**Vids** Java Jumping Today- (Please excuse the bad riding!!)

[Javabb94]

So I jumped Java again today whilst I had the chance and the ground wasnt frozen.

I have a few vids of some of the jumping I did, Java wasnt in the best of moods and was rather lacking impulsion into the fences

Please excuse my riding, its hard to tell from the vids but inbetween when the vids were taken, he was misbehaving and my riding turns awful as I am more concerned about making him behave!!

My mum who was the camerwoman was stood inbetween two of the jumps and for some reason he was being a little nappy to her, after the purple jump he didnt go forward and would rather go and see her!!!

We werent going for height today just striding etc

Anyway the vids.......

Warm up Jump .......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33iXRcc-ko0

Small Course....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CbMJHLFlR4

Course Again.....( a little excitable into second jump!! its towards his stable!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdUGdmtDeAM

And him rolling after a hard session!...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3-y-9zCCAw

 

[Holly Hocks]

I just watched the one of the small course. Why are you excusing your riding? - doesn't look like there is anything wrong with it! He looks in a lovely rhythm and you look great on him. Fabulous!! x

 

[Javabb94]

Thankyou

I don't know I always find something to critisise myself on when I watch myself riding

I didn't feel to well either lol

 

[JessandCharlie]

He's very nice! You ride nice and quietly too Just watch him, occasionally he lands on the wrong lead and then switches in front and goes disunited, I think it's throwing him off balance a touch, may be worth trying to do a simple change so he can get his balance back properly before the next fence Lovely jump though

 

[Javabb94]

Haha yes his little cheeky changes!!

Before I got him he had only ever hacked

He seems to land on the right leg after the second then change onto the wrong one!

I will try and get him onto the right leg in the air before he lands

 

[AFlapjack]

He looks a right character, bless him!
Your riding looks fine too!

 

[Javabb94]

haha he is,

i describe him as the horse with a pony brain

he opens tackroom door when your in there, when he was shod the other week he fell asleep, he is scared of miniatures! he puts his head in the headcollar for you too

 

[Javabb94]

just to say if im looking a little tubby hehe i have a hoody, then a joules gilet then that coat on top!!

 

[chancing]

lovely videos and fab boy!!

 

[cobgirlie]

Nothing wrong with your riding at all!! He's a lovely pony and jumps very nicely!

 

[Javabb94]

thankyou

its quite nice to think people like your riding

i have always thought myself as not very good!

i used to lean forward all the time and be tense when i was nervous and hunch up

(this was the result of my SUPER FAST JC mare lol)

ahh just shows how java has restored my confidence

 

[Javabb94]

lovely videos and fab boy!!

thankyou

hoping to do some working hunters this year as well as showjumping and take him to oli townend eventers challenge in october