#xc schooling

[theruby-redmare]

Probably our biggest group outing yet!

2/17/19

[wings-we-lack]

A flying Gooseberry

[wings-we-lack]

Old screen shots that I don't think I've ever posted to tumblr? Sarah XC schooling like a year ago. The bottom is her first go at that jump, and she jumped a bit bigger than I expected, hence the terrible leg position. Also my stirrups are too long. And I need a jumping saddle. I miss my little poppet. But I can't wait until I find some where to keep her now that I've moved.

[dandylonglegs]

A Little Out of Breath

A Little Out of Breath

With Poplar this upcoming weekend, I was a little worried that we weren’t going to get a chance to school XC at all but I got lucky and found the XC field open. YAY! I had one goal with Gus for this schooling, build more confidence. Well, I’m not sure if we failed or if we met that goal unfortunately because it was a very rough schooling. It all started with this railroad tie fence: Some version…

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[dandylonglegs]

Out on XC

I took advantage of the lovely Indian Summer we were having in Area III over the Thanksgiving weekend and went out to do a little XC schooling. I’m so glad I did because now it is cold and winterish again. Sad face. There’s not a whole lot to say about the schooling except for a few things: 1. I have to ride every step. If I don’t. Gus will say no. If I ride, he will say yes.…

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[dandylonglegs]

"This IS fun!"

Oh yeah, Gus is starting to enjoy this whole jumping thing. Especially in the field because it means he gets to RUN. Or at least, he thinks he gets to run. We had very little breaking power which I’m sure is mostly because he is still relatively fresh off the track and just doesn’t know how to break… But anyway, he was really…

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[just-gallop]

XC Schooling at Campbell Valley June 2013