Jump skewl!

We left the sandbox and decided to jump over things yesterday. :)

Over the tarp!

OMG my position is not terrifying! Not perfect, but at least not terrifying!

weee!!!

Here are some videos of Hampton jumping around at the farm yesterday. We haven't jumped in a while, and it sort of shows. :)

Here's a crossrail .. trot down the hill to the bending line. (5 strides)
For some reason I actually RIDE the damn bending line well and it's quite pretty. I have always had a weird thing about bending lines, probably just inexperience, in that when I jump in I have steering issues and end up screwing it up. This one is pretty good for us!



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Here's a 2-stride in an out, and a canter to a fan of purple planks. We are a little crooked coming into the grid, but somehow it's pretty smooth. As I watch these videos I realize how easy this is for Hampton. He just canters over. lol.



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Here we are hopping over a fake liverpool, aka  a tarp under a jump. He thought about stopping, or maybe just needed an extra peek but I tapped him and over we went.



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HOWEVER ... the tarp from the other direction did not go so well. We canter over the fan and "rollback" (not really a rollback), back to the tarp. You see him waiver, swap leads, try to run out on me. I could have ridden better and I needed more outside rein, but I kept my eyes on the prize and he DID go over (or sort of through, oh well!) This is the video in which I say "You little SH!T!! GET OVER!" ... So uh, sorry if that offends your ears.



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Here's the bending line to the fan again. This is more of our green-bean moments. It isn't horrible, but crooked and awkward.




We are getting better! :) My instructor wants us to move up to Beginner Novice but I am going to do another Starter event (or 2) to build on our confidence. Next year we will tackle the BN division.

Hamps has been his usual, wonderful self on the flat, too. Still trying to find a ride to Octoberfest but I think we will be ok. :)