millitiger
Well-Known Member
Vinnie has been improving in leaps and bounds at home with his flatwork and jumping so I decided to take him on a little outing to try some jumping in a different place.
We are just starting to introduce fillers and also take the placing pole away on some fences so I was expecting quite a bit of greeness and was planning that if we had an issue I would just school around the jumps and perhaps pop one crosspole at the end.
Needn't have worried! He was very chilled from the off, had a walk around like a dog with mum while I did the fences and then was good to warm up- a little dead off the leg and distracted but he was well behaved
Warning... lots and lots of photos and videos below!
Handy hint- the videos get more interesting in the order they are posted
Last warning- there is a lot of excessive 'GOOD BOY!!!' shouting and helpful commentary from my mum on ALL videos
Picked one fence and jumped it a few times, just to get him nice and chilled and check what sort of mood he was in...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKtQwFwU5WE&list=UUcBTJdTpY53T7YXmu_NSBpA&index=4&feature=plcp
Looking like I'm jumping a shadow horse!
Then linked the first fence to a double and related distance a few times
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IFNYGY4D2c&list=UUcBTJdTpY53T7YXmu_NSBpA&index=3&feature=plcp
Then jumped a few of the other fences- he wasn't sure about all of the fillers but he jumped everything first time and was confident on his second go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uECIeLi9IMQ&list=UUcBTJdTpY53T7YXmu_NSBpA&index=2&feature=plcp
Making sure he gave the evil planks some air first time around-
Finished with a couple of fences strung together; I was a bit too handy with him but he was tired and I need to learn to support him more with the leg and not the hand when he gets a bit strung out. Also found out he has taught himself counter canter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUTJPc8Zj5Y&list=UUcBTJdTpY53T7YXmu_NSBpA&index=1&feature=plcp
Jumped the same course again, trying to be softer in the air with him which seemed to improve the flow and then finished on that good note as he was knackered... and so was I!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lLGMvFf8Ek&feature=share
So... plans are to keep up what we are doing at home, keep working on getting the canter more adjustable and go out again in a few weeks to the same EC and do similar but with slightly bigger jumps/fillers pulled in more.
No CC needed (unless you really want to) as I already know my hands are too restricting and I am lying down on his neck and I AM working on it
Would be interested to know if people think I am taking him too slowly/ not expecting enough of him though?
I know I tend to finish sessions on what I class as a good note and I know a lot of people would push on further while he is being good and I wonder sometimes if I need to crack on a little bit or are we going to be stuck jumping crosspole courses forever?
We do jump bigger (around 1m) in lessons and I think/hope I am doing the right thing by taking him slow but am I at risk of not actually progressing by going too slowly?
Anyone who has got this far deserves copious amounts of chocolate and alcohol but I have pigged out and it's all gone- sorry!
We are just starting to introduce fillers and also take the placing pole away on some fences so I was expecting quite a bit of greeness and was planning that if we had an issue I would just school around the jumps and perhaps pop one crosspole at the end.
Needn't have worried! He was very chilled from the off, had a walk around like a dog with mum while I did the fences and then was good to warm up- a little dead off the leg and distracted but he was well behaved
Warning... lots and lots of photos and videos below!
Handy hint- the videos get more interesting in the order they are posted
Last warning- there is a lot of excessive 'GOOD BOY!!!' shouting and helpful commentary from my mum on ALL videos
Picked one fence and jumped it a few times, just to get him nice and chilled and check what sort of mood he was in...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKtQwFwU5WE&list=UUcBTJdTpY53T7YXmu_NSBpA&index=4&feature=plcp
Looking like I'm jumping a shadow horse!
Then linked the first fence to a double and related distance a few times
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IFNYGY4D2c&list=UUcBTJdTpY53T7YXmu_NSBpA&index=3&feature=plcp
Then jumped a few of the other fences- he wasn't sure about all of the fillers but he jumped everything first time and was confident on his second go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uECIeLi9IMQ&list=UUcBTJdTpY53T7YXmu_NSBpA&index=2&feature=plcp
Making sure he gave the evil planks some air first time around-
Finished with a couple of fences strung together; I was a bit too handy with him but he was tired and I need to learn to support him more with the leg and not the hand when he gets a bit strung out. Also found out he has taught himself counter canter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUTJPc8Zj5Y&list=UUcBTJdTpY53T7YXmu_NSBpA&index=1&feature=plcp
Jumped the same course again, trying to be softer in the air with him which seemed to improve the flow and then finished on that good note as he was knackered... and so was I!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lLGMvFf8Ek&feature=share
So... plans are to keep up what we are doing at home, keep working on getting the canter more adjustable and go out again in a few weeks to the same EC and do similar but with slightly bigger jumps/fillers pulled in more.
No CC needed (unless you really want to) as I already know my hands are too restricting and I am lying down on his neck and I AM working on it
Would be interested to know if people think I am taking him too slowly/ not expecting enough of him though?
I know I tend to finish sessions on what I class as a good note and I know a lot of people would push on further while he is being good and I wonder sometimes if I need to crack on a little bit or are we going to be stuck jumping crosspole courses forever?
We do jump bigger (around 1m) in lessons and I think/hope I am doing the right thing by taking him slow but am I at risk of not actually progressing by going too slowly?
Anyone who has got this far deserves copious amounts of chocolate and alcohol but I have pigged out and it's all gone- sorry!