Poor brave Rodge, he had to put up with strong winds, a low flying helicopter that kept passing over the school, and worst of all, the terrifying show jumps that have been brought in from the grass field for the winter! 😦 You know, the ones he jumped hundreds of times before🙈
We had a fun & simple pop over some grids in this lesson, Roger felt really nice as he was definitely feeling a bit full of himself in this ride, but not so much that he was dragging me down the line of fences, so we ended up with a really nice powerful feeling over the final fence each time (which I swear was bigger than it looks in the video 😂) and he used his whole body over the jump instead of just taking off from further away and jumping flat, which I was very pleased with.
I love lessons like this where nothing’s too complicated and you’re on a horse you know can do it in their sleep, but there’s still a technical element. I’m all for tricky lessons that make horse & rider think & work hard until either your exhausted or there’s a breakthrough, but sometimes it’s nice just to have a little pop down a grid on your favourite pony and not really worry about what either of you are doing 😁
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⬇️ FAQs ⬇️
🔵 DO YOU OWN THE HORSES & PONIES IN YOUR VIDEOS?
No, all the horses & ponies belong to a lovely riding school, or are working liveries at the same yard.
🔵 WILL YOU EVER GET YOUR OWN HORSE?
I would love to own a pony one day, but for now I am more than happy having weekly lessons on the fantastic riding school horses & ponies.
🔵 WHY DO YOU ALWAYS JUMP THE SAME HEIGHT?
These riding school ponies usually jump more than once a week, and sometimes more than once a day, so we don’t jump ‘big’ except on special occasions to ensure the ponies stay sound and live long, happy lives. Fence height has very little to do with jumping technique or experience.
🔵 HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RIDING FOR?
I’ve been having weekly lessons in riding schools for 16 years now!
🔵 IF YOU’VE BEEN RIDING FOR SO LONG, WHY DON’T YOU COMPETE?
I have no personal interest in competing or jumping huge tracks. I ride for fun, simple as that!
🔵 WHY ARE THE HORSES ALREADY TACKED UP WHEN YOU APPROACH THEM?
This is a busy riding school & livery yard and so the lesson horses are tacked up by the staff who work there to ensure they are ready to leave the yard on time and have been tacked up correctly.
🔵 DO THE HORSES STAY TACKED UP 24/7?
No. The horses are only tacked up right before their lessons and spend the rest of their time turned out in grass fields.
🔵 WHO IS ROBIN FROM YOUR VIDEOS?
Robin is my mum and she rides with me in my lesson every week. She's 65 and fearless as ever!
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