lesson today. 3:30 pm. UGH so hot. but not quite as terrible as it has been.
quite feral and ready to go. hilarious as smarty was draggin' but funny was feral! worked in striding.. warmed up over trot poles and then canter poles. Ride her barrel, not her face.
then warmed up with a one stride to one stride, very low jumps. She was FERAL! So excited to jump and play. had to ride her shoulder around by counterbending her around the turn. but it worked. Then went to strides..
3 stride diagonal, to 4 stride diagonal to 5 stride centerline. told us to just let them figure it out. Funny got tight in the four and five but made it. I didn't help at all. second attempt I rode her barrel and leg yielded her a little and added a half halt and it was much smoother and better. then they got bigger. ride her barrel, not her face. I can half halt but only when I need it and I must release.. .if i ride her barrel, i don't need as many half halts and she actually listens. got in tight to the big oxer and i half halted right before she left the ground and thought "oh crud.. I've just shut her down', but she rocked back and pinged it like it was nothing. So balanced! Got up to a 3'3" oxer and had some tight ones and some bad turns, but mostly good. then reversed it and did the 5 stride, to the 4 stride, to the 3 stride... harder but still doable. Was struggling to keep her from flinging her left shoulder out. so after coming down the center line... leg yield two steps to the left, then counter bend while turning right and it totally sat her back on her haunches and balanced her.. then ride her shoulder around and go to the diagonal line. SOOOO much smoother.
went for a short hack after. jumped a little log. Fun!
We joked about how Jacel said something about how sometimes you just get in tight and you can't make the lines longer.. and Funny said "you know how you give yourself more room to not get in tight... take out a stride!". ha ha..
photos: 8-26 3 foot. Maybe videos if jacel sends them to me. ;)
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