showpony
Well-Known Member
Seriously on cloud 9.... am NOT a confident rider when it comes to jumping.
Brief background gave up 12 yrs ago due to a very bad fall, took on a 4 yr old last year and its been a heck of a journey. Unfortunatly had a pretty bad fall off her last year which knocked my confidence over fences.... now we have jumped since then but under instruction - very rarely when Im just riding myself....
Myself & my fab instructor put plan in place couple mths ago , she now schools her once a week & a very very experienced rider jumps her once a week...
Took on a fab 8yo couple of mths ago who is a seriously non complicated Show Jumper as a confidence giver over fences & thinking its worked...
Now I have a bit of a wrist injury at moment wont go into it but it will need surgery But its not causing massive discomfort so I have just kicked on with riding.
So up to yard today & my Mare to start with... OMG she did not put a foot wrong...... friend of mine had put up a grid & I asked if she wanted me to ride it to check striding!!! Eh think I must have had a knock to my head lol, Ive never ever been very forthcomming about jumping - over we went and must have done it about a dozen times - Not ONCE did I back off or make excuses not to do it. Now it wasnt HUGE by any means ( only 70 cms ) but jumps all the same.
Then we hacked down the road & she is normally afraid of getting left behind but as I was so relaxed she was too - lead horse was way ahead & she just plodded along in no hurry!
Dont know whats happened but it looks like Confidence is BACK!!!! am so utterly elated.
Brief background gave up 12 yrs ago due to a very bad fall, took on a 4 yr old last year and its been a heck of a journey. Unfortunatly had a pretty bad fall off her last year which knocked my confidence over fences.... now we have jumped since then but under instruction - very rarely when Im just riding myself....
Myself & my fab instructor put plan in place couple mths ago , she now schools her once a week & a very very experienced rider jumps her once a week...
Took on a fab 8yo couple of mths ago who is a seriously non complicated Show Jumper as a confidence giver over fences & thinking its worked...
Now I have a bit of a wrist injury at moment wont go into it but it will need surgery But its not causing massive discomfort so I have just kicked on with riding.
So up to yard today & my Mare to start with... OMG she did not put a foot wrong...... friend of mine had put up a grid & I asked if she wanted me to ride it to check striding!!! Eh think I must have had a knock to my head lol, Ive never ever been very forthcomming about jumping - over we went and must have done it about a dozen times - Not ONCE did I back off or make excuses not to do it. Now it wasnt HUGE by any means ( only 70 cms ) but jumps all the same.
Then we hacked down the road & she is normally afraid of getting left behind but as I was so relaxed she was too - lead horse was way ahead & she just plodded along in no hurry!
Dont know whats happened but it looks like Confidence is BACK!!!! am so utterly elated.
Happy for you 
