Saturday, November 22, 2014

Jump lesson!

We had a great jump lesson this morning with S! She's always so positive, fun, and really good at instilling confidence over fences. We did a couple of different courses and the biggest thing I learned was that I need to ride in my jump saddle more... I've been trying to focus so much on dressage that I ride in my jump saddle maybe every two weeks, possibly less. This meant that approximately 5 minutes into my lesson, my legs were screaming in protestation.

Regardless, it was really rewarding and I can't believe how far we've come! I used to be scared to jump baby x's... now it's pretty rare for me to feel any anxiety about jumping because I trust Tim SO much. I'd say he's worth keeping around and he definitely deserved his own blog title ;) S was kind enough to take some videos, so here ya go:

You can tell we were really struggling with arguably the easiest jump on the course (the last one) =/ he kept diving right at the last second and just would not stay on the line I wanted him on 





Definitely the best! This one pretty much felt perfect 

5 comments:

  1. You guys look great!! You are right...so much to be happy about. Love his uphill canter!

    ReplyDelete
  2. looks like a fabulous lesson! awesome :) i like your trainer's instructions about setting up the canter early so you can coast in for the last few strides... good to think about!

    ReplyDelete
  3. He is fabulous!! Looking good you two. Will hopefully see you at some events next year!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Are you becoming a dressage queen? ;)

    I kid- love his super steady canter!

    ReplyDelete