Great lesson!!!

[Drummers mum]

I can't believe I was worried!! Pippa the instructor was brill!! I'm having one once a month now! Half an hour was plenty though, we were both shattered!!

She liked my bridle and my saddle and she loves the idea of barefoot!!

She really made me work Drummer hard. Lots of transitions to get him listening and she said I must ask once then tap him with the whip as he is winding me up and being lazy!! She also said I must concentrate on keeping him straight as he turns his head and looks about alot!

She said he was lovely though and had a really nice trot, really picking up his toes! :D

The BEST bit was cantering though. As you probably know we don't canter very well and true to form were awful today! So she got on him and she cantered a circle!! Wow! She said he is green and napping and not to worry about staying in the school but just to do big circles. So I got on and had a go and he did it :D She also said not to worry about how I looked just keep him going and stand in my stirrups so I don't hinder his back. :) I can't believe we did it! :D

[No_Angel]

Well done! Glad she liked the tack, a bit odd for pony club tho! :D

[Drummers mum]

She even asked about the SBS? :eek: Said she thought treeless was a great idea! She was really nice.

[Greta]

WELL DONE!!! :) :p

[No_Angel]

:D WOW! :eek:
Whats her name? Do you think she will give me a few lessons?lol.

[Showjumper]

Sounds like an excellent lesson! Well done :D

[Drummers mum]

:D

But I want to practice and look at the weather!! :mad:

[shopgirl]

Sounds like a good lesson, my daughter had a lesson on Ben who is all fit and well again now thankfully! anyway her confidence has gone a little and she had this great lesson with a new instructor, who had her smiling and relaxing again, she also told her to come off his back when cantering - to " open him up a little" and I could see what she means - he takes short little steps in canter and when they did this he moved much more freely. She was given homework and the weather is awful here in London too.

[*Rachel_George*]

:D :D Heya,

Glad you had such a great time :D :D :D

Even better she loved the treeless :D :D

The next thing will be dozens of ponyclub kids with treeless saddles :p

xxxxxxxxxxx

[NoviceNic]

Brilliant news. Sounds as though you really enjoyed yourself. :D

[Drummers mum]

Yep, the lesson was ace! Trouble was I didn't get to practice yesterday because the weather was too horrid! :mad:

I've been cantering circles in my mind though so hopefully visualisation works!! :D

Maybe today will be better!! :rolleyes: