Critique

[YR_SHOWJUMPER]

Elvis and i 2ft3 his first show indoors, first time over a full course of jumps (we only have 6 wings at home- 3 jumps!!! )

we had already had a stop in the 2ft (sheer horror i think) but we went on to win the 2ft 3 hevent been out sinceplanning to take him to some of the fun Xmas shows


http://www.freewebs.com/coloured_equestrian/elvis%20at%20norton%20heath.jpg

the next is meeko at her first XC even... in the pairs... 3 jumps from the finish where she went lame with a ligament strain she has not competed since. hope to have her out in the spring with a winter of training

http://www.freewebs.com/coloured_equestrian/meeko%20XC.jpg

[YR_SHOWJUMPER]

grr if they dont come out for you then the elvis one is on the homepage of my webbie, and the meeko one is the XC one at the bottom of her page

[Colorado Sunset]

umm, the pics dont work and neither does your website!! sorry! :)

Jo

[IrisSilverMoon]

good grief that first photo is huge!

the main thing I notice is that you are ducking some. how big are those jumps? less than 2'? for a smaller jump you shouldn't be laying so flat on the horses back, that tilts you too far forward and puts you in a dangerous position should your horse refuse.

[MeMe]

Yay your at Norton Heath, I love it there, will be there for the xmas show if the lorry is fixed:mad:

Nice horses!:D

[YR_SHOWJUMPER]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay i will be at norton heath for the xmas show- with elvis and punky and meeko hopefully??? see you there prob!!!

[MeMe]

Yeah, should have lorry fixed this weekend as we want to go to Longwood's xmas show next week!

I've got a white Bedford TK, with showjumpers written on the sides at the back and a dressage horse logo on each door in silver with names underneat, search us out I'm sure we will be there most of the day, will put nag in a stable though, little grey! Might take riders horse which is a big grey!:D

What classes are you doing? Hopefully see you there:D

[Bay Mare]

Is there any way you can repost a smaller version of the first pic? It's very difficult to get a proper perspective on it because it's humungous.

As ISM says, you're tilted too far forward for the size of the jump which means that you won't be properly balanced if anything goes wrong. Also, you seem to be resting on your hands, I would be told to release up the crest more than you are doing (I'm not expert here, just telling you what I would be told).

It's difficult to tell from the pics but it also looks like you could shorten your stirrups a hole or two which will help to get your weight into your heels (think better 'suspension' .... as in cars not as in hovering over something).

You're looking up and ahead which is good.

[YR_SHOWJUMPER]

both the pics are on the site the first is on the welcome page and the second is the bottom pic on the meeko page