KatB
Well-Known Member
Well was meant to run Monday and Tues this week, but with the heavy frosts, the XC day (tues) got postponed until today. Went to Arena Uk on monday to do the work ovr poles etc. Got there to find had been grouped with 5 horses that had points at Nov or were looking to moe upto Nov, albeit with new riders....still scary!
Anyway, started off working on very small very skinny fences, and walking or trotting over them, working on control and accuracy, and working to cantering serpentines over "arrow heads" made of tiny skinny jump blocks and a skinny fences. Goddy was a star. No run outs, silly ness and he thoroughy enjoyed himself, with the only difficulty coming when wehad to halt at the end of the excercise!!
Then moved onto jumping corners, and then corners on a curve to a skinny fence to anoher curve to another corner, so jumping on angles. Again, Goddy was a star ntil they got a bit bigger, and he just got a bit tired and objected to a left hand corner. Solved the prob after a tantrum and the loan of some spurs from Lucinda (
) and caled it a day.
The XC today, WELL, got there and watched some of the other group finish over a line of fences including a big post and rail into space, witha downhill run to a big "true" coffin. Thought to myself thank god not in THAT group...
Started off jumping ditcches and then a small trakehner from WALK to develope the hunting seat
Goddy was great, did som funny contortions over the trakehner, but Lucinda declared my position was suitably "agriculteral" and safe
Then went to work on skinnies, Corners, and putting it all together. Goddy was fab, not a single wobbly from a suitably wide and large corner downhill, his first ever "proper" XC corner, jumped a skinny viaduct beautifully and finished by jumping a large elephant trap, (my nemesis)
Clever pony
Then walked up and down some decent downhill steps (on a slope) and put together a course jumping skinny log to a downhill drop with 3 strides t o another skinny drop, again I was
Played in water for a bit, and got happily jumping in and out, and then put together a course....the same I had seen the previous group jump!!
Goddy was awesome, jumped big post and rail into space in "textbook" style (
) and bounced through the coffin no probs. SO so so pleased with my horse, and would highly recommend Lucinda. Bonus being she really liked Goddy, and said I rode him "beautifully" (self indulgent grin
) SO I am still
Sorry for long one....
Thanks for reading.
Anyway, started off working on very small very skinny fences, and walking or trotting over them, working on control and accuracy, and working to cantering serpentines over "arrow heads" made of tiny skinny jump blocks and a skinny fences. Goddy was a star. No run outs, silly ness and he thoroughy enjoyed himself, with the only difficulty coming when wehad to halt at the end of the excercise!!
The XC today, WELL, got there and watched some of the other group finish over a line of fences including a big post and rail into space, witha downhill run to a big "true" coffin. Thought to myself thank god not in THAT group...
Started off jumping ditcches and then a small trakehner from WALK to develope the hunting seat
Then walked up and down some decent downhill steps (on a slope) and put together a course jumping skinny log to a downhill drop with 3 strides t o another skinny drop, again I was
Sorry for long one....
