Post by haffyfan on Aug 8, 2010 17:33:22 GMT
well excluding odd log in woods he has popped over 
J's on holiday so as I can't hack out thought I ought to make the effort to do some schooling.
Actually it's the first time I've ridden harry in a long while (well apart from a few weeks back when he turned into a raving loony out on a ride but didn't really count as J was fast loosing her confidence with him I feared and both were getting more and more worked up as the other did regardless).
I had forgotten just how willing and wanting to please he is. Did some warming up but had already decided to dig the poles out as started teaching him to jump about a year ago then the poles haven't been out since
so thought I'd see if he remembered.
Was really pleased as clearly he had and was also so much straighter immediatly. Walked then trotted over poles on ground, then did some raised poles and finished off with a little (about a foot if that) jump as he was so chilled about it all. Infact he was so chilled he didn't see the point in jumping it at all and just trotted over it like he had with the poles.
apologies for dodgy camera work OH not very well trained in that department
Kicking out a pole
trotting over the jump
J's on holiday so as I can't hack out thought I ought to make the effort to do some schooling.
Actually it's the first time I've ridden harry in a long while (well apart from a few weeks back when he turned into a raving loony out on a ride but didn't really count as J was fast loosing her confidence with him I feared and both were getting more and more worked up as the other did regardless).
I had forgotten just how willing and wanting to please he is. Did some warming up but had already decided to dig the poles out as started teaching him to jump about a year ago then the poles haven't been out since
so thought I'd see if he remembered.Was really pleased as clearly he had and was also so much straighter immediatly. Walked then trotted over poles on ground, then did some raised poles and finished off with a little (about a foot if that) jump as he was so chilled about it all. Infact he was so chilled he didn't see the point in jumping it at all and just trotted over it like he had with the poles.
apologies for dodgy camera work OH not very well trained in that department
Kicking out a pole
trotting over the jump
for so much hard work we thank ye!!
