Had my first real experience with gymnastics in my lesson on Saturday. It was a group lesson with varying skill sets, and the best rider in our small lesson program was in it with me so I kept an eye on what I could learn from her. Of course, we were all on different horses (and ponies) so it is hard to make an apples to apples comparison of yourself to another rider, but we all showed our varying strengths and weaknesses.
The first part of the lesson we worked on simple lead changes going down the center line. I'm still trying to learn which lead I'm on (I only guess that it's the one I asked for!), but I managed to get a a change in while feeling organized the whole time.
We then did a gymnastic with a mixture of cross rails and a couple jumps built up to 2'. It was my first time getting over multiple 2 foot jumps, and it definitely made jumping feel like less of a big deal. As my instructor pointed out, we need to focus more on what happens after the jump. I tend to lean as the horse is turning at the end of the arena, and if the horse make that turn sharply, it has caused me to actually fall off before.
I think I'm leaning to the side I apply leg pressure on - I'm not sure if other people do this, rather than keeping your body centered while adding leg? It was the sort of thing that I improved a lot just by thinking about staying centered. Love when that is the case!
Also, I added a vid to my last blog post - I was so excited when my instructor sent video of me jumping!
The first part of the lesson we worked on simple lead changes going down the center line. I'm still trying to learn which lead I'm on (I only guess that it's the one I asked for!), but I managed to get a a change in while feeling organized the whole time.
We then did a gymnastic with a mixture of cross rails and a couple jumps built up to 2'. It was my first time getting over multiple 2 foot jumps, and it definitely made jumping feel like less of a big deal. As my instructor pointed out, we need to focus more on what happens after the jump. I tend to lean as the horse is turning at the end of the arena, and if the horse make that turn sharply, it has caused me to actually fall off before.
I think I'm leaning to the side I apply leg pressure on - I'm not sure if other people do this, rather than keeping your body centered while adding leg? It was the sort of thing that I improved a lot just by thinking about staying centered. Love when that is the case!
Also, I added a vid to my last blog post - I was so excited when my instructor sent video of me jumping!
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