I rode a new horse at my lesson that was actually 16hh which does not happen much at pony land aka my barn. What made me so happy was the way we progressed to cross rails considering it was my first time riding him.
We worked on sitting the trot down the quarterline, leg yield to the wall, then canter the short side and long side. It's become a standard warmup for jumping for us. We did this both ways and then my instructor set up two cross rails, one of which was a skinny, so that was new for me.
We cantered a figure eight going both ways with simple lead changes (another thing I'd never done before). What was amazing was doing loop after loop and addressing each issue - pace, path and position - over the jumps. Of course path gets easier when I get to do the same jump over and over, but I still learned a little about not turning towards the jump too early, and aiming for the center of the jump. (And not letting a skinny be any different!)
It was one of the most amazing lesson of all time and I felt like anything was possible!!! Then my instructor told me the barn was up for sale.
Yeah, so like, closing permanently. And probably being torn down for housing developments.
I have a back-up barn that is way more affordable and actually, a closer drive (I've gone there for practice rides and a few lessons), but I will wait to see where my instructor goes. You guys would know better than me - are barn closings an epidemic? Or do barns inevitably shift to more affordable real estate?
We worked on sitting the trot down the quarterline, leg yield to the wall, then canter the short side and long side. It's become a standard warmup for jumping for us. We did this both ways and then my instructor set up two cross rails, one of which was a skinny, so that was new for me.
We cantered a figure eight going both ways with simple lead changes (another thing I'd never done before). What was amazing was doing loop after loop and addressing each issue - pace, path and position - over the jumps. Of course path gets easier when I get to do the same jump over and over, but I still learned a little about not turning towards the jump too early, and aiming for the center of the jump. (And not letting a skinny be any different!)
It was one of the most amazing lesson of all time and I felt like anything was possible!!! Then my instructor told me the barn was up for sale.
Yeah, so like, closing permanently. And probably being torn down for housing developments.
I have a back-up barn that is way more affordable and actually, a closer drive (I've gone there for practice rides and a few lessons), but I will wait to see where my instructor goes. You guys would know better than me - are barn closings an epidemic? Or do barns inevitably shift to more affordable real estate?
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