A Very Brave Pixel

Three rides into the semester, and I've been blessed enough to be on my two chestnut boys. Plus, Dia brought her hot friend along. Score.

It was another fantastic ride, with its ups and downs of course but still fantastic. Pixel was his usual self, slow and low. He only got a bit hype when we passed one of the arena doors but otherwise just meh. We had a lot of good moments where he was right there in my hands instead of his usual trying to pull me down cause apparently stretchy trot is life. He was especially soft at the canter. To the left, he even held a small inside bend fairly well, but my issues with the right hinder any sort of correct work in that direction. In my defense, yesterday my left hip started hurting instead of the right. I'll take that as progress.

Pixel wondering why my right side can finally give cues
Coach had us do some no stirrup work as well and also trot/canter transitions. I made the mistake of wearing my slippery breeches (yeah, that's all they are to me now) thinking that she couldn't possibly make us do that much no stirrup work. My judgement is trash, friends. I toughed it out, but I was dying. Fortunately, it does help with the collapse because I can't brace on my stirrups, so sitting off center means that I'll fall off.

Jumping was an adventure. Half the time I was there 100% and the other half I didn't know what a release was. Pixel was having a look at everything, and we had one wobbly line with a refusal, but we got over everything in the end. The second to last combo, he decided that, while a vertical with trees on the side and a flower box underneath is nothing to balk at, the completely plain cross rail was actually going to kill him. We were coming up to a nice distance when he threw his head down and slid to a chip because cross rails are uber scary. We had no issues with our last go through.

"IT WAS VERY SCARY" lmao okay calm down
Category Is

Comments

  1. emmaFebruary 22, 2016 at 10:37 AM

    cross rails eat horses, didn't you know?!? lol goofy horse

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. T. A. Eyo ¥February 25, 2016 at 1:09 PM

      I keep forgetting that he's just a green bean, but he's so laid back most of the time. It just slips my mind.

      Delete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Unspoken Rules of the Hunter Ring

Image
Ever since I started riding, I've been a part of the hunter ring. It's not an easy sport, and it's kind of difficult to really fit into a hunter operation if you've never experienced it before. So, if you're about to switch disciplines or just dipping a toe into the sport, keep these bits of information in mind. From one hunter to the next, good luck! 1. Only black or white saddle pads are allowed. I cannot stress this enough. It's about being profeshunal, people. Just because the page on Dover said HUNTER green, doesn't mean it's allowed in a hunter barn. Common mistake. Don't make it. sin!!! sin, I say!!! 2. Your everyday riding attire will be as follows: solid colored polo shirt (tucked in), beige Tailored Sportsman breeches, a black belt, black tallboots (either Ariat, Tredstep, or Parlanti). The only time you can divert from this is at shows. Then, you are allowed to school in a quarter zip, but that's it. Also, I'd like to r...
Read more

A fortunate snow day, believe it or not

Image
So, yeah, it snowed, and waaayyy more than expected. Forecast said we'd get 3"-6". Final totals were anywhere between 8" and 11" for the Eastern Shore. My Saturday lesson was cancelled, and the sub-freezing temperatures haven't let the snow melt at all. It's supposed to warm up tomorrow and Wednesday. We'll see. Still, it's fortunate because guess what's happening down in Wellington??? I'm still on Anne Kursinski's ride , but her horse and the information she's giving is a little bit more relevant to my current riding state than the whole session was last year. First, the horse she's on is quite similar to Silver. He's an apparently laid back gray gelding that, every once in a while, loses focus and gets dramatic. He's even weaker to the right and occasionally swaps off behind, just like Silver. Big difference is that Anne's horse is significantly less dramatic than Silver. He swaps off, thinks for a minute,...
Read more