This weekend was my fourth go at attending a 90cm SJ clinic. I has one cancelled due to the Equine flu, one because I was the only one booked, and one where my lorry broke down. Sadly this time was no better as it was again cancelled because lots of people had cancelled
So on Saturday I went hacking with our yard groom again. She is allowed to borrow the yard veteran if she is with me (she doesn't have her own horse). We had a nice 4.5 mile trip in the sun.
On Sunday I had a lesson with the YO. It was windy so Harvey was his normal mad self to start with and I had to do quite a bit of cantering around before he settled. Once he started jumping he concentrated nicely and I'm starting to get some control over where I go now.
Our latest livery has had her horse a while but is only just starting to learn to ride (i'm not quite sure why!). She is having lessons with the YO and then consolidating in between. She was having trouble cantering so I hoped on just to see if it was her horse being stubborn. He cantered nicely for me, and after that cantered for her. He was then pulling her into the jumps that were set up which she isn't ready for so I hopped back on and jumped a couple of cross poles. This all caused quite a bit of giggling as I was a bit under horsed, and still riding very short after dropping the stirrups 5 holes.
Warning up.
Flying! (this looks tiny but is actually 90cm
Something a bit smaller
Hacking
4.5 miles
1 hour 15
Schooling
40 minutes
Totals
Schooling
9 hours 40
Hacking
86.7 miles
24 hours 25
So on Saturday I went hacking with our yard groom again. She is allowed to borrow the yard veteran if she is with me (she doesn't have her own horse). We had a nice 4.5 mile trip in the sun.
On Sunday I had a lesson with the YO. It was windy so Harvey was his normal mad self to start with and I had to do quite a bit of cantering around before he settled. Once he started jumping he concentrated nicely and I'm starting to get some control over where I go now.
Our latest livery has had her horse a while but is only just starting to learn to ride (i'm not quite sure why!). She is having lessons with the YO and then consolidating in between. She was having trouble cantering so I hoped on just to see if it was her horse being stubborn. He cantered nicely for me, and after that cantered for her. He was then pulling her into the jumps that were set up which she isn't ready for so I hopped back on and jumped a couple of cross poles. This all caused quite a bit of giggling as I was a bit under horsed, and still riding very short after dropping the stirrups 5 holes.
Warning up.
Flying! (this looks tiny but is actually 90cm
Something a bit smaller
Hacking
4.5 miles
1 hour 15
Schooling
40 minutes
Totals
Schooling
9 hours 40
Hacking
86.7 miles
24 hours 25