carthorse
25th Aug 2006, 04:14 PM
This is really just a feeling sorry for myself thread but there's no point whinging to my OH & if I moan up the yard peoople will think I'm fishing for compliments :o
I just couldn't seem to ride canter properly today! The more I tried the worse it got, I'm impressed that Jim didn't deck me at one point cos God knows he'd got grounds to. He'd had nearly a week off because of a swollen sheath then a couple of days walk work so my teacher rather kindly said that maybe the problem was that he wasn't mentally tuned in & was taking the easy option of trying to run through the contact & go on his forehand which, because he's so big & strong, was making it very difficult for me to ride correctly. Kind of her, & some truth in it, but we both know that if I can just sit back on him & keep my position then he'll come off his forehand & stop acting like a runaway train :rolleyes:. I think she was closer to the mark when she said she'd never seen him look so strong & me ride his canter so badly :(
Ironically his trot & leg yield were fine & at times good.
Poor lad, he worked hard & it's not his fault that I shouldn't be allowed near a decent horse. Not sure whether to have another lesson, school by myself or go for a hack tomorrow. Probably lesson or school, I know he gets heavy & strong if he isn't schooled regularly & we both need the workout. Although the way my back aches now he may get a day off!
I just couldn't seem to ride canter properly today! The more I tried the worse it got, I'm impressed that Jim didn't deck me at one point cos God knows he'd got grounds to. He'd had nearly a week off because of a swollen sheath then a couple of days walk work so my teacher rather kindly said that maybe the problem was that he wasn't mentally tuned in & was taking the easy option of trying to run through the contact & go on his forehand which, because he's so big & strong, was making it very difficult for me to ride correctly. Kind of her, & some truth in it, but we both know that if I can just sit back on him & keep my position then he'll come off his forehand & stop acting like a runaway train :rolleyes:. I think she was closer to the mark when she said she'd never seen him look so strong & me ride his canter so badly :(
Ironically his trot & leg yield were fine & at times good.
Poor lad, he worked hard & it's not his fault that I shouldn't be allowed near a decent horse. Not sure whether to have another lesson, school by myself or go for a hack tomorrow. Probably lesson or school, I know he gets heavy & strong if he isn't schooled regularly & we both need the workout. Although the way my back aches now he may get a day off!