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Post by solomon on Jul 16, 2010 20:17:32 GMT
Had another lesson today and to be honest got a bit scared. I told instructor if she wasn't there there is no way I would have done what I did. He was so lively, and threw a quite large buck!  Naughty Pete! I ache and just want to have a quiet ride tomorrow to restore my faith in him. |
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Post by kitcat on Jul 17, 2010 9:10:04 GMT
Sounds, erm, interesting... Was there anything in particular causing that or was it just high spirits and being over enthusiastic? Enjoy the hack.
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Post by solomon on Jul 17, 2010 14:48:39 GMT
Quiet ride this morning was lovely, out at 9am two little canters in the woods. Love my horsey again. I think he just loves to jump! It just scares me!
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Post by duckles on Jul 17, 2010 14:59:23 GMT
Sorry your jumping lesson didn't go well but I am sure the next one will. He might have got strong because he felt he needed that extra power and then, if that scared you, you might have got a bit unbalanced meaning he got flatter and stronger etc etc. I am sure that as he gets more experience, he will be more steady - teaching a horse to jump is not easy. I am glad you are back in love again today.
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Post by fimacg on Jul 18, 2010 13:50:30 GMT
Sol
I only really started to teach Brave properly this year, and would only jump him with my instructor present for ages, and even now I get nervous when I start jumping him with no one there, because he used to do loads of naughty stops and run outs which left me on the floor.
Don't jump without someone else there and just take it slow, don't rush to build the jumps higher, you need to build Pete's confidence as well as your own and many horses rush their fences because they are nervous.
dont push it and stay safe
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Post by solomon on Jul 18, 2010 13:57:29 GMT
Thanks Fi, my thoughts exactly. The jumps i do are never more than 1'6'' and I would never jump alone. I am lucky in that there is no chance of a run out he is so keen.
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Post by fleabitten on Jul 18, 2010 18:26:29 GMT
echo all advice already given. Perhaps if you did poles every time you rode and then a wee jump or two at the end of every session (as long as somebody there) then he would get used to doing things like that all the time and he might settle a bit. As long as you felt ok. Make sure your stirrups arent too long either as sometimes this might make you feel a bit insecure when jumping. Im sure the next one will be better  |
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Post by solomon on Jul 18, 2010 20:27:45 GMT
Thanks Flea, I do put my stirrups up. But feel fairly unsafe. Gonna stick to dressage this week!
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Naughty Pete! I ache and just want to have a quiet ride tomorrow to restore my faith in him.
