Show Pics!!

[Painting Horses]

Feel free to give tips please be nice. This could be me but I think i'm a little too fare forward and my leg is too fare back AND D isn't collected :'( I can't believe how horrible I look (to me) maybe i'm over reacting?? OH and can tips on how to get his back legs under him would be great!! and if you can see any picutres of his back legs under him please let me know because I am having a HARD time seeing anything. THANK YOU!! We're number 217.

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Thank you again so much
Heres from the hunter class, I know I got a head of him horribley. The jumps were 2'6" but they looked WAY bigger... so... yea I swear i'm not as horrible as I look lol.

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[frazz_starlight]

Lovely horse! The pics are good.
Were you a bit nervous?
For the flatwork position i would say as you relaxed you got into a better position, but practice with lots of no stirrup work :)
The jumping was good, i think your stirrups were too long which didn't help, try shortening and it will be so much easier. You could practice your jumping position over smaller jumps and poles and feel what it should be like, then try over bigger jumps.
Stick your feet forwards like a hunter lol!!!
Your hands are good, and you give enough.
wasn't much help, sorry xXx

[Painting Horses]

no no ty ty :D, I was a little excited to be jumping but the girl who jumped before me fell off so that didn't help me much lol. Me and D have just 3' before but I don't know... something about those jumps made them look huge. Maybe because there was only one pole? I normally have something under the jump or else two poles lol. I'm wierd like that, I have a WAY better jumping position I swear lol. I'll get pictures the next change I get.

[frazz_starlight]

Yes i know what you mean, they don't look solid, i usually have 2 poles or a little cross with a straight on top.
At shows you don;t think about your position and just want 2 get over the jumps, so i'm sure you are good at home:) That's always the way!!!
xxx

[Gracie]

I think you look great...
don't worry about the jumping.. it's always harder jumping at a show, and having all eyes on you.

I also agree.. when the jumps don't have any filler underneath they look HUGE!:)

[Painting Horses]

thnx so much everyone, I feel A LOT better now :D. I believe I did better at my last show because I did think about how I looked lol. The jumps were X's lmao but heck we did good in the 2'-2'3" jumps :D

[frazz_starlight]

Yayy that's good, well practice makes perfect!!!!
xxx

[Anna-Marie :)]

i think on the first pic you need to relax your shoulders a little more and bring your bottom more underneath you, then it should help your lower leg fit into a nice position :)

the jumping pic doesnt look too bad but your stirrups are a bit long

AMx

p.s. D is lush :D

[Painting Horses]

I found some pics of me and D jumping 2' from an earlyer show. We did 2' because the combined the classes and we had some 13 & under jumpers. Crit. welcome!! I'll also give links to 4 or 5 pics of flat work and feel free to pick on me & D. I think I need to collect him a little more and lower his head some....

http://www.castroequestrian.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewImage=264802
^^ If I was to guess.. My hands need to be fixed, heels seem ok but shoulders back more?? feel free to correct me if I'm wrong lol

http://www.castroequestrian.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewImage=264959
My heel & shoulders... I believe I'm aproching the jumps :P

http://www.castroequestrian.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewImage=264980
I think D looks nice here :P

http://www.castroequestrian.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewImage=265125
Sorry his legs are all goofy "jumps too small mom!"

http://www.castroequestrian.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewImage=265132
aahh my heels :|.... I think my hands as well...

http://www.castroequestrian.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewImage=264471
I think collect D more... and??

http://www.castroequestrian.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewImage=264558
I LOVE THIS ONE OF D *melts* my heels and I think my shoulders??? ok thnx everyone :D