By what you ask? Two posts in two days! Here is another quick post about the second half of last Wednesday. After galloping I did some riding and was then planning to haul Alyssa and her horses to a photo shoot. Turns out there was a rainstorm out that way so the shoot was cancelled. That meant I got to take Zida to jump night.
Wasatch Sport Horses puts on 'jump night' every Wednesday and it is an affordable way to haul out and jump. While she doesn't call it a lesson, it is still a mini lesson. I haven't ridden over there since that icy December ride with Diva.
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| So much ice |
Last fall and into the winter I really started working to polish up my riding. I was stuck in that green horse ride, while not terrible I knew I could do better. So, while the ground was snow covered I watched videos of great riders over fences and doing dressage. I rode in my mind and tried to make every detail perfect. I'm a true believer in visualization helping to form your reality, low and behold my back is flatter, my leg is longer, my eyes are up. Yes there is still much to work on, but I feel like I'm on the right track.
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| This mare can be so fancy |
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| A huge storm blew through right before our ride |
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| I've got a soft spot for white noses |
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| Definitely got yelled at for collapsing over this fence, but it was the only one for the whole ride! |
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| Double bounce here |
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| Sitting up and keeping her straight |
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Wow I need a hair cut!
Thanks to Alyssa for taking pictures!!!! |
The first line we came down I kept Zida super straight as we landed I heard Steph yell, 'I would have bet money she wouldn't be straight through that, and I would have lost.' To which I said something along the lines of 'I love winning!' Throughout the ride she pushed me to ride better and better. By the end she told me she was impressed, she was convinced that my galloping at the track would wreak havoc with my position and was happy to be proved wrong again. I told her I was really working to not let my different styles of riding mix together in a destructive manner, and that I was working to improve my galloping skills as well. Again she mentioned seeing my most recent galloping pictures and being impressed. At that point I was on cloud nine and grinned for the rest of the evening. She isn't one to sugarcoat things or blow smoke so three 'you look greats' in one night pretty much made my week.
