Raising the jumps

I went to 'jump night' on Wednesday with Prisoner.  It is at Steph's and is usually a grid.  With a totally laid back atmosphere (not a lesson) it is such a fun way to go on affordable field trips.  The grid was set as a one stride, one stride, two stride, one stride on a very open stride.  We worked on me allowing him to really cover the ground and then right away settling back to me after the grid.

Love his knees and ears in this

and this

Nice quiet jump over the last

It started as just cross rails and then bumped up to verticals.  The fourth jump was tallest and we finished with it set as an oxer...at three feet tall!!!!

SO MUCH JOY

Up up and away

P-diddy is all, no big deal guys

 He was perfect, it didn't even feel like a challenge for him!  In all reality I could get him around a three foot course, but his little brain has no need for that.  We will keep working on straightness, rhythm, and pace over smaller jumps so that when he is ready we can really soar.