suzi
Well-Known Member
Well after a shocking elimination sj at Tweseldown then slightly sticky couple of rounds at Royal Leisure and Pulborough I decided a lesson was in order to help us get our sj mojo back.
Headed off for a lesson today making threats at the weather that it didn't throw too much at me before I got safely home.
Well he was fab
full confession to my instructor that I was bricking it about stuff I wouldn't have thought twice about last year but we built it up and it was great. Ok still lots to work on especially with my core strength getting me to sit up on landing and him becoming more balanced through the corners and I'm not stylish at all but I actually felt like I was actually riding not impeding.
More lessons scheduled as I need it to be second nature rather than relying on it working only when I'm being shouted at!
I did however get absolutely soaked, everything the horse and I were wearing was sopping! But it was worth it
On a sadder note I went to visit my old boy who is due to come back off loan in 2 weeks to retire. He's got a melanoma on his sheath which is becoming more problematic. Vet coming Friday to take a look and see how it's developed but it's not looking great. He looks so well in himself and he's not old but he's been unlucky with the position of the lump. Fingers crossed we can keep him comfortable for a few more years of retirement but the treatment option to cut the lump out would involve complex surgery to re route the urethra and it's not a route I'll be taking with him as an 18yr old with low level hock arthritis.
Headed off for a lesson today making threats at the weather that it didn't throw too much at me before I got safely home.
Well he was fab
full confession to my instructor that I was bricking it about stuff I wouldn't have thought twice about last year but we built it up and it was great. Ok still lots to work on especially with my core strength getting me to sit up on landing and him becoming more balanced through the corners and I'm not stylish at all but I actually felt like I was actually riding not impeding.More lessons scheduled as I need it to be second nature rather than relying on it working only when I'm being shouted at!
I did however get absolutely soaked, everything the horse and I were wearing was sopping! But it was worth it
On a sadder note I went to visit my old boy who is due to come back off loan in 2 weeks to retire. He's got a melanoma on his sheath which is becoming more problematic. Vet coming Friday to take a look and see how it's developed but it's not looking great. He looks so well in himself and he's not old but he's been unlucky with the position of the lump. Fingers crossed we can keep him comfortable for a few more years of retirement but the treatment option to cut the lump out would involve complex surgery to re route the urethra and it's not a route I'll be taking with him as an 18yr old with low level hock arthritis.
. Still we will know more on Friday when the vet is able to take a proper look and we'll take it from there.