First California Horse Trial – Show Jumping
I think it is zero secret on this blog that I strongly dislike show jumping. In theory, it should be my strongest phase. After all, I grew up in the…
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May 24, 2021
Riding the Rideable Horse
So a weird thing has happened. May is like... really rideable. I mean like... really, really reideable. Wanna move her shoulder 6" to the right? No problem. Wanna open her…
April 19, 2021
Flatwork and Footwork To Improve Rideability
As you can tell from my previous posts, flatwork has played a really significant role in improving May's rideability over fences. She's always going to be the kind of ride…
March 26, 2021
Jump Start to 2021
Poor May. I am about 90% sure she is ready to go on strike now that we have settled into California and into a training program. Tuesday - Tuesday last…
January 13, 2021
A Tale of Two Jump Lessons
I am a bit behind in my posts. As life turns out, selling a home, buying a home, and moving 2,000 miles is not conducive to also working, riding, and…
September 4, 2020
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2020 IEA Horse Trials – Show Jumping
Unless otherwise noted, all riding photos in this post are courtesy of Xpress Foto. So after Dressage, we had a bit of time to sit, wear a mask, get changed,…
August 11, 2020
June 2020 – Spring Run Mini Trial – Show Jumping
We had a super quick change after dressage. (Exactly an hour between our dressage time and our SJ time and XC ran right after SJ.) So I ran back to…
June 25, 2020
Better Late Than Never – Jump Lesson Recap
Finally getting caught up on some posts, so bear with me! I have spent most of the last 2 weeks listening, reading, and putting energy into things that, I hope,…
June 15, 2020
A Lesson in Accuracy and Consistency
When Mandy reset the jump course, she pulled out some of the flower box fillers, bought some new flowers, and set them out around the ring. In total, there were…
June 1, 2020
May Virtual Show – Show Jumping Score Card
So in the May virtual show, I also entered the jumping. Part of this was because A) the process of walking a course and then going and riding it is…
May 21, 2020