Wednesday May 20th 2009

Classic: He was so much fun. We lessoned, and it was very tough. Riding a thoroughbred is completely different from riding any other type of horse. I have to be so much more relaxed, and I have to make sure to keep my calf on him. We worked on w/t/c and lots of circles. We need to work on keeping is butt and head straight. We did a couple trot jumps which worked out well. We ending on the 4 jump combination. We went through it perfectly straight. It was a very big accomplishment. 

Calypso: we flatted for a bit. He was great on the flat. We worked on counter=cantering circles. After this, we jumped a little bit. My trot jumps have improved tremendously. I looked up and over them. Next, we worked on roll backs and bending lines. I thought enough, but didn't over think. I was happy with my ride. 

Jack: Our flat started out great. I even got him to counter-canter a circle both ways. Our trot jumps were spot on. When we started cantering jumps, it was good up until our first bending line. I finally kicked him for refusing. He shouldn't have. I get really uncomfortable kicking him hard, but I did it anyway because how is he going to learn. After that, we jumped everything very well.