[royalrox]

These are just from the show we did this weekend. We did well, got reserve champion, but I'm just excited we've finaly smoothed out his right lead change...

anyway tell me what you see, I know my back isn't very flat *sigh*
http://www.gallopprints.net/gallery2..._itemId=151261


http://www.gallopprints.net/gallery2..._itemId=151263

http://www.gallopprints.net/gallery2..._itemId=151279

we had one awful distance, in our last round, he saw SOMETHING very scary on the rail and tried to fly sideways lol, I'll post it anyway...
http://www.gallopprints.net/gallery2..._itemId=151277

So you can critique both of us, also...thank you

oh and once I get my camera my mom vidoed us so I might be able to add that as well

[Nixxy373]

I'm not great at critiques and the photos are super dark on my monitor, but the one thing I notice is you seem to be jumping ahead of your absolulty gorgeous horse in a few of the photos. Work on letting the horse more your body into the release, at home you can practice sitting trot/sitting your canter up to the fence, that's always a good excercise.

I can only see your horse's knees in the first picture, but they look nice and square.

And your back looks a lot flatter in the other pictures, so I wouldn't worry too much about that

Hope it helped

[royalrox]

Originally Posted by Nixxy373

I'm not great at critiques and the photos are super dark on my monitor, but the one thing I notice is you seem to be jumping ahead of your absolulty gorgeous horse in a few of the photos. Work on letting the horse more your body into the release, at home you can practice sitting trot/sitting your canter up to the fence, that's always a good excercise.

I can only see your horse's knees in the first picture, but they look nice and square.

And your back looks a lot flatter in the other pictures, so I wouldn't worry too much about that

Hope it helped

Thank you

[royalrox]

anyone else?

[royalrox]

bump for the night

[nixalba]

I agree with the above...you need to wait for your horse. I would shorten your stirrups maybe a hole and work in 2 point a lot. You need to keep your lower leg on. It is slipping back a bit.

Again work in 2 point and even a half-seat on flat and over cavelletti and small cross-rails until you are jumping with your horse.

Your horse could round a bit more over the fences, but I think that is mostly because you are jumping ahead and loading his front end too much. His knees are up, but he dangles the legs. Cavelletti and bounces/grid work with help both of you.

Keep working at it!

[Just Jump It]

I would shorten your stirrups a teeny hole. This will lighten your seat and help you stay with the motion when you get an icky spot. You are ducking quite a bit. Also, you are jumping ahead, though you are not ahead of the pommel your seat is way too high out of the saddle. Once you fix your upper body, your seat should come down.

Lots of work over small grids with no reins will help your upper body.

Cute horse!!!

[royalrox]

Originally Posted by nixalba

I agree with the above...you need to wait for your horse. I would shorten your stirrups maybe a hole and work in 2 point a lot. You need to keep your lower leg on. It is slipping back a bit.

Again work in 2 point and even a half-seat on flat and over cavelletti and small cross-rails until you are jumping with your horse.

Your horse could round a bit more over the fences, but I think that is mostly because you are jumping ahead and loading his front end too much. His knees are up, but he dangles the legs. Cavelletti and bounces/grid work with help both of you.

Keep working at it!

Originally Posted by Just Jump It

I would shorten your stirrups a teeny hole. This will lighten your seat and help you stay with the motion when you get an icky spot. You are ducking quite a bit. Also, you are jumping ahead, though you are not ahead of the pommel your seat is way too high out of the saddle. Once you fix your upper body, your seat should come down.

Lots of work over small grids with no reins will help your upper body.

Cute horse!!!

thanks, my ducking is bad I know, I've done it for so long. Unfurtunately always riding on my own its so hard to correct things...I'm trying to think of some contraption I could put in fron of me tha will hit his neck if I get to close

I could definitly do more two point work though

But anymore exercises for the ducking would be great, here's a better angle from last week, if that helps...
http://www.gallopprints.net/gallery2..._itemId=124190

[JBandRio]

I'm sorry, but LMAO! at the "oops" jump LOL!! I have a similar jump - wee bit of a long distance



You did a great job staying with Royal

You have a similar problem to mine - not waiting for the horse to jump up to you. You're actually ducking to one side even. In your case, i think perhaps part of the issue is the lack of folding at the hips - you're folding too much at your waist. I posted on another critique about the counterbalance system. This relates to where your seat is and where your arms are. Your hands are where they should be for this release, but as with the other thread, it's because your body is too forward and your arms are under you. If you picture your body moving back so your hiney is over the middle of the saddle, and your hands remaining where they are, you can see that your arms would have to stretch out from your shoulder. That is the counterbalance that you and I have to aim for. Think "stick your hiney out to shut the door" If you don't push your arms forward, you'll fall backwards.

[MIEventer]

Oooh you haven't seen an OOOPS jump until I show you one of mine.....rofl.

I agree- job well done staying with your horses motion over that long distance fence!

When your horse doesn't find the distance or you make a big mistake - the key is to continue to remain wrapped around your horse and stay behind them. Make sure you do not jump ahead or you could end up in serious trouble!

Great post JB and Just Jump It