Nervous nelly puts her brave pants on - part 2

[Leg_end]

Had another fabulous jump lesson tonight with our new trainer (Charlie76). As per my last post, we've turned a corner and everything is heading in the right direction. Today was jump lesson #4 and I bit the bullet and had a group lesson. Charlie76 is very good at kicking me into touch so even when I wobbled when someone else (who i dont know) wanted to join in she told me to get on with it

We've been working on getting Buddy to think about where he's going, what his feet are doing and keeping straight, it's a lot for a big baby (and me) to think about Today we continued working on this plus working in with other horses.. It could have been interesting!

We started off with some grid work, first in trot and then canter. Buddy then decided he was in charge and wanted to do the grid at 500MPH so we went back to trot to get some control and he was sweet and listening after that

We then moved on to single fences. I was worried that Buds would yee-ha off but he was very good and the fences slowly crept up.

Short vid - please excuse the pony club kicking on landing, he knows he's done a grinds to a halt if you let him

My favourite pic

Plan is now to go XC schooling, get out to a few comps and do Tweseldown 80 in Oct

 

[BeckyD]

Wow well done! Looking great and confident

 

[Vetwrap]

Well done! Really! I have to find my mojo jumping yet, so hats off to you!

Not surprised you love the last pic either.

 

[Leg_end]

Wow well done! Looking great and confident

Thank you, I'm feeling 100x more confident which is really helping plus pony LOVES his jumping so I don't have to worry about him

Well done! Really!

Thank you

 

[Firewell]

Oh well done! Those fences look quite big to me!! Good luck for the 80, I found them so much fun and I know you are going to do really well .

 

[Scarlett]

Fabulous! Great pics. Isn't it wonderful to find an instructor who can truly help you make progress. Good luck for Tweseldown.

 

[SmartieBean09]

Amazing! Well done

Pics are fab! Look forward to part 3

 

[Leg_end]

Oh well done! Those fences look quite big to me!! Good luck for the 80, I found them so much fun and I know you are going to do really well .

They were the biggest we've jumped in a while, last was was about 1m so not mahoosive but big enough! I'm really looking forward to getting out there again

Fabulous! Great pics. Isn't it wonderful to find an instructor who can truly help you make progress. Good luck for Tweseldown.

Thank you, yes it's great. I was lucky enough to have an instructor like this a couple of years ago but he moved away and he's over an hour away now but Charlie76 is just as good but better for flatwork.

Amazing! Well done

Pics are fab! Look forward to part 3

Thanks

 

[Ali16]

Brilliant! Well done Lovely pics too! Fingers x'd that these good things continue for Tweseldown!

 

[Leg_end]

Thanks Ali

 

[NR99]

As I said on FB, amazing the difference to the summer. So glad everything is coming together and you two are now enjoying each other!

 

[olop]

Looking fab well done

 

[Leg_end]

As I said on FB, amazing the difference to the summer. So glad everything is coming together and you two are now enjoying each other!

Thank you, I've definitely turned a corner

Looking fab well done

Thanks

 

[kirstyhen]

Yay!! Go you, a BE80 will be a piece of P...