As some of you may know I don’t jump my boy. In the past I have had many dirty stops and not being a good enough rider I was off / superman acts a lot. The last time that put me off I was jumping in Glenrothes, we done most of the course coming up to a plank 3ft fence, bang shoulder out stop. I somehow ended up landing on the plank on my back and bending in two the wrong way!!! My friend who has jumped most of her life and has competed BSJA is normally fine when I fall but her running towards me (never does this – is never flusted)….her facial expression said it all so to say.
Since then I can’t get the guts to even considering jumping! My friend kindly helped me to take my boy back to basics and thankfully had the experience and confidence to do so. He pulled only a couple of dirty stops with her but these have been a while back now. He has a total different attitude to jumping now and not this fear he seemed to have before. Hard to explain? He looks like he enjoys himself.
Anyway I finally got the guts to do the nursery novice! Some might not understand my fear and others might think the jumps are pathetic but for me it’s a major hurdle and the only way is up – at a very slow rate might I add!!! Haha
Enjoy the pics and the commentary. You can tell I am petrified in the pictures – oh dear
All ready and waiting to go
Trailer hitched (very proud to introduce my new 510 trailer!)
Nursery Novice – waiting for the bell to ring
Jump No2 done and dusted only 6 more to go – I am white as a sheet
No3 – excuse the position I think I thought I was actually jumping something
Round to No5 double – really scared now btw
Open eyes – am I still alive?
Please slow down ! – my poor boys mouth
Our competition – I swear I was a novice!!!
Since then I can’t get the guts to even considering jumping! My friend kindly helped me to take my boy back to basics and thankfully had the experience and confidence to do so. He pulled only a couple of dirty stops with her but these have been a while back now. He has a total different attitude to jumping now and not this fear he seemed to have before. Hard to explain? He looks like he enjoys himself.
Anyway I finally got the guts to do the nursery novice! Some might not understand my fear and others might think the jumps are pathetic but for me it’s a major hurdle and the only way is up – at a very slow rate might I add!!! Haha
Enjoy the pics and the commentary. You can tell I am petrified in the pictures – oh dear
All ready and waiting to go
Trailer hitched (very proud to introduce my new 510 trailer!)
Nursery Novice – waiting for the bell to ring
Jump No2 done and dusted only 6 more to go – I am white as a sheet
No3 – excuse the position I think I thought I was actually jumping something
Round to No5 double – really scared now btw
Open eyes – am I still alive?
Please slow down ! – my poor boys mouth
Our competition – I swear I was a novice!!!
