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[Dolphinlover~]

Just bought pictures from one of the senior girls mom who is a photographer. Here are the picture from the A rated HITS Week 1:
Canter Turn
Pink Flowers
Green Oxer

I think my eq has improved a lot. Still trying to work on not having my leg slip back as much I would love to hear what you guys think. The venue was stunning and the jumps were so colorful and beautiful <3 I wanna go back ;D

[scene_kid]

[quote="Dolphinlover~"]

Just bought pictures from one of the senior girls mom who is a photographer. Here are the picture from the A rated HITS Week 1:
Canter Turn
Pink Flowers
Green Oxer

I think my eq has improved a lot. Still trying to work on not having my leg slip back as much I would love to hear what you guys think. The venue was stunning and the jumps were so colorful and beautiful <3 I wanna go back ;D

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Only 2 crits,
1. On the flat your position is awesome, just give a bit with your hands, it may just be me but your hands are rigid and don't look to be giving at all. Even if you did move your hands with the horses head I think you could lengthen your rein slightly.
2. Get your butt near the back of the saddle NOT on the pomel/withers!! Your lower leg is not the problem it's in the correct position but your upper body is wayyyy too far foward. If the horse did move his/her you would nearly be head butted. Your position could but you on the floor, if your horse tripped on landing you would eat dirt. You should be able to stand with no horse under you in your jumping position, you would not be able to do so with your position.

[Dolphinlover~]

Just bought pictures from one of the senior girls mom who is a photographer. Here are the picture from the A rated HITS Week 1:
Canter Turn
Pink Flowers
Green Oxer

I think my eq has improved a lot. Still trying to work on not having my leg slip back as much I would love to hear what you guys think. The venue was stunning and the jumps were so colorful and beautiful <3 I wanna go back ;D

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Only 2 crits,
1. On the flat your position is awesome, just give a bit with your hands, it may just be me but your hands are rigid and don't look to be giving at all. Even if you did move your hands with the horses head I think you could lengthen your rein slightly.
2. Get your butt near the back of the saddle NOT on the pomel/withers!! Your lower leg is not the problem it's in the correct position but your upper body is wayyyy too far foward. If the horse did move his/her you would nearly be head butted. Your position could but you on the floor, if your horse tripped on landing you would eat dirt. You should be able to stand with no horse under you in your jumping position, you would not be able to do so with your position.

Thank you very much. Yeah it's taken a while for me too get my position so good on the flat, but when I saw the pictures I was really proud Yeah in this picture it doesn't look like I am giving with my hands >.< I have been working on that though and now I can feel myself giving with my hands. I have always tried to do that, but it doesn't look like that in this picture for some reason xD My trainer likes me to keep a short rein when jumping though ;D If that was not during a course than my reins would be longer <3
That has always been a problem for me when I am jumping. I get a bit too far ahead of the motion >.< I guess my lower leg isn't that bad now that you mention it I don't know why but most of the time my body is a bit too far forward when jumping....Actually last Saturday my instructor had me work on that. Do you have any suggestions? I would love to fix that problem. I think if I could fix that problem then I wouldn't have too much more to work on eq wise which would be fabulous! I have been told that "rule" about having to be able to stand with your jumping position before too :3 Thanks very much for the critique, I really appreciate it ;D

[Sadie~Bronson~252]

@ Hime, I started working trails on my own when I was 14, which is not Illegal by USA terms. The rides were always easy, either small groups of beginners or larger groups of people who come riding often and knew what they were doing- I was simply a guide. When she left me home alone, she didn't exactly mean to, and at 16 I was perfectly capable of handling things on my own. The first time she was held up by a storm, and the second she decided to stay with her dad, who's not doing too well. The riders had both been there before, they knew me, and didn't mind waiting until Darla got back.

As for board, the horses are 24/7 outside. They're all healthy and happy and well cared for.

@ everyone else,
I'm the only person that she treats this way, and probably because I realize how stupid it really is. My parents completely refuse to say anything to her, and it's iffy with my friends parents. They might, but they might not, because for all I know, they have some sort of deal with her. It's not like the place isn't safe- safety is her #1 concern, and the only one to really get hurt in the past 3 years is me, since I work with the more difficult horses, difficult in terms of genetic craziness, not lack of training or handling. I don't want to leave. I want to know what should probably be done to fix it. How exactly should I confront her then? I've put so much work into these horses. I do not want that going to waste if it can be helped.

[scene_kid]

@dolphin. My suggestion is think of the word push. So push your butt back and push your hands foward in one movement. Thats what I teach I shout push at them when they jump and after a while they get that so then I work on leg but your leg is fine. Going to far foward is a really common fault but one that can be quite unbalancing for the horse. From the flat your jump position should just be an inch max out of the saddle and rotation through the hips no moving foward, back or anything. Just push over the jumps.

[Dolphinlover~]

@dolphin. My suggestion is think of the word push. So push your butt back and push your hands foward in one movement. Thats what I teach I shout push at them when they jump and after a while they get that so then I work on leg but your leg is fine. Going to far foward is a really common fault but one that can be quite unbalancing for the horse. From the flat your jump position should just be an inch max out of the saddle and rotation through the hips no moving foward, back or anything. Just push over the jumps.

