amazing... the wind died down, the sun came out, it was nippy but it was nice.
again, just in the arena, practising my trot ... need to get my legs right. think i need leathers a shade shorter at the moment.
it was a bit difficult as gaynor was lunging charlie.... he was going too fast, really, and we had to work one end of the arena.. it's quite small.
i realised i'd been thinking about my seat so much my hands had gone pear shaped .. not so much in terms of fingers, more that very slight movement to point direction, oops, confusing her. no wonder our circles etc. weren't working.
anyway, did ok, but i do need to go back on the equisimulator. need to slow and lower my rise some more...
the bad news, the local fhoenix agent has broken her leg in two places.. so the email i sent her asking her to come out andcheck the set up, whether i need shims, whatever, is going to fall on deaf ears atm. and i gather she's a bit older than i'd thought she was .... and i only got on set of panels, the others still to come, and i've a feeling its the ones i haven't got that i need.
the hot water bottle makes a big difference though...
Keeping My Fingers Crossed
8 years ago
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Oh, my, the poor agent! Hope she is going to be OK.
Perhaps people on the EE board and Heather can walk you through the padding process. I don't know enough about the saddles to be much help. I own Ansurs.
With the Ansur, it's better to use a slightly shorter stirrup at first so that may also be true with your saddle.
Think about your hands as a set of railroad tracks. You need to keep the horse between them, on the tracks. Let your body/leg control her body, not your hands. Keep your hands slightly apart (don't use indirect rein by crossing it over her neck) and ride her straight between them, wherever you want to go.
it seems she's older than we'd all thought....
i do know about the hands, but the concentration on my seat/legs hasn't done much good. i have to be careful because of moly's past bitting issues...
actually, if nicola will come up it'll be well worth it for the lesson as well....
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