The progress in my riding career has been a high- it wasn't a major step forward, but I schooled a small 2'6" vertical alone for the first time on Lexie. Due to work, I missed my lesson this week, so I schooled on my own (and in a thunderstorm- whoops). We worked on a bending line from a trot fence/cavaletti cantering to a 2'6 vertical going straight to halt in the corner, and then switched to a long approach to the vertical, down to the trot for the cavaletti. It was a lot of focus on keeping my weight in my heels, staying quiet, and giving Lexie a generous release. I'm trying to fine tune my body and my aids to find a combination to keep Lexie quiet and forward after fences. We took a few fliers on the long approach, but it was still a comfortable (mostly) controlled ride.
The professional progress was definitely one of my lows, but a critical part of my job. My heart still hurts 24 hours later.
I am so sad to not be in my old Kentucky home at Rolex, and I am working all weekend, so ponies will have to wait until tomorrow to get groomed and ridden. It's been a bittersweet week, and I am 1/5 of the way through my clinical year.
- K & C & L
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*big hugs*
ReplyDeletei hate how unpleasant and hard progress can be sometimes..
ReplyDeleteProgress is hard fought, but worth it in the end. Keep your chin up!
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