Today I had a jumping lesson and we ended up jumping inside due to threatening clouds and scattered rain, it actually turned out quite well for Rowdy and I!! Before the lesson I lunged him with side reins to get him using his back and going forward. When we got into the arena my instructor had set up a gymnastic over by E and K that was, x, one stride, x, one stride, oxer. And then over at B she had a vertical and there was also a bending line of verticals on the centerline A to C. I started out doing walk canter transitions because it really helps Rowdy keep his back up, his canter started out better than it usually is and just kept getting better! =D His trot was also a lot better, we did lots of strechy chewy circles and once his back was really warmed up he was like, "Oh! I really can do this and it feels good!!" So my instructor set up the gymnastic just as an x to x and I went through and everything was hunky dory. Then when I was getting Rowdy back on the bit at the canter she set the last x to a novice size oxer and I came around the corner and I was like, woah! wait! and was kind of holding him back all the way through the line and therefore did not get a very good jump. So the next time I really came around with some power, not speed, power. And Rowdy jumped through it like it was a bunch of ground poles =D. So all in all we did a lot of gymnastic work and a few courses and it went really well! Rowdy was such a good boy and really used his back the whole time so I was very proud of him!
Also an update on the schedule, I am going to try and go cross country schooling on the 18th, and that would be just under a month away from championships and I am going to try and schedule a lesson with Lindy Wetherford a week or two before the horse trials! Thanks for Reading!!
~Amelia
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