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Post by Maes Seren on May 6, 2008 14:23:06 GMT
Omg, i cant believe i just jumped my pony!!! ;D
Started off with 2 lots of 3 trotting poles, one set at B, the other set at E.
The set at B was just your average trotting poles -
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Then the set at E was a little different -
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Canter stride inbetween the 2 poles at the top, but trotted thru it all to start with, then cantered over the single pole and built up to cantering over all 4 poles.
Was going to leave it there, but i thought, while my arms are already out the sockets, why dont i just whack the single pole up to a small cross pole... Jumped off and sorted it out, rechecked distance inbetween all the canter poles, hopped on and jumped it 3 times! ;D
It was only a 2 hole cross, but she jumped it like it was 5ft, and i didnt get unbalanced.
Any volunteers to put my arms back in their sockets and to sort out my 10ft arms from being tanked off with into the jump?
My face currently resembles this -
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Post by kateflashy on May 6, 2008 14:25:15 GMT
well done i know how you feel with your arms mine are normaly 10 ft longer after riding flash
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Post by Maes Seren on May 6, 2008 14:28:59 GMT
It was so nice to have her take me into it though rather than me sit there convincing her all was going to be ok! ;D ;D
I love my pony!!!! ;D
She hasnt seen a jump since early december, and ive not jumped her since october!!! ;D
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Post by Blonde Donkey on May 6, 2008 14:37:16 GMT
well done!!
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Post by Maes Seren on May 6, 2008 14:46:48 GMT
Thank yooooou!!! ;D
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Post by Blonde Donkey on May 6, 2008 14:52:36 GMT
aww i can't wait to jump again now! hope savvy's half as well behaved lol. i can help with putting arms back in place, whether they end up whether the end up where their supposed to be i dunno lol
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Post by aimee on May 6, 2008 15:00:20 GMT
wow well done! love the little diagram!
How comes your pony has not been jumped for a while?
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Post by Maes Seren on May 6, 2008 15:05:11 GMT
Aimee, neither me or Gem had the confidence to jump. We both had a confidence crisis when i fell off her in the summer... Heres to a new start! ;D
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Post by aimee on May 6, 2008 15:11:51 GMT
Oh ok! Well another 'well done' to you both then! "Heres to a new start"...I'll drink to that  |
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Post by Maes Seren on May 6, 2008 15:18:34 GMT
Thank you, i attempted to jump my friends german SH and i came off him before easter, which didnt help so im really chuffed! ;D
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Post by racaille on May 6, 2008 15:35:54 GMT
Hey Mae, that's really wonderful, no wonder your face is ;D x 100,000!
I reckon you deserve a karma for that so here's one with hugs ....
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Post by abi on May 6, 2008 16:20:55 GMT
Yay well done!! badminton here you come! x
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Post by arumanii on May 6, 2008 17:08:18 GMT
cool! That first jump after a break is always the best
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Post by maximum on May 6, 2008 17:15:56 GMT
fabby and I have sent off my form so my side of the bargain should be kept lol!!
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Post by haffyfan on May 6, 2008 18:05:35 GMT
Well done to both of you
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Post by flash7 on May 6, 2008 18:06:52 GMT
Well done Maesseren !!!!
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Post by spotti on May 6, 2008 19:42:56 GMT
Whoop-eeeee!
As for tanking off, try doing stuff in-hand. Get her walking over the poles, then trotting over them (nice and steady) and then build up to jumping when you feel she's balanced and ready.
If all else fails, just get her to trot over the jump, or only start to trot about 3 strides away (that way she can't possibly tank off in just 3 strides!). Insist on going over the jump at a trot though, otherwise the exercise is pointless.
Only once you can calmly go over the jump in a steady, balanced trot (with no Mr Tickle arms) then do the whole thing again but in canter.
[this is amusing me...I actually sound like I know what I'm talking about! Well, what I've said is what we've been doing and we seem to be getting better and calmer, so give it a go Mae!]
Well done by the way....here, have a karma
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Post by Maes Seren on May 6, 2008 21:17:03 GMT
Thank you all, means so much to me. ;D Still grinning!
Spotti, i did some inhand jumping over the summer with her and it definately helped her last time, so i suppose it cant hurt to do it again... she cleared 3t3 from a walk last time and shes only a little pony!
She can unfortunately do a cracking walk to canter though, and the more you pull, the shorter her canter gets, but it also gets faster too (not just shorter so it feels faster, i mean its faster!)
And spotti, you do know what youre talking about, have a karma! ;D ... Will give others out when it lets me ;D
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Post by Maes Seren on May 6, 2008 21:24:40 GMT
Btw Maxi, for the full side of the bargain, ill grab my friend by the collar and put a camera in her hand to either get a few pics or vids... Just as proof that i did do it. ;D
Got an email from a riding club im part of earlier -
Class 1 - Clear Round 12 noon - 3 pm
Class 2 - 45cm 3pm onwards
Class 3 - 55cm to follow
Class 4 - 65cm to follow
Maybe class one would be a good starting point... or the clear round but im not that clever!!!
I could do the C/R on the 25th may here too, weekend before she goes home... i just need to pounce on some poor unsuspecting person whos here over the weekend to come and help me... Or maybe im getting ahead of myself now!!!
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Post by brigadier on May 8, 2008 21:31:27 GMT
go girl go! no stopping you now!!!!!
brig
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Post by minnie on May 8, 2008 21:44:38 GMT
awwwww well done you mae......upwards and onwards now ;D ;D cant blame you for feeling fantastic  |
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Post by Maes Seren on May 9, 2008 10:04:41 GMT
thanks ;D
planning to possibly pop her over a fence tonight if she goes well on the flat.
ive decided to jump around 2/3 times a week so she gets experience, but isnt over faced or jumped enough to get bored. i might up that amount if shes been good on the flat and theres a fence up or something, but depends on the day. ;D
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Post by racaille on May 10, 2008 8:17:55 GMT
Good for you Mae, it's all just getting better and better, isn't it ? ;D
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Post by Maes Seren on May 10, 2008 8:34:33 GMT
Didnt ride last night after all that, pulled her mane instead, then went to pizza hut! Got my dressage tomorrow so no jumping til monday, but i think ive left it too long to jump since last time, im getting nervous at the thought of it!!  |
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Post by nicolcaplin on May 10, 2008 23:30:43 GMT
Thats so great for you! It's such a nice feeling isn't it? Joe and I just had our first jump together today, except I expected him to jump it like it was 5ft and he merely tiptoed over it! Was keen once we started canter strides though  |
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