Lucy Thompson XC clinic LMEQ 20-03-16

Mostly he was awesome.  Needed reminding to ride forwards, not go all hooky.  Always takes a little while to get into positive XC riding at the beginning of the season.  Just had one mishap at the Badminton styled angled skinny brushes.  Had to come off a tight right turn, lost his shoulders, went for a forwards long one and he nipped out the side.  Must remember to get the hindlegs underneath him round the corner and keep him connected to a skinny - he must feel the contact or he can be naughty!  He went through the half coffin first time though and jumped an awesome skinny, left turn to skinny so small I could hardly fit my feet through the flags.  A little sticky down the step into water but fine over the jump before it.  Nice and straight over all the wishing wells, through a combo of triple brushes and over the small corner both ways.  Must go back before Badminton and practice the skinny brushes again - definitely our nemesis (along with corners!).  He is great with skinnies if approached on a straight line but after a corner I easily lose his shoulder and then we're in trouble.