Here's a video:
My friend Claire was recording for me while she was holding her horse, Boe. Somewhere in the middle of the ride he got a bit bored and decided to have a roll, fully tacked-up!!!
Here are some stills from the jumps:
I have always struggled with my jumping position and I have got to say that I am really pleased with how well I was able to keep it together today :)And we also took condition photos today:
Lucy looks beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou might want to try shortening your stirrups a hole or two for jumping, they look a touch too long to me, and that might make things easier. You look very strong and supportive though, for someone who claims to struggle!
ReplyDeleteLucy is so shiny and pretty!
Lucy looks fantastic! The video of Boe rolling is hilarious :)
ReplyDeleteLucy says "thank you" for all the compliments :) She thinks she is quite gorgeous too ;) ;)
ReplyDeleteIf the fences were going to go any higher I would have put my stirrups up (and truthfully I could have put them up for today) but I feel more comfortable with my legs long and under me than having my stirrups cranked up because if anything goes wrong I want to have that solid base of support. So that was my thinking yesterday, but she was so incredibly good that I think both of us had a confidence boost and I will feel comfortable both raising the fences *and* my stirrups in the future :)
Oh yeah, makes perfect sense. It's funny how people get so used to a certain length of stirrup. I'm the opposite, I've actually been riding my horse in short jumping length stirrups because that is what feels safest to me. I don't like that feeling of reaching for your stirrup which is what long stirrups feels like to me (read: no dressage background).
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