Izzy and I went to Trec obstacles training session today with another lady from the yard. There was 6 of us in the class which was a few too many as we ended up doing lots of standing around which doesn't impress Izzy at all.
We did canter poles, rein back in poles, S bend, bending poles and wooden bridge all without any issues. Then the last obstacle was the low branches. We walked through - no problem, trotted - no problem, cantered through with a lovely canter and me hanging over Izzy's neck. Then, just as we were through I felt him do a tiny buck and suddenly I exploded and was on the floor.:redcarded:
It is the first time I have hit the deck with my exploding jacket and I think Izzy was stunned. I was just mad that I came off with such a woosy buck, but I was still hanging off him to get under the poles so didn't have a chance to get back in the saddle. By that stage Izzy was well hacked off with all the stopping and starting so got excited with a bit of speed. Oops.
On the upside our instructor said I would have got good points as I didn't come off until after we had cleared the obstacle!:wink:
Pics to come when my friend's OH sends them.
We did canter poles, rein back in poles, S bend, bending poles and wooden bridge all without any issues. Then the last obstacle was the low branches. We walked through - no problem, trotted - no problem, cantered through with a lovely canter and me hanging over Izzy's neck. Then, just as we were through I felt him do a tiny buck and suddenly I exploded and was on the floor.:redcarded:
It is the first time I have hit the deck with my exploding jacket and I think Izzy was stunned. I was just mad that I came off with such a woosy buck, but I was still hanging off him to get under the poles so didn't have a chance to get back in the saddle. By that stage Izzy was well hacked off with all the stopping and starting so got excited with a bit of speed. Oops.
On the upside our instructor said I would have got good points as I didn't come off until after we had cleared the obstacle!:wink:
Pics to come when my friend's OH sends them.