FINALLY! A lesson I was in that didn't rain! Good old jumping. I wasn't working today because of GCSEs, so came in at 10am to tack up. I was on Sienna, with Smartie, Tessie and Nev. Sienna, from past experience, is quite good at jumping (I jumped first on her), so I was quite excited.
Today I realised I am totally crap at light seat.
My legs are like little tiny twigs that have about 2 seconds worth of strength. If I want to get better at jumping, I will need to ride in light seat for the next... fifty lessons/hacks? What a joyous proposition.
Sienna was super good, I was pretty awful. Wiola said that I need to keep waaay more weight into my stirrups, both normally and when I jump. I can feel it when I canter the smaller ponies, and when I land from the jump. I bump around and jerk the pony. I feel it is partly because I am getting too tall for them. I can't balance properly - I'm always leaning too far back and unbalancing them. I'm not saying it's my height, it is mostly me being a weirdo rider.
But the real superstar (for me anyway) was Tess. Tess jumps like a little kangaroo - seriously. I wish I had a video to put up. She was hardly nervous at all and popped over the jumps. Sienna launches herself over, Nev thunders into them and Smarts... well, he is somewhat of a 6 ton donkey trying to drag himself off the ground. I love you Smarts!
Jumping Sienna was great though, as I can now really understand why I have to ground myself in my stirrups. If I bang into her back on impact, I will throw her off balance and she could fall over. It also helps straight, fast getaway. General heel pointedness helps balance, rhythym (spelt wrong, probably), straightness, security and confidence.
I am feeling very pleased with myself today. I have bought a new blazer :).
From Uni Qlo.
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