Critique Please.

[Jarani]

Advice greatly appreciated. :p I've only been around horses (with the exception of carnivals and such) for a year, and I've owned Chance, my TB, for almost nine months. I joined pony club and have been taking lessons for about 4 months. I posted these pics in the General board too, I think, but I believe this is the right place to actually post it. Thanks for critiquing!. :p

http://a652.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/95/l_5440eedc6ac1c86f7852267d76a6305b.jpg
http://a679.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/75/l_680cc1a23e5a4724c98d254c2e44b096.jpg
http://a550.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/99/l_2fee562bad89fa23a6301cee6aab221d.jpg

[k8_doran]

On the second picture, you look like you are leaning on the horse too much, on the neck. I would sit up a bit more in stirrops and shove your habds up neck a bit. Good though (the horse I ride is called chancer too! ;))

[Jarani]

Thanks for the advice. I believe in that one he surged and surprised me, and I sort of goofed? :p I love the name Chance--it suited him, too, considering we almost didn't even ride him because he had terrible ground manners--which is a no-no for a beginner like myself. :rolleyes: He was so sweet though, that we decided to ride him, and he proved himself to be an angel. :) So...second chance, no?