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Post by samini on Aug 4, 2011 11:04:18 GMT -5
Erin lead Apple into the outdoor arena. She was so exited! It was her first lesson with gena. She'd seen all the other girls have a lesson and Gena looked such a good teacher. "be good boy," Erin said to Apple as she tightened the girth.
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Post by Super <3 on Aug 4, 2011 11:06:17 GMT -5
Gena walked into the ring and smiled, "Ready?" She picked up the mounting block and gave it to Erin. "So, tell me what you can do."
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Post by samini on Aug 4, 2011 11:34:12 GMT -5
"yep," Erin said smiling "thank you," Erin put her foot in the stirrup. she swung the other leg over apple. "well, I've been riding for 14 years, I do lots of showjumping,"
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Post by Super <3 on Aug 4, 2011 11:56:09 GMT -5
"Cool what heights have you jumped? You can warm up on the flat." Gena walked into the middle of the arena and watched her.
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Post by samini on Aug 4, 2011 11:58:08 GMT -5
Erin squeezed Apple into a walk, "the highest I've jumped is 3'6" I think," ERin said turning Apple in a 20 meter circle.
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Post by Super <3 on Aug 4, 2011 11:59:56 GMT -5
"Alright. Walk Apple around for a lap before picking up a rising trot. Do you do anything else like dressage or anything?" Gena smiled and began planning courses.
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Post by samini on Aug 4, 2011 12:14:56 GMT -5
"dressage and cross-country too," Erin said walking large. When she reached where she started she asked Apple to trot. He responded and started trotting round. Erin looked towards Gean for her next instructions.
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Post by Super <3 on Aug 4, 2011 12:17:36 GMT -5
"Very nice. Now your trot looks like but I want you to ask him to go on the bit. Hold with your outside rein and pulse with your inside hand. I want him to drop his head and let you in control." Gena held her clipboard and jotted notes.
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Post by samini on Aug 4, 2011 12:45:00 GMT -5
Erin Focused on what gena wanted her to do. She held apple with her outside hand. Apple started to slow down do erin put her leg on. She put pressure and release the reins and apple dropped his head. Erin patted him on the neck then carried on "is that okay?" Erin asked
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Post by Super <3 on Aug 4, 2011 13:09:50 GMT -5
"Very nice. Now try to keep him like that when trotting. Now do a forward sitting trot. I want to see him picking up his legs and looking energetic." Gena knew that the two were a great team.
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Post by samini on Aug 4, 2011 13:12:10 GMT -5
Erin sat in to the saddle. Apple automatacly sped up. Erin gave and took on the reins to slow him down but she kept him going.
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Post by Super <3 on Aug 4, 2011 13:14:26 GMT -5
"I want to see a clean transition to the canter. Try and make it quick and on the right lead." Gena wrote down notes about the trot.
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Post by samini on Aug 4, 2011 13:17:25 GMT -5
"okay," Erin squeezed Apple on and at the corner she sat deep into the saddle and clicked her tounge. Apple jumped into canter. As always he sped off. Erin kept a tight bond in the rein that made him slow down.
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Post by Super <3 on Aug 4, 2011 13:19:45 GMT -5
"That was good. He is naturally fast so instead of holding with both reins, do halfhalts around the ring." Gena watched to see how he would respond.
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Post by samini on Aug 4, 2011 13:21:55 GMT -5
Erin let go of the tight grasp of the reins. Every so often she halfhaulted. Apple was moving quickly underneith her. Erin wanted to hold the reins tight again but she foursed her self to halfhault. Apple responded neatly and slowed down.
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Post by Super <3 on Aug 4, 2011 13:23:50 GMT -5
"Pretty! Now I want you to do a collected canter in the turns and extended on the long sides." Gena set up a grid of a crossrail and a vertical for Erin to warm up on after she was done on the flat.
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Post by samini on Aug 4, 2011 13:33:18 GMT -5
Erin and apple were coming up to a corner. Erin did more halfhaults to get Apple lisening and into a collected canter. After the corners she gave apple the reins so he could go into extended. They repeted this around the school.
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Post by Super <3 on Aug 4, 2011 13:38:25 GMT -5
Gena smiled,"That was great. Now come back to a walk but do not become sloppy. Keep him on the bit and foward. This will be his break before jumping."
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Post by samini on Aug 4, 2011 13:40:03 GMT -5
Erin sat in and pulled the reins lightly that brought him into trot. She put her leg on the ride him forward into walk. She kept her leg on to keep him awake.
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Post by Super <3 on Aug 4, 2011 13:42:37 GMT -5
"Alright now when he is ready, come over these two jumps. Trot in and canter out. I want you to try and have him land in the canter which means leg at the base of the jump." Gena walked over to the jumps to watch.
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Post by samini on Aug 4, 2011 13:44:49 GMT -5
(are they paralell? sorry about spelling but I need to know so i can get the rp right)
the wind blew
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Post by Super <3 on Aug 4, 2011 13:49:25 GMT -5
(Yes, there are at least 4 strides between them and it is a straight line)
Gena waited.
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Post by samini on Aug 4, 2011 13:51:27 GMT -5
(okay does she canter after the first?)
Erin trotted Apple on. She looked to where the first jump is. Apple spend up so Erin did what gena told her too. To use halfhaults. She turned him up to the jump. He jumped the first one clearly.
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Post by Super <3 on Aug 4, 2011 13:53:40 GMT -5
(Jump Xrail-land in canter- jump verticle in canter)
Gena watched.
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Post by samini on Aug 4, 2011 13:57:56 GMT -5
(okay)
when apple jumped it erin put her leg on to make him canter. They flew over the second jump. They landed in canter. Apple threw a buck after because he was so exited.
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Post by Super <3 on Aug 4, 2011 14:09:07 GMT -5
"That was good. Try it again and this time have him more foward at the first jump and land in the canter. Then let him jump the second in the canter." Gena moved and made both of the jumps verticles. The first was 2' and the second was 2'6.
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Post by samini on Aug 4, 2011 14:13:23 GMT -5
"okay," erin trotted him up to the first jump. Apple poped over it.Erin put her leg on as they were landing. Apple landed in canter ready to leap over the second. Apple leaped over the second in canter. When he landed erin patted him "good boy,"
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Post by Super <3 on Aug 4, 2011 14:18:08 GMT -5
"That was very nice. Next time you need to give leg at the base of the jump instead of the end. Try it again."
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Post by samini on Aug 4, 2011 14:26:22 GMT -5
"okay," Erin saidn trotting Apple up to the jump. Apple now knew what he was doing and helped erin with it. He jumped the first jump huge! but landed in canter. They jumped the second one perfectly and then proseded in canter. "how was that?" Erin asked gena.
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Post by Super <3 on Aug 4, 2011 17:47:38 GMT -5
"Better." Gena walked around and set up to more verticles across the ring. They were the same height. "Alright. I want you to canter the first two verticles, halt. Then get a canter from the walk and jump the last two jumps."
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