November 24, 2014

Rode a pony today, he had so much energy! Flatting him, he really just wanted to run, and then the first time we jumped he galloped completely off center through the line. It was really funny but I was also thinking: how am I going to keep control of him without catching him in the mouth over jumps? Well, I had to hold him to the middle of the jump, sit right up, and two-point over the fence and release, but as soon as he landed I had to sit right back up and half halt, to rebalance him to the next jump. He rode through the line perfectly, and I was satisfied. 🙂