Just wondering - it seems that so long as you've got a horse who will jump the jumps, and who will roughly turn when you want, you can get a rosette. Seems bizarre. I've just been pootling around to get double clears yet seem to come home with a rosette every time. Horse isn't amazing (is quite green SJ and won't take me round, I have to ride properly), I'm certainly not a fantastic rider, and have only really been practising jump-offs for two/three lessons with my instructor. I don't want to progress too quickly up the heights either or what will we have left to aim for in a couple of years time? BSJA is expensive, and she's a v 'average' horse so doubt she'd jump much higher than BN tracks. Pony is the same - took a rider out who had only ridden her a few times and came back with rosettes from every class - simply 'cause she'd gone over all the jumps at a decent canter!
What do others do to find a challenge to aim for? At the moment we're de-spooking them both (got caught out by a Jump 4 Joy filler!), but that seems to be working quite quickly...
What do others do to find a challenge to aim for? At the moment we're de-spooking them both (got caught out by a Jump 4 Joy filler!), but that seems to be working quite quickly...