Busy week - Carl Belson BSJA clinic - MW - 13-11-13

Was in the 1m-1m10 clinic which was good as wouldn't have wanted to jump any smaller.  As it was, only a couple of fences were at 1m05 and the rest around 1m and I wanted them bigger - yay for confidence!

Started with an exercise over 2 small uprights (as in 18inches small) like this \   /  - had to jump one and then tight circle away from direction of travel, back and jump the other which was good for control and getting bum underneath them.  Then had to jump both in same direction.  Monts found all this fairly easy so then worked our way round a course.  Main things to think about were outside aids to keep his bum underneath him, his shoulders travelling in the right direction and to keep him straight over the fence.  He jumped really well though and apart from getting in too close to an oxer when he fell asleep waiting for his turn to jump and an upright when I chased for a stupidly long stride in a related distance he jumped really well.