My first time doing REAL jumping!

i_luv_wildfire · 03-24-2005, 03:10 PM

Yesterday was my riding lesson. Since Wildfire was out of comission, I rode Moses, who is this sweet gray Arab. At least I think he's Arab, but he doesn't have that typical "Arab face" so maybe he's part Arab. Anyway.
Yesterday was when I really started jumping for the first time. I mean, yeah, I've done ground poles and tiny crossrails, but yesterday was actually jumping, as opposed to the horse just taking a large stride over a little crossrail. My instructor said I needed to get a stronger base of support, but that will come with time. I also need to stay in 2 point a little longer after the jump.
Moses and I di have on really good jump, though. It just felt right...I can't believe I've been riding this long without jumping! Not that it was my choice, or anything, but...wow, it feels like I've been missing a lot.
Just wanted to share that...

devilishjumper · 03-24-2005, 03:12 PM

That's great!!!!! I don't think i could live without jumping, I went through jumping deprivation yesterday because my trainer is away so i wasn't allowed to jump red. You'll learn to love jumping and it sounds like you already have. How long have you been riding?

binkygirl · 03-24-2005, 03:16 PM

i'm glad u guys have fun arabs and part arabs are good at jumping so it soundslike you had a smooth ride i love jumping keep up the fun riding guyz!

EqUeStRiAn · 03-24-2005, 03:16 PM

congrats on that, thats awesome! Keep up the hard work and soon youll be wonderful at jumping!

I hope you enjoy it that much every time you do it from now on.

naughtygirl · 03-24-2005, 03:18 PM

Whooh thats great! the thrills of jumping! its jst like flying!

Paint_luver · 03-24-2005, 03:19 PM

Congrats! That's exactly how I felt when I first started doing "real" jumps like that. Welcome to the addiction.

i_luv_wildfire · 03-24-2005, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by devilishjumper

That's great!!!!! I don't think i could live without jumping, I went through jumping deprivation yesterday because my trainer is away so i wasn't allowed to jump red. You'll learn to love jumping and it sounds like you already have. How long have you been riding?

You're right, I do love it! I've been "really" riding for about a year and a half now. I rode for a summer with another instructor before that, but didn't learn much. She usually teaches the kids with disabilities, so I think she underestimated what we could do. But then I switched to the instructor I ride with now, and I've learned a ton.

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Originally Posted by binkygirl

i'm glad u guys have fun arabs and part arabs are good at jumping so it soundslike you had a smooth ride i love jumping keep up the fun riding guyz!

He has an AWESOME canter, he always picked it up right away. And he was smooth over the jumps for the most part.

03-24-2005, 03:10 PM	#1
i_luv_wildfire Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: At the barn Posts: 4,190 Images: 214 Blog Entries: 3	My first time doing REAL jumping! Yesterday was my riding lesson. Since Wildfire was out of comission, I rode Moses, who is this sweet gray Arab. At least I think he's Arab, but he doesn't have that typical "Arab face" so maybe he's part Arab. Anyway. Yesterday was when I really started jumping for the first time. I mean, yeah, I've done ground poles and tiny crossrails, but yesterday was actually jumping, as opposed to the horse just taking a large stride over a little crossrail. My instructor said I needed to get a stronger base of support, but that will come with time. I also need to stay in 2 point a little longer after the jump. Moses and I di have on really good jump, though. It just felt right...I can't believe I've been riding this long without jumping! Not that it was my choice, or anything, but...wow, it feels like I've been missing a lot. Just wanted to share that... __________________ *equestrian sports...* strength \| determination \| energy \| heart eat. sleep. ride.

03-24-2005, 03:12 PM	#2
devilishjumper Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pennslyvania USA Posts: 2,268 Images: 122	That's great!!!!! I don't think i could live without jumping, I went through jumping deprivation yesterday because my trainer is away so i wasn't allowed to jump red. You'll learn to love jumping and it sounds like you already have. How long have you been riding? __________________ ~Kim~

03-24-2005, 03:16 PM	#3
binkygirl Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: I live in Brisbane qld Posts: 1,009 Images: 25	i'm glad u guys have fun arabs and part arabs are good at jumping so it soundslike you had a smooth ride i love jumping keep up the fun riding guyz! __________________ you can ask a stallion, you can tell a gelding, but you must discuss it with a mare!!!!

03-24-2005, 03:16 PM	#4
EqUeStRiAn Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: CALGARY, CANADA Posts: 3,866 Images: 130	congrats on that, thats awesome! Keep up the hard work and soon youll be wonderful at jumping! I hope you enjoy it that much every time you do it from now on. __________________ M YB E S T D A Y *~6 y/o Saddlebred Mare~* AkA: *"Daisy" http://community.webshots.com/user/MyBestDay*

03-24-2005, 03:18 PM	#5
naughtygirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Taranaki, New Zealand Posts: 4,785 Images: 754 Blog Entries: 21	Whooh thats great! the thrills of jumping! its jst like flying! __________________ -Sly Preferido- "Love me, love my horse"

03-24-2005, 03:19 PM	#6
Paint_luver Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 5,893 Images: 297 Blog Entries: 138	Congrats! That's exactly how I felt when I first started doing "real" jumps like that. Welcome to the addiction. __________________ "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed ." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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