Update for January
Well, Star and I seem to be having a fab start to 2006!
I have started up a fitness programme for her and we are doing some proper work. I try to make sure I ride 5 times a week (as can't manage to ride 2 days during the week) 2 schooling sessions, 1 groundwork (lunging/long reining) and then when it's light at the weekends i'll jump and hack. (Floodlights aren't good enough to jump during the week but can manage pole work!)
She is jumping out of her skin and seems to be leaving all her problems from last year behind her! I have been doing grid work with her and trying to shorten her up, as a couple of weeks ago she was bouncing a double that was 8 of my big strides (about 24 ft!) she was doing this easily (I have a video and it looks effortless to her) but i'd rather her put the stride in.
She was alot better on saturday though, as she was listening and not rushing through so therefore had enough time to put the stride in and was jumping through nice and confidently. We also did a double that was a very deep cross of 2'6 and a spread of 3'6 which posed no problems. I have discovered that anything below 3ft star regards as not worth it and flys at it, but once a little bit bigger she thinks and jumps nicely! All that is left now is to put some fillers in, although I don't think they'll pose a problem!!
I'm all geared up for february to go to MKEC and do the Evening Novice indoor SJ on Tues 7th (2'6 - 2'9 no fillers and kind courses) then if that goes well we will do the Open SJ which are a bit bigger and asks more questions in the next couple of weeks.
I can't wait as my hopes of doing a british Novice actually look acheivable!
I have started up a fitness programme for her and we are doing some proper work. I try to make sure I ride 5 times a week (as can't manage to ride 2 days during the week) 2 schooling sessions, 1 groundwork (lunging/long reining) and then when it's light at the weekends i'll jump and hack. (Floodlights aren't good enough to jump during the week but can manage pole work!)
She is jumping out of her skin and seems to be leaving all her problems from last year behind her! I have been doing grid work with her and trying to shorten her up, as a couple of weeks ago she was bouncing a double that was 8 of my big strides (about 24 ft!) she was doing this easily (I have a video and it looks effortless to her) but i'd rather her put the stride in.
She was alot better on saturday though, as she was listening and not rushing through so therefore had enough time to put the stride in and was jumping through nice and confidently. We also did a double that was a very deep cross of 2'6 and a spread of 3'6 which posed no problems. I have discovered that anything below 3ft star regards as not worth it and flys at it, but once a little bit bigger she thinks and jumps nicely! All that is left now is to put some fillers in, although I don't think they'll pose a problem!!
I'm all geared up for february to go to MKEC and do the Evening Novice indoor SJ on Tues 7th (2'6 - 2'9 no fillers and kind courses) then if that goes well we will do the Open SJ which are a bit bigger and asks more questions in the next couple of weeks.
I can't wait as my hopes of doing a british Novice actually look acheivable!
posted by Keeley @ 2:10 AM
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