MissDeMeena
Well-Known Member
Part 2 wont be coming to you till March 21st now.. I signed up for a 2 day clinic, (1st day in the arean, second day on the xc) and the second day was canceled, as SLM didn't want the course being cut-up after all this rain... (i've now been put into the oneday clinic at Pontispool instead).
Anyway, i took two horses, but both lessons were pretty much the same, she did the same exercises with both groups, and both groups made the same mistakes..
She never tried to change my riding, but by building really tricky lines to fences, you had to change the way you rode to get there.. first off we were jumping about 1ft no higher, and we had to trot into it, land in trot, trot away to the next fence.. it was amazing how many people couldn't do it (me included on my second horse).. also there were only 4 normal SJ width fences, the rest were all 'skinny' and one arrowhead.. one of the skinnies was only about 2ft wide, i've never aimed at something so narrow!!
Squeaky was a little star!!!! he really tried for once!! he's never done arrowheads/skinnies and was jumping them as straight as anything, including the arrowhead the wrong way, ie with the arms going away from you!!
It was only the 3rd time i've jumped Ernie, so we came out a bit green together, but by the middle of the lesson you wouldn't believe some of the lines she was building, so it made me actually sit there and ride him! when i did, that horse answered every time!! yes i made a fair few cock-ups!! but as she said, better to make them here than at a comp.!!
At the end of this lesson, she said that she could really see us starting to gel
and that she thought he liked a girl on him
haha (i was very worried about being good enough to ride him, and i told her so at the start of the lesson, so to be told that at the end made my day).
I'm the tightest person i know with money (short arms/deep pockets) and i nearly had a heartattack writing out the cheque.. but by the end of the day (with the thought of the second day still to come) i can say it was the best money i've ever spent!!!!!!!
This maybe a little OTT to some, but i now have Lucinda up there as gods gift to training!! everything she said made so much sense.. she never put anyone down or told them they were doing it wrong, but encouraged them! as i said above, the way she built the excersises showed you if you were doing it wrong or not! (ie ride badly, and you woudn't be able to do it).
So, really looking forwards to the next one!! although it's going to be a VERY busy week!!! as i'll have Aldon on the Sat, LG clinic at Pontispool on the Wed, and the Gatcombe on the Sunday!! pro-plus needed maybe?
Anyway, i took two horses, but both lessons were pretty much the same, she did the same exercises with both groups, and both groups made the same mistakes..
She never tried to change my riding, but by building really tricky lines to fences, you had to change the way you rode to get there.. first off we were jumping about 1ft no higher, and we had to trot into it, land in trot, trot away to the next fence.. it was amazing how many people couldn't do it (me included on my second horse).. also there were only 4 normal SJ width fences, the rest were all 'skinny' and one arrowhead.. one of the skinnies was only about 2ft wide, i've never aimed at something so narrow!!
Squeaky was a little star!!!! he really tried for once!! he's never done arrowheads/skinnies and was jumping them as straight as anything, including the arrowhead the wrong way, ie with the arms going away from you!!
It was only the 3rd time i've jumped Ernie, so we came out a bit green together, but by the middle of the lesson you wouldn't believe some of the lines she was building, so it made me actually sit there and ride him! when i did, that horse answered every time!! yes i made a fair few cock-ups!! but as she said, better to make them here than at a comp.!!
At the end of this lesson, she said that she could really see us starting to gel
I'm the tightest person i know with money (short arms/deep pockets) and i nearly had a heartattack writing out the cheque.. but by the end of the day (with the thought of the second day still to come) i can say it was the best money i've ever spent!!!!!!!
This maybe a little OTT to some, but i now have Lucinda up there as gods gift to training!! everything she said made so much sense.. she never put anyone down or told them they were doing it wrong, but encouraged them! as i said above, the way she built the excersises showed you if you were doing it wrong or not! (ie ride badly, and you woudn't be able to do it).
So, really looking forwards to the next one!! although it's going to be a VERY busy week!!! as i'll have Aldon on the Sat, LG clinic at Pontispool on the Wed, and the Gatcombe on the Sunday!! pro-plus needed maybe?
