Post by racaille on Sept 21, 2011 6:24:48 GMT
Well I was obviously enjoying beginner's luck last week! This week it was all harder and less pretty 
We worked on circles and it was really apparent how stiff ol' P has become (not to mention the old bag on top
) His trot was fine but I seemed to have lost my ability to sit to the trot when it's quite fast and bouncy (last week was not too bad), I was bouncing from time to time or too 'on my thighs', rather than having a supple back.
The canter work was not good either. He kept going off on the wrong lead on left rein, he just wanted to charge around and if I tried to collect him he fell back into trot. I heard the TB's owner expressing surprise that a horse did not just lead on the correct leg automatically and the YO replied that horses often do it when they sense that the rider is less stable on that side. I am puzzled by this as I feel I am stable, although much, much weaker.
I am trying not to be downhearted (but I am me!) and focus on the praise we got for some trot circles and serpentines. And the newest member of our little group is the lady vet I use for my dogs. So that's nice.
But there's work to be done .....
We worked on circles and it was really apparent how stiff ol' P has become (not to mention the old bag on top
) His trot was fine but I seemed to have lost my ability to sit to the trot when it's quite fast and bouncy (last week was not too bad), I was bouncing from time to time or too 'on my thighs', rather than having a supple back. The canter work was not good either. He kept going off on the wrong lead on left rein, he just wanted to charge around and if I tried to collect him he fell back into trot. I heard the TB's owner expressing surprise that a horse did not just lead on the correct leg automatically and the YO replied that horses often do it when they sense that the rider is less stable on that side. I am puzzled by this as I feel I am stable, although much, much weaker.
I am trying not to be downhearted (but I am me!) and focus on the praise we got for some trot circles and serpentines. And the newest member of our little group is the lady vet I use for my dogs. So that's nice.
But there's work to be done .....
for so much hard work we thank ye!!
