Post by racaille on Dec 20, 2011 17:08:31 GMT
I had booked a jumping lesson today but woke up to snow, followed by sleet. Forget it!
But lunchtime came and so did the sun so I ran out of excuses ......
Paco was the worst sod ever to load. He went mental. And then reared up and fell over. There were factors that I won't describe in order to preserve domestic harmony but still ....
Anyway, he didn't hurt himself but it meant that I got to the club late. This was probably a good thing as I tacked and booted him up so fast that I didn't have time to panic.
After a super speedy warm-up E told me to take a small vertical which rather threw me as I was expecting to start from zero
But it went well several times so she then suggested the triple .... OMG!!!!! These were real jumps (OK not huge about 70cm) and on a left lead. Impossible!
But he set off well which was an eye-opener - in fact he managed left lead each time perfectly as long as I remembered to think: Left leg and hands!
The first time into the triple he was nonplussed by the barres d'appel (poles on the ground , dunno what they should be called) leaping over them as he did the canter poles so basically got his legs in a tangle. But he got over the jumps without bulldowzing them so that was a result.
Next time he had understood the game and I kept him more regular and active so he sailed over them - a few times actually. Then E raised them all eeek and built an oxer at the end ---
And .... no problem! He was a bit flat but he sailed over and the second time he jumped them like a real horse! Fantastic! Even the teenager, when she arrived for her lesson, could not believe we'd got over a 'proper' triple!
But one thing not so nice: using my GP saddle was a bit of a shock to my backside after my super-comfy rando saddle, and I felt like I was a jockey with my stirrups up in jumping position - and it hurt like hell too! I'm just not used to it!
Still, I didn't fall off and I haven't forgotten how to stay in balance en equilibre so I'm a bit pleased!!! ;D ;D ;D
But lunchtime came and so did the sun so I ran out of excuses ......
Paco was the worst sod ever to load. He went mental. And then reared up and fell over. There were factors that I won't describe in order to preserve domestic harmony but still ....
Anyway, he didn't hurt himself but it meant that I got to the club late. This was probably a good thing as I tacked and booted him up so fast that I didn't have time to panic.
After a super speedy warm-up E told me to take a small vertical which rather threw me as I was expecting to start from zero
But it went well several times so she then suggested the triple .... OMG!!!!! These were real jumps (OK not huge about 70cm) and on a left lead. Impossible!
But he set off well which was an eye-opener - in fact he managed left lead each time perfectly as long as I remembered to think: Left leg and hands!
The first time into the triple he was nonplussed by the barres d'appel (poles on the ground , dunno what they should be called) leaping over them as he did the canter poles so basically got his legs in a tangle. But he got over the jumps without bulldowzing them so that was a result.
Next time he had understood the game and I kept him more regular and active so he sailed over them - a few times actually. Then E raised them all eeek and built an oxer at the end ---
And .... no problem! He was a bit flat but he sailed over and the second time he jumped them like a real horse! Fantastic! Even the teenager, when she arrived for her lesson, could not believe we'd got over a 'proper' triple!
But one thing not so nice: using my GP saddle was a bit of a shock to my backside after my super-comfy rando saddle, and I felt like I was a jockey with my stirrups up in jumping position - and it hurt like hell too! I'm just not used to it!
Still, I didn't fall off and I haven't forgotten how to stay in balance en equilibre so I'm a bit pleased!!! ;D ;D ;D
