Charmin
Well-Known Member
My little homebred is never going to set the world on fire but I'm hoping we may be a strong grassroots team at some point.
However she has hit the jumping is VERY FUN stage which although very nice to have such an eager ride wasn't the prettiest. She fired herself into jumps and would run away the other side, usually with a few celebratory bucks. I've spent time working on the canter and now her approach is beautifully balanced and collected but as soon as her feet hit the ground, she speeds up. I've tried sitting up immediately, giving less of a release over the jump but likewise don't want to catch her mouth as she can be a sensitive soul.
SJ tends to be okay as she's more careful of the fences and there's time to rebalance in between so she does generally very smooth rhythmic rounds. however in the middle of a double she can speed up and I'm at a bit of a loss as I don't want to hook her but likewise she flattens.
Today XC schooling it came to a head as she was hard to manoeuvre between tight combinations, tends to want to put her head down and go as soon as she lands. She also puts her head quite low when fast cantering or galloping, not extremely but it's her default position in faster paces but means I spend more time setting up for fences, sitting back and collecting her off her forehand than I would normally. However she's only small so to make the time she needs to push on a bit!
And the steps - she went through a stags of launching but now she just springs off the top all four hooves at once, like a lamb! no matter what speed, even at walk, she'll gather herself up and spring off then race off at the bottom. bizarre!
Any thoughts or opinions very welcome! freshly baked Cornish splits on offer
However she has hit the jumping is VERY FUN stage which although very nice to have such an eager ride wasn't the prettiest. She fired herself into jumps and would run away the other side, usually with a few celebratory bucks. I've spent time working on the canter and now her approach is beautifully balanced and collected but as soon as her feet hit the ground, she speeds up. I've tried sitting up immediately, giving less of a release over the jump but likewise don't want to catch her mouth as she can be a sensitive soul.
SJ tends to be okay as she's more careful of the fences and there's time to rebalance in between so she does generally very smooth rhythmic rounds. however in the middle of a double she can speed up and I'm at a bit of a loss as I don't want to hook her but likewise she flattens.
Today XC schooling it came to a head as she was hard to manoeuvre between tight combinations, tends to want to put her head down and go as soon as she lands. She also puts her head quite low when fast cantering or galloping, not extremely but it's her default position in faster paces but means I spend more time setting up for fences, sitting back and collecting her off her forehand than I would normally. However she's only small so to make the time she needs to push on a bit!
And the steps - she went through a stags of launching but now she just springs off the top all four hooves at once, like a lamb! no matter what speed, even at walk, she'll gather herself up and spring off then race off at the bottom. bizarre!
Any thoughts or opinions very welcome! freshly baked Cornish splits on offer