Hello! This past weekend was my Ncel finale. Usually Ncel is just like IHSA(except it’s for high school students), but for the final show, we are allowed to bring our own lesson horses. This was my 6 jump course. I placed 3rd out of 24!!! I know that he switched his lead before the 2nd jump and I know that I am leaning too much on his neck. Any more suggestions? Thanks!
(And please judge my eq only, since Smooch is a lesson horse)
Hello! This was from an ncel show earlier today. I drew this pony and have never ridden her before. We had to halt after fence 1 and trot fence 2. Please judge just my eq, because Lacey isn’t mine!
(I think I might have cross cantered after fence 4)
This was at a Varsity show earlier today. I rode this horse named Digger, and he was a catch ride. Horses aren’t judged since they are school horses. Can you please judge my eq? Thanks! (The first picture is me cantering and the second one is a sitting trot).
(If you click on the pictures, they should get bigger)
Hi! This was at an ncel show, which is like ihsa, except it’s for middle school and high school students. I drew Bob (since this is my barn, I have ridden him before). I liked my course, but I didn’t like the bad canter transition in the beginning!
(Also, simple changes are allowed.)
Please judge my eq! And please don’t judge Bob, since he is a lesson horse.
Thanks!
Hello! Could you please judge my eq?
I know I cross-cantered, but at least I fixed it! Also, I know that I chipped into the 4th jump!
Please just judge me, because Boomer is a lesson horse. (:
My beginner picture was taken when I was in 4th or 5th grade. I was riding an amazing lesson horse named Radar. Radar is still going strong today!
My recent picture was taken this past summer. I am riding an awesome lesson horse named Boomer! He has taught me sooo much and he means everything to me!
There are so many things that I am thankful for. I’ll try to name some but to be honest, there is so much to be thankful for!
I am first thankful for being able to ride horses. I started when I was 3rd grade, and I am in 10th grade now, and I am still going strong! I am so happy that I have the opportunity to be able to do the best thing in the world!
My first show, on the best pony Radar! He is around 30 years old now and is still taking little ones around the ring!
I am also thankful for all my barn friends. They are always there to listen, talk, and have fun. They understand my passion for horses because they have it to. We go to shows together and are all on a team together in the winter. They are like family to me.
My awesome friend Sarah and I at WIHS!
I am also thankful for my two amazing trainers. They always push me to to my best and tell me I better have fun…or else! They torture us with no stirrup lessons, horses we hate, and early morning lessons. But, hey, they do it for us! So, thank you Paige and Star. <3
I am thankful for my wonderful parents who put up with my early morning shows, late night lessons, and my consistent horse talk.
I am thankful for my non-horse friends who listen to me ramble on about horses, even when they don’t know what I’m talking about.
I am also thankful for the amazing (school horse) Boomer. I used to be scared of him, but he slowly built up my confidence again. He has the best personality-he always is happy to see you. He listens to you…always. He has helped me get through some really tough times. I am extremely lucky to have him in my life. I love him so much!
I am thankful for all these things, and of course, many more that I don’t have the time to write out.
Thank you for reading!
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!
Hello there! I have been having an issue lately and I was wondering if anyone had any solutions. When I ride, my stirrup seems to slip around on my foot a lot. It gets very annoying and also looks bad in the show ring. I do looks of two point and no stirrup work to make my leg secure and it still hasn’t fixed the problem.
So I was wondering, should I change the type of stirrups I am using? I looked up grip stirrups but they are all really expensive! Are there any other alternatives?
I know that my leg might be the issue, but is there anything that could help me while I’m still strengthening my leg?
Thanks!
Hi there! Would you mind judging my eq? I felt like it was a pretty good course. I didn’t like jumps 3 and 6. And I definitely didn’t like the missed lead change at the end!!!
Please judge just me, since Boomer is an (amazingly awesome) school horse.
Hi! Could you please judge my eq? Please don’t judge the horse because he is a school horse. So please judge the rider only! Thanks!
Also, if you click on the image it gets bigger.
