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| There was no doubt she would jump it... |
We have spent a lot of time jumping little jumps. We have jumped so many, there ius never a question about if she will go... Hence my panic when we recently arrived at a jump in the WRONG canter. I knew she would jump it. I knew it would be ugly. You may remember the video. I believe there were expletives as we jumped...
I have trained the Fancy Pony to be a tremendously honest jumper.
I need to make sure I get her to the jump in the correct canter so that she can take off from the best spot.
If I don't do this, my honest pony may not remain honest. And even if she were to remain honest, it wouldn't be fair to her.
I owe it to my horse...
We all definitely owe it to our horses to be better riders :)
ReplyDeleteSome days it feels easier than others, doesn't it?
DeleteYou pretty much echoed how I feel about Simon, and how he's helped me soooooo much because he is a "go" vs a "no" horse.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I'm not the only one who feels like this!
DeleteAnd that "go" horse can do so much to build your confidence, even when you make a mess of things!
With the Old Man, I felt like we could attack anything! With the Fancy Pony, we started at that baby green place where she doesn't know if she's going or not (even though we ride like we know she is) - and we still wonder sometimes if she is going to change her mind... And through all the itty bitty jumps and ground work, and grid lines and everything... I have that confidence again! The questions are getting more varied than ever, and we have the tools to answer them. You know, if I just pull them out in time!! ;)