Deja Vu

Cause Shorty is my Eenie Meenie Minie Mo Lover...
I had another jumping lesson on Friday with Sienna, and she was much more confident in herself, even though she bombed off down the longside when Smartie came past her too close, and nearly dumped me into a bush. We did three tiny crosspoles in the middle of the school - K to M, F to H and a weird little upright at the end. It was great, but in order to get good at jumping, I need much more practice. I'm not great at predicting when Sisi will jump, so I'm usually flung backwards when she takes off. And if I listen to her body as I approach the jump, she has the tendency to either stop or run out. Not that she did on Friday - she was amazing, all hops and skips towards the crosspoles. Charlie later said that she wants to take her showjumping (!). She's be a fabulous little jumper if someone practised loads and loads with her. Unfortunately, I doubt that will be me, for a few reasons -
a) I am now becoming far too tall for her, as I mentioned before, which throws her off balance.
b) I don't often get to ride her as she is slightly more push button than the others, so beginners get put on her, or kids with wincy legs.
c) I have no money to buy extra lessons!

Yep, I'm now officially working towards a school trip to China next year. I still can't believe I got picked! A whole 10 days of 35 degree heat and historical sites. I can't wait!

Next dressage date confirmed for 1st June. Same tests as last time, so lets hope for another win. Of course, I'd love to have Tess again for w&t, but seeing as we have won the past two times, I think that Jacquie might want to drag us apart for this one. According to Jenny, Hollie's been going really nicely, so maybe her? I've never really ridden her before, so it could be fun. But I would like to have someone like... hmm... Ada, Nev or Smarts for the prelim. Ada, because it would be a challenge, Nev because I don't often ride her, and Smarts because I rode him last year and would like to try again without breaking the canter.

Advanced Electrolysis beckons. God, I hate Chemistry. See you later!