I remember a few weeks ago, before the freezing spell, there were some plastic jump containers set up in an A-shape in the big arena. On the ground they looked tiny so I thought it would be no problem getting Max over them. However as soon as I hopped on Max , the jump looked huge...
I decided to go for it anyway...went over twice, came out of my tack twice. I would get nervous before the jump, slow Max down and he would have no choice but to pop up and over.
After the second time I told myself..nah..these are still too high for me..although obviously Max can handle it. I basically convinced myself I wasn't ready going that 'high' and that I needed more confidence before trying them again.
Today I was looking through some old pictures and came across these...(Please ignore the terrible rider position)
I CAN DO IT DAMMIT!
New year's resolution - get out of my chicken suit and go out there and have some fun over jumps with my jump-loving pony!
yes! you CAN do it!!! that's exactly how i felt starting to jump with isabel - complete with holding to the base of the jump and getting popped out of the tack... it's tricky bc it IS a mind game - one i deal with every ride, pretty much... but repetition helps. good luck!! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your experience! You always look so confident in your videos. Hopefully he'll be in good shape in spring so we can practice more !
DeleteIt's easy to get nervous, but I try to tell myself that 3" - 6" isn't that much difference for a horse.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip.. that's a good thing to remember and I need to remember that he's had quite a bit of experience showing hunter so he knows what to do. I have to trust him more!
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