This is the fifth post in my blog! The week previous we did a course that was kind of in the shape of a breast cancer ribbon. It was very difficult as there were lots of short turns and I had to hold my horse out so that she stayed in those corners. That lesson was also difficult because I learnt not to get to ahead of my horse when we were jumping. When I did get to ahead of my horse it was difficult for my horse to tell when I wanted her to jump and it also made it hard for her to transfer the weight from the front of her body when jumping because I went into 2-point too early.
I just recently uploaded the fourth and last video for my youtube channel. Later on during the break I will most likely post my "TED talk" video which is mandatory for my project. It will include a short summary of my successes for my project and also things that I could have improved on during the project. I just recently had surgery so I wasn't able to ride and make a fifth video that I would have liked to make but I think four is just as good as five would have been. Again stay tuned for the "TED talk" coming soon on my youtube channel and thank you for reading and watching about my passion project!
Horseback riding terminology that you may not understand
- Stride: The act of forward movement by an animal, completed when the legs have returned to their initial positions.
- Broken line: A sequence of 2 or more jumps that are not in a straight line.
- Course: Sequence of 3 or more jumps in a certain order around the ring.
- X: An "X" is a jump that consists of two poles that cross in the middle.
- Vertical: A jump that consists of one or more horizontal poles.
- Canter: The third gait for a horse.
- human gait - walk, trot, canter.
- horse gait - walk, jog, run.
- Rein : The Reins are the things the rider holds to steer the horse.
- 2-point: When you lean forward on your horse to put weight off your horse when jumping.
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See you later,
Sierra
