First moments - he doesn't look too concerned, does he.
Left lead - breaks were my fault.
Right lead - departure's a bit rocky, but he picked it up okay. Clockwise is his preferred direction to travel.
Thoughts: posture - ugly, ugly ugly! I didn't realize I was rounding my shoulders, sticking my hiney out, and slumping so badly. Transitions: we need to work on these - yep, we do! And on circles.
But on the whole a successful evening!
But on the whole a successful evening!
4 comments:
It is so tough to go from western to english. I flop around like a dying fish the first few rides.
Personally, I think you did fine. Videos are so nice to look at-it's amazing the habits we pick up until we see ourselves and go-ugh-I gotta fix that-LOL.
I try and video Megan regularly and I have been having her video me more too. It helps A LOT!
Thanks for coming over to my blog-it's nice to have another SD person visit. Sorry it has taken so long to get over here to yours-but I'll be adding you to my blog roll-that seems to be the only way I can remember who to visit. :)
Thanks! Dying fish sums it up nicely, lol. In the absence of a mirrored arena, and/or someone to yell at me, "fix that," video's great, isn't it? I know what I think I look like in the saddle - somehow the picture just never quite matches the mental image!
It's wonderful that you and Megan have a shared interest in horses. I'm certainly enjoying keeping up with your adventures.
Hi. I found your blog today. You do a good job sticking to the saddle at the canter. I took a lesson today, so it's fresh in my mind. Like you mentioned, work on rolling your shoulders back and down. Also, point your toes in with your heel down. I started doing that today and it hurts. Having someone video tape you is a great idea. I keep pestering my kids to do it, but we always forget when it comes time for me to ride.
Thanks for the pointers! I'm so used to longer stirrups and the stiffer fenders on a western saddle that I really have to focus on where my leg goes - of course, I tend to forget something else while focusing on that.... Sigh.
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