I hope I'm not boring anyone with all my lesson stories! I just get so excited with what I get up to, I feel I have to share it
After my bumpy canter transitions of lesson 3, this time we stuck with trotting, but without stirrups, which I think is to get my position and seat a bit better. Anyway, for some reason, I felt a bit nervous before this lessson, and though I was OK once I was up there, things just didn't come together as easily this time. I struggled to keep her going, I struggled to get the positioning right on the serpentines and stuff, but I spose it can't be good all the time My instructor said I kept my body in the vertical line the whole time when in trot without the stirrups, but it just didn't feel like I did. I imagine it takes some getting used to, but I did end the lesson thinking it's actually easier to ride without stirrups! Is that odd?
Lesson 5 will be on Friday morning... and no, you're not imagining it... my once a week lessons have somehow, through no fault of my own, become much more frequent
After my bumpy canter transitions of lesson 3, this time we stuck with trotting, but without stirrups, which I think is to get my position and seat a bit better. Anyway, for some reason, I felt a bit nervous before this lessson, and though I was OK once I was up there, things just didn't come together as easily this time. I struggled to keep her going, I struggled to get the positioning right on the serpentines and stuff, but I spose it can't be good all the time My instructor said I kept my body in the vertical line the whole time when in trot without the stirrups, but it just didn't feel like I did. I imagine it takes some getting used to, but I did end the lesson thinking it's actually easier to ride without stirrups! Is that odd?
Lesson 5 will be on Friday morning... and no, you're not imagining it... my once a week lessons have somehow, through no fault of my own, become much more frequent