Lesson
I rode in a lesson with Meredith, along with my favorite barn mate, rachel… I really love riding with Rachel. I know shes’ only like 13 but she’s nice and she’s encouraging. See? Even at 13, you can be encouraging.
So Mere bought things to “scare” up the jumps, flags and flowers and crap. And raised them. LMAO.
I had a really good time.
So good parts:
I made it over all the jumps. Even one where I thought she was hesitating over the first time. I kicked her and made her do it. So that was good.
I didn’t get outjumped or jumped loose. Even tho one jump… I felt like I was in the air for like 10 SECONDS… I love Meredith. I said “Did you see how high she jumped that?” Meredith: “uh huh. (with a sly little smile)”
I didn’t die on the picnic table. I hate that jump.
We ended on a good line.
Bad Parts.
She was a little high and excited. BUT, to be fair, she hadn’t been ridden since Saturday, and we were jumping higher than…. actually more than I ever have on course. (my highest jumps have been singles.)
The corners… ugh! our nemisis.
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I’m happy. I am gonna call Mere back and tell her it will get better, look better. I just have to keep working.
I need to video my courses so I can see it.
Comment by Kat
June 21, 2007 @ 9:54 pm
“I made it over all the jumps. Even one where I thought she was hesitating over the first time. I kicked her and made her do it. So that was good.”
That makes me want to use these icons:
In the time I’ve known you and seen you ride, confidence has allways seemed to be your stumbling block.
I don’t know if you remember the day when you, Meredith and I were in the pond pasture jumping stuff a million years ago. I’m 99% sure you were riding Missy and she stopped three times at one fence. From a spectator’s view, it was painfully obvious that you were freezing up and Missy was saying, “well, if you’re not gonna make me, I’m not gonna do it!” I think the fourth time to the fence you gave her just enough that she popped over it. Each time you came over that fence after that, you could see your confidence building and Missy’s willingness increasing.
So yippee for you.