It was possibly a little optimistic after one show jumping lesson to go out and hire a show jumping arena but in the name of getting Estrid to as many different experiences as possible over winter I found myself in the middle of a lovely arena filled with coloured poles that were off the floor!!
Now this wasn't my plan A, plan A was to be at a dressage competition but it got cancelled, again. Plan A was to do flatwork and dressage until February and then try some jumping clinics and clear round competitions in March. I wanted a good flatwork foundation and to get our basics up to scratch before leaving the ground.
But, with no dressage to attend and a slot available at a jumping arena only 10mins drive from the yard I thought, f**k it lets just go. I picked a handful of jumps to put down to 40cm (that's basically a raised pole right) and thought we'd start with poles and then do a few jumps if she was happy.
Estrid actually loved it and she jumped some of them really well. There's lots not to like about our session, my position, her frame, some of my set ups were far from ideal for her to jump straight, however, there's also lots to like, we enjoyed ourselves, she focused, it was a great workout (she was super sweaty) and it's another positive experience under her belt.
I'm actually now very excited to go to some jumping clinics and get some lessons as I think it might be something we could do more regularly, but I will focus a little more on our flatwork before we do too many take-offs.
Thanks for watching,
Beth
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