And so I enter my third week of riding. The sun was out and Bob was in fine form. I had a crop but didn't have to use it. He slipped into trot after one or two requests. We did about three circuits at a time, rising and sitting in different places. I've still got a fair bit of work to do on both but generally built up a good rhythm. I knew when I was on the wrong diagonal etc. We did the usual stirrupless stuff and I managed to keep Bob going for a couple of 20m circles. Fred will be glad to know that there were no 'bashing' incidents although this time my underwear rode-up up an cut off the blood from my iliac artery. This required immediate attention (standing in the stirrups and pulling them down again). That kept my instructor amused. She told me to get kitted out properly (like I need more expense).
I didn't do any Cossack tricks but generally I felt there was a good level of progression. I was told I was beginning to look 'good in the saddle' which is nice because it gives me more chance of pulling horsey birds. My aids are becoming more definite and co-ordinated which is why Bob keeps going instead of stopping every time we go round a corner (so it wasn't his fault after all!). Dear old Bob! He had a good rhythm to his trot today.
As regards Adam's previous post my instructor never uses the term 'posting'. I assume that this is the rising part of trot? Anyway as for the question of doing it stirrupless - yes you can. How do I know this? Because we're doing it in the next lesson apparently.
Good luck with your lessons everyone, oh and Adam - remember next time you're cantering, you maybe going faster, but I look good! Ha Ha hah heehehheheh cackle cough splutter (in a manic way).
I didn't do any Cossack tricks but generally I felt there was a good level of progression. I was told I was beginning to look 'good in the saddle' which is nice because it gives me more chance of pulling horsey birds. My aids are becoming more definite and co-ordinated which is why Bob keeps going instead of stopping every time we go round a corner (so it wasn't his fault after all!). Dear old Bob! He had a good rhythm to his trot today.
As regards Adam's previous post my instructor never uses the term 'posting'. I assume that this is the rising part of trot? Anyway as for the question of doing it stirrupless - yes you can. How do I know this? Because we're doing it in the next lesson apparently.
Good luck with your lessons everyone, oh and Adam - remember next time you're cantering, you maybe going faster, but I look good! Ha Ha hah heehehheheh cackle cough splutter (in a manic way).
