So off to Arrow the lovely bit is that Joy was going to be there for supper on Saturday night, was expecting SFO to be a bit frazzled as Arrow week had ended on the Friday and that is always a bust week for SFO.
Well SFO was frazzled by a pupil and a jumping lesson and the fact the pupil holding onto the front end was all down to the bridle being the wrong colour. I guess you had to be there ...
Notes are sparse as didn't take any for Sunday and am late (31st July *doh* )writing up.
Blackberry
Move body as a chunk for position L / R
R seatbone needs to be down SFO suspects feel is out (as felt under my seat and seatbones feel even - that is some dedication as a teacher !) so put Connie cushion under seatbone and slowly removed it to improve body perception.
Loosened up hip flexors *ouch* by raising knees on backwards swing of canter stride
Pooh
Can you do fire drill when on long rein and when SFO shouts 'fire' do fire drill do not look at her and say 'me?' :-D
Pick up connection without losing forward reach/stretch
Need deep shoulders, broad frontline and ELBOWS
Watch rein length, my chicken wings :-) need longer reins to have bent elbow, stretch right side and stretch again.
Use hands as a pair unless bending, think stick with single string in middle being held by SFO and two strings one at each end being held by me, think how you need to move both strings.
Use both reins unless bending.
If it goes tits up, first rescue is think best position you can do, elbows deep, shoulders down stay on your seat.
Longer reins but more connected elbows.
point soften
Supper
Had lovely G&T sat on terrace outside little house with sun going down absolute bliss,
Good times
Pooh Sunday
Can't remember huge amounts but the thing I do remember is on Sunday SFO took her hat and boots to the school with me thinking ???
Anyway because of Erik in August and SFO riding Pooh with Erik she had planned to ride Pooh after my lesson but because I'd done such a good job she didn't need to :@)
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