Had a Shep lesson on Sunday on Elvis.  Elvis hadn’t been jumped… well since I jumped him last.  thankfully tho, he’s smart and a good boy and no problems ensued.

shep works the crap out of you.  I was tired and out of breath, and we hadn’t even cantered on the flat yet! 

eric came and videoed the lesson.  There was a single during coursework, we had to canter to.  (singles are sometimes hard to get spots to…).  I totally ate it the first two times.  even funnier, watching it back on video.  Ack!  Don’t you hate it when ur course is perfectly nice and then you have one jump that u totally “ugh” on?

I like Shep.  he’s kind and very positive.  I’m now accepting of their (him and mere)’s positive comments and stopped acting like an abused puppy.  For a while there, I was like WOW, SOMEONE actually LIKES my riding!!

I’m pretty lucky.  I have alot of access to nice, knows-their-stuff, professionals.  what’s cool about my situation is that the professionals all have a different area of expertise - all around, hunters, dressage, jumping….