4th riding lesson- Thursday

[midnightmare]

It is my 4th riding lesson at 6:15 on Thursday, I had a lesson last Saturday but I wasn't sure if I wanted to tell you about it as I did terribly (have a video to prove it!)
I felt really ill with a horrible cold and found it really hard to concentrate, I was doing so badly I was on a lunge line all lesson! Whereas the two lessons before I had been off the line for at least half the lesson! I just couldn't get my brain to work and I was all over the place, my balance was terrible and my posture kept going wrong and I didn't have any control over Msity!

anyway, I hope my 4th lesson goes alot better I nede to practice saying things like: "staaand" instead of "stand" and "ter-ot on" instead of "trot on" :D

[cwb]

Hope you feel better - colds affect your ears and your balance so I am not surprised you had trouble.

The tone of voice is also important - "staaand" or "steaaady" are said calmingly.

"Walk on", "Trot on" or "Ter - rot" are said crisply with energy.

I have never heard of "Ter - ot on"

[Rebecca1969]

If you're not feeling well it can really throw off your riding. Try not to beat yourself up. I'm sure once you better you'll have a much better lesson:).
Everyone has off days every now and them.

[midnightmare]

thanks!
I got the dreaded cold again on Monday, and I have riding tomorrow :mad: oh well, i'll try my best! I would post the video buit it's 30 minutes long and at the beginning we are doing alot of talking and adjusting things :D

[titch_]

im no sure photobucket will hold a 30min video! i would like to see it though!

[Loz loves Wills]

the reason they say tre ot, is because its a high pitch sound which the horse responds to. and when you want to stop or go down a pace you should have a low sound so " aaannnnddddd waaaallllllkkkkkkk" if they makes sense

i hate riding with a cold and like chris said it effects your balance! so dont feel bad

[midnightmare]

Maybe photobucket would only upload abit of it, then it wouldn't be as long?
I'm not at school today, so I have time to rest before my lesson tonight :D I'll see about uploading the video, but it is truely terrible riding!

[midnightmare]

ooooh, it's almost time to go, now I am excited!

[x-horsemad-x]

Ohh good luck!!
Tell us how it goes!

[midnightmare]

OMG it was amazing! We were in the outdoor arena today, despite the freezing wind It was the best lesson i ever had!
I felt alot moreconfident, I amanged to do a fast walk adn slow walk, rising trot, 20metre circles, change rein etc it was amazing, Misty kept snatching the reins lol, and she decided to go the wrong way but I just managed to get her back to the right way! I love Misty,s he is adorable, I un-tacked her afterwards :)
next week we are walking round cones etc and then in a few lessons time, i'll be cantering!

[vieshot]

SEE!!! Everyone has good days and bad days, you had a bad lesson, believe me there will be a few more of them to come! But you also had a great lesson, there will be more of them too!