End of summer riding

Okay so I had a practice on Asti last week, with two lessons on Fiona and I did another practice on Asti last night.

What a great summer of riding!  I have enjoyed every second of it!  I learned so much and got to ride some new tests.  So grateful to have wonderful trainers/ coaches that give me wonderful opportunities! Just last year I was showing training 1 and I ended the summer doing First 1 with some decent scores!

I think I have been doing well with my rider's position, but I need improvement still on preparation.  I learned a lot about every transition needs to be a forward transition, even if it is a downward transition.  I learned to do this by rolling on the the back of my thighs and if resistance is present, it helps to flex and ask again.  You really wan the back legs to go up or down first as it shows the horse working from its back end.  I learned a lot about lengthenings and we worked on leg yielding which is always fun.  I recently worked on using my seat more (I forget its there sometimes)!  We have also worked a lot on getting the reaction and backing.  Helpful for a rider who can "nag" here and there :)

Recent rides

Okay so about 2 weeks ago I had a lesson on Joey in preparation for a schooling show when we did 1st 1 for a 2nd time.  It was interesting to say the least!  I had a practice on Stanford this past Wednesday and last night rode Fievel in a practice

7/29/13 practice and lesson

On Monday I rode Riley in a practice ride and for today's lesson I rode Joey in preparation for the show.  We are riding 1st 1 and hopefully it goes well.  We went over the test and worked on balance and down trans. and working on half halting with the outside of my thigh so he comes to trot from behind.  I scribed for the USDF show at Puckerbrush and learned a lot from both judges.  It was a great time!

7/22/23/24/13 Lesson and Practice

I did a practice on Asti and Riley on Monday and Tuesday night and I rode Riley in my lesson today

7/1713 and 7/16/13 practice

well i had a practice on fiona this past Tuesday.  It was ion short supply since it was so hot and she started to cough.  Today I rode Asti in my lesson.  As always, he was a good boy!!

7/10/13 lesson

I rode Riley and he was a good boy!

7/3/13 Lesson and practice rides

This past Wednesday I rode Joey.  I rode him in the show so it was good to have a lesson on him.  We started off with 1st 1 and then corrections were made.   We started with flexing him and then we worked on lengthen canters and trots and utilizing a half halt and flexing him up before trot lengthenings to hold him together.  I had to be aware to sit on him more so I don't get perched.

7/4/13 practice-  I did a practice on Joey
7/5/13- practice on Joey
7/7/13- Joey and I showed T3 and First 1.  We scored a 66% and a 63% respectively.  Go Joey!