Hallo2012
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So the midget and I went off to do 2 x novice last week in the hope of securing our native champs sheets and then being able to concentrate on training until 1st Oct(when I can start chasing AF sheets)...........pleased to report we managed it and although we didn't get the sort of scores I would like, I learnt a lot from it (ie don't ride like a muppet!)
N27 was first and we wobbled and wiggled round somewhat and actually did a couple of flying changes and left the arena during the first GNR (totally due to loss of balance, nothing more)and only really showed a couple of steps of proper medium for a fair 61.25%
N39 is a big ask for a 4yo but I had already decided not to try for the walk to canter and give him an easy ride round.........he did absolutely every thing I asked in his normal cheerful manner but i didn't really RIDE any of it and just went in to dolly daydream mode (you know when you're driving and suddenly clock you've gone 15 junctions with no recollection? yeah thats how my tests go currently!!!!)
no mega mistakes bar a lack of walk to canter and a slightly piaffey/joggy walk for 61.35% which i thought was possibly a little mean but as i got my 2 x native sheets....no great shakes and watching the videos back I can see that all the comments are spot on
so how do you get your fire in the belly feeling back?! i think I'm just so chuffed to not be evading death by the skin of my teeth (Star) or trying to hold together 600kg of feisty warmblood (Goof) I just sit like a lemon and let him cruise round!!!!
We've got the young pony champs in 2 weeks and i need to be ON.IT in order to help him show off as best he can.
couple of shows pics just because hes so cute i could eat him!
With this in mind i've been trying to ride the trot and the canter more actively forward out of every corner and managed to get the OH to catch these short videos on Saturday.....
bit of trot-some shallow LY to the track and then making sure he motors forward. He's a little wobbly in the contact to start but then improves
canter-SI on one side and then pushing forward on the next
i've actually changes his bit from the last video to these too, only from a Trust medium port eggbutt to a Bombers happy tongue loose ring as the former was quite a heavy bit and had just started to rub the pink side of his lips but actually i think hes a bit more uphill and longer in the neck in the bombers too
so all CC welcome.
He's also been doing a lot of racing the OH on the bike and bombing round the countryside and being a general hooligan!
N27 was first and we wobbled and wiggled round somewhat and actually did a couple of flying changes and left the arena during the first GNR (totally due to loss of balance, nothing more)and only really showed a couple of steps of proper medium for a fair 61.25%
N39 is a big ask for a 4yo but I had already decided not to try for the walk to canter and give him an easy ride round.........he did absolutely every thing I asked in his normal cheerful manner but i didn't really RIDE any of it and just went in to dolly daydream mode (you know when you're driving and suddenly clock you've gone 15 junctions with no recollection? yeah thats how my tests go currently!!!!)
no mega mistakes bar a lack of walk to canter and a slightly piaffey/joggy walk for 61.35% which i thought was possibly a little mean but as i got my 2 x native sheets....no great shakes and watching the videos back I can see that all the comments are spot on
so how do you get your fire in the belly feeling back?! i think I'm just so chuffed to not be evading death by the skin of my teeth (Star) or trying to hold together 600kg of feisty warmblood (Goof) I just sit like a lemon and let him cruise round!!!!
We've got the young pony champs in 2 weeks and i need to be ON.IT in order to help him show off as best he can.
couple of shows pics just because hes so cute i could eat him!
With this in mind i've been trying to ride the trot and the canter more actively forward out of every corner and managed to get the OH to catch these short videos on Saturday.....
bit of trot-some shallow LY to the track and then making sure he motors forward. He's a little wobbly in the contact to start but then improves
canter-SI on one side and then pushing forward on the next
i've actually changes his bit from the last video to these too, only from a Trust medium port eggbutt to a Bombers happy tongue loose ring as the former was quite a heavy bit and had just started to rub the pink side of his lips but actually i think hes a bit more uphill and longer in the neck in the bombers too
so all CC welcome.
He's also been doing a lot of racing the OH on the bike and bombing round the countryside and being a general hooligan!