Friday, November 27, 2015

Hey, It's Sierra

This is the fourth post in my blog! Two weekends ago my Grandma took me to the royal winter fair. I found it really inspirational and interesting because they were jumping as high as four foot five! At this point when im riding i usually jump two foot six. The reason I found it inspiring was because they taught me that if I try enough I can get to where those riders are one day. Last Sunday I did a fun new course that was herd to remember at some points. That video will be up soon as I just posted my video from a few weeks ago. If you watched my youtube video but didn't read the description and also don't know  some of the terminology here it is:

  • 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
Check out my youtube channel - youtube.com/HeyItsSierra

See you later,
Sierra




Monday, November 9, 2015

Hey, It's Sierra

This is the third post in my blog! This weekend I did not go the farm because my instructor is competing in the royal winter fair. I am also not riding for the same reason the following week. Next weekend my grandma has also invited me to go to the royal with her. I am going to try to get back to the farm sometime this week to help out and see Raine (the horse I ride) If you watched my youtube video but didn't read the description and also don't know  some of the terminology here it is:

  • 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
Check out my youtube channel - youtube.com/HeyItsSierra

See you later,
Sierra


Monday, November 2, 2015

Hey, It's Sierra

This is the second post for my blog! For the past 3 weeks in riding I have learned how to fix and recognize my own mistakes instead of having my instructor do it. This is important so that when you have your own horse and you don't have an instructor you can see what you are doing wrong.

The next 3 weeks will involve no stirrups. The stirrups are the things that hold your feet in, which attach to the saddle. This helps improve your leg muscle and balance.

Check out my youtube channel - youtube.com/HeyItsSierra

See you later,
Sierra