This is a video from February that I forgot I had. Everything is between 3’6″ and 3’9″ except for the in of the bounce. The bounce is edited in because my trainer set it as a bounce and then proceeded to tell me it was a one stride. Please judge both horse and rider!
February Jump Lesson
May 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
My first Prelim video
April 11, 2013 By 5 Comments
So this video is from early September when I moved my gelding up to Preliminary at the Aspen Farms Horse Trials in Yelm, WA. I have already posted it but was hoping to get Heather and Tony’s opinions as both have joined since we ran this 
For Heather my dressage test starts at 1:22.
For Tony my cross country starts at 6:14 and stadium at 10:36. Yes I know the cross country is a little out of control and we have since put him in a bigger bit. The second video link is a short clip from our cross country two weeks later in the new bit.
Please judge both of us!
For Deborah
March 25, 2013 By 4 Comments
I have posted both of these in the past but I was hoping to get Deborah’s opinion on both. This is Mr. Chad and I schooling last May(drop) and the first weekend in February(derby). Any comments welcome!
Prelim Aspen Derby 2013
February 24, 2013 By 4 Comments
Just got home from the first Aspen Farms derby of 2013. Chad and I only ran the Prelim class at 3’7″. The first link is our original ride after Chad had a melt down in the warm-up. And the second is our schooling round of the course. All comments are welcome! Please ignore the skinny on the second round, Chad thought we were done and I didn’t realize it until almost to late.
Jump Lesson Yesterday
February 17, 2013 By 1 Comment
Final jump lesson yesterday for our schooling show next Saturday. Both of these fences are between 3’6″ and 3’9″. The first is a vertical at the end of a long three stride line. And the second is an almost square oxer off a tight left turn. I know my back is roached in that one but otherwise. Please judge!!
Jump Lesson two weeks ago
February 15, 2013 By 3 Comments
Finally got to jump more than 2’6″ for the first time since September! Trainer realized that we have a show in 8 weeks so she put the fences up to 3’9″ Here are two pictures of the triple bar set around 3’3″. Any comments welcome!
Flat work today
December 26, 2012 By 3 Comments
So we finally got back on Chad today… after two weeks off. It was a fairly short ride due to footing and other distractions. We got some fairly good leg yeilds and canter work. OH! And we did our first turn on the haunches today! Completely on accident but hey who cares! Didn’t get any video of that and the video we did get was short but here it is.
Contest
December 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
35 year old Morgan in 2003 just after my first drop fence 
16 year old Australian TB early 2012 
Figuring it out!
December 6, 2012 By 4 Comments
So after pretty much 4 days off I got back on Chad and asked him to be an upper level dressage horse! And he did!! With minimal light and horrible footing he quietly did shoulder-in, haunches-in, turn on the fore-hand, leg yeilds, extended trot, collected trot, long and low trot, and even some collected canter! Didn’t get any video or pictures, just had to share my excitement!! Hoping to get some good pictures/video soon! I have discovered the truth in my trainers words, a perfect way to get a spooky horse focused and connected is to go straight to shoulder-in. We had a few explosions and are still having issues with his left shoulder but it is so much better than before! Any ideas on how to keep a horse from throwing out his shoulders? He has been getting much better about keeping his adjustment but now that he is using his shoulders it isn’s holding as well.