I will try to remember that. Just to think of the word push everytime I jump :3 I am hoping after a while of practicing it will just come to me xD Thanks <3 Yeah I guess I am being picky about my leg because it isn't too bad. It is? That's interesting...that makes me feel better about it too, at least I'm not doing something too bad. I will try to work on that. I guess I will just have to remember to not get too far out of the saddle and just fold a little bit at the hips. I think I am getting too far forward because I feel like I "need" to over the bigger jumps...I am going to try my best to work on that this weekend! Thanks so much for the help I really appreciate it ;D

[Hooligan.]

I'm going to another on May 19, as well as a couple more afterwards. I'm taking my horse Wingman to a reining show coming up, so I hope that goes good, it will only be his 3rd reining show.

[chlloé]

[center]Elloit[b][center]
Do you board, lease, own, or just take lessons?: I Board
What is your discipline?:Western and English
What is your favorite off-the-saddle activity?:Well i would say grooming my horse
Anything else we should know?:err....nothing

[b]All about Yukon!
Barn Name(s)?:Yukon
Show Name?:N/A
What breed is your horse?:Appaloosa
Gender?: Mare
Personality?:Spunky/Fearless
How about their quirks?:Well she is great at everything i am not kidding
What do they look like?:
6 colored app (i don't have a pic. right now)

[dizzy hurricane.]

Bᴀᴄᴋᴡᴀʀᴅ's Rɪᴅɪɴɢ Dᴇᴛᴀɪʟs

Bᴏᴀʀᴅ, Lᴇᴀsᴇ, Oᴡɴ, Lᴇssᴏɴs
For right now, I just take lessons. I've been riding about two years now, and my mom doesn't believe I'm ready to own my own horse yet. My dad's talking about moving to bigger property with a horse barn and getting me my own mare, but we haven't decided yet. We might lease one over the summer to see what it would be like. I do have a horse that I call my own, but he's really just another lesson horse. He's amazing. I'll elaborate on him below.

Dɪsᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴇ
I ride Western, and it's just for pleasure. I'm switching to English, though, over the summer to try it out! I'm really excited. If I stick with English, I'll start to do cross country ... maybe.

Fᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ Oғғ-Sᴀᴅᴅʟᴇ Aᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ
I'm not sure. Horses are pretty much my love, and not much else ... I have to admit, I don't mind cleaning out stalls. Not that I end my day thinking, Boy, I sure loved cleaning out horse dung. It's just ... part of being a horseback rider; something that you have to do. I also like sketching. So I guess that counts as my off-saddle activity.

Oᴛʜᴇʀ
I don't think there's anything else.


Aʙᴏᴜᴛ Nɪᴄ

Bᴀʀɴ Nᴀᴍᴇ
We just call him Nic.

Sʜᴏᴡ Nᴀᴍᴇ
Pops Skippa Nick.
Gorgeous, no? He's twenty-three. He deserves to be called "Pops."

Bʀᴇᴇᴅ
American Quarter Horse

Gᴇɴᴅᴇʀ
He's a stallion.
And a very handsome one at that.

Aᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ
Handsome.
He's ... um ... I don't know how tall. He's a strawberry roan. He's usually coated in mud, because he likes to roll around in the dirt right after it rains ... He has a scar on the left side of his face because he got into a fight with another stallion at the stables.

Pᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ
He's friendly and loving, especially when you bring some carrots. Or Cool Ranch Dortios. Those are his favorites. He's usually a bit stubborn, and you have to really focus if you don't want him to end up taking you in the middle of his pasture. He's quite the braggart, and you can usually find him with his head high when he's near other stallions. Especially Cinna, the one he got in a fight with [mentioned above].

Qᴜɪʀᴋs
My instructor and I call this his old-man walk. He's twenty-three, which is somewhat old for a horse. Not old, but you know ... somewhat old. When you first tell him to walk, he starts at this really fast pace, gets his head bobbing. Like he's power-walking around the mall. And then, once he realizes you're going to be in the saddle for a while, he starts to slow down.

Oᴛʜᴇʀ
One. He's not my horse. Sadly. He belongs to our stable owner. She has a name, but it's not to be mentioned on the site.
Two. I want you all to know that neither horse was hurt in the fight mentioned below "appearance," and that both horses are very happy. They're both old men, so I don't think they were fighting over a mare. The story's unclear, and my instructor wouldn't tell me the whole thing. Nic's scar has almost healed by now, and only a little trace is left. I was just putting this here, because I can envision some people freaking out about it. No worries, people.

[Plan on it Oliver]

Grr! I don't like my parents very much today *Sigh* Apparently throwing a fit because your dad went into your room without permission is unexeptible... So I sayed home and did nothing today. The saddest part was I could go riding >.< I hate not being able to ride when I'm not busy! Stupid parents! (Just Kidding I still like them! ....maybe.... )