Cantering over a ground pole and foot-high cavaletti is old news now, guys. You can pretty much expect me at the Olympics tomorrow.
JOKES ON JOKES. The Olympics aren't happening tomorrow.
Went to a group lesson Wednesday and we worked up to cantering foot-high cavaletti. I think I used to call that a jump, it doesn't even feel like a jump to me anymore. Maybe because I'm finally in the correct position so it just feels like gliding. Also, I was riding this awesome pony that would do anything, with or without my help, perfectly.
On Sunday I had a semi-private with someone I was a little more advanced than (those exist?!). We started with no stirrups and I really need to get better at posting trot without stirrups, I'm barely coming out of the saddle at all before losing my position.
We did transitions and Danielle was overly complimentary on my canter to trot. I still have to work on keeping my elbows at my sides and also figuring out how to stay out of people's way when sharing a ring. I had to canter past a couple people who were backing a horse for the first time, and I was on Chance, and we were going the direction he likes to fall in on. It's always when I know it's a really bad idea to fall in that I get my focus together and stay on the rail.
I'd like to know if I'm sitting back for the canter more now than I was in that little video of me. And I'm trying not to have my leg swung so back for the canter. I didn't realize how obvious it was! I'd rather not see a video of myself posting trot without stirrups. I know that's terrible without seeing it.
JOKES ON JOKES. The Olympics aren't happening tomorrow.
Went to a group lesson Wednesday and we worked up to cantering foot-high cavaletti. I think I used to call that a jump, it doesn't even feel like a jump to me anymore. Maybe because I'm finally in the correct position so it just feels like gliding. Also, I was riding this awesome pony that would do anything, with or without my help, perfectly.
On Sunday I had a semi-private with someone I was a little more advanced than (those exist?!). We started with no stirrups and I really need to get better at posting trot without stirrups, I'm barely coming out of the saddle at all before losing my position.
We did transitions and Danielle was overly complimentary on my canter to trot. I still have to work on keeping my elbows at my sides and also figuring out how to stay out of people's way when sharing a ring. I had to canter past a couple people who were backing a horse for the first time, and I was on Chance, and we were going the direction he likes to fall in on. It's always when I know it's a really bad idea to fall in that I get my focus together and stay on the rail.
I'd like to know if I'm sitting back for the canter more now than I was in that little video of me. And I'm trying not to have my leg swung so back for the canter. I didn't realize how obvious it was! I'd rather not see a video of myself posting trot without stirrups. I know that's terrible without seeing it.
i think you could learn a lot by videoing parts of your lesson and reviewing it with your instructor! i did a clinic with that and we were able to determine that my legs were swinging around too much over the jump which caused me being tossed around. you don't need to share with everyone else unless you want to? :P
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to video every moment, to be honest. Is it a millennial thing??
DeleteHAHAHA i guess you just need to convince someone to do it for you...
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