was not ace, but otherwise, pleased as punch!
I knew i could have kicked her *up* a little more, but probably at the sacrifice of the softness at this stage, so i opted for going a little deep to keep the softness and therefore rhythm.... so was disappointed to score 62.95, with no comments other than the poll must be the highest point, which i get, but not a single comment on anything good... so understandably, marks took a hammering for her being deep (although by this i mean poll low, not massively overbent!)... shame, but so pleased as can always ride her up and out now the softness is getting there and the tension seems to be a thing of the past
positive outing i think, considering ive been ill and had a swollen ankle unable to walk all week
no pics as was in a huge rush in the morning as had too emergency plait a wild new forest pony mane