Monty warmed up ok over a pole, x-pole, pole which became pole, over, pole - thankfully we went second as she forgot to move the landing pole out after the oxer and the first horse almost landed on it! Moved onto a barrel on its side with poles coming off it so it was an arrowhead and we started with jumping it by going through the side with the poles to the barrel and then onto the oxer and then back the other way so just coming straight at the barrel with no guide rails. Monts did this very well, felt straight and confident. Then she put the barrel on its end so was probably 1m10 or so - jumped it well going through the poles, then back the other way I kept a hold of him for 5 strides, then she wanted me to repeat it with 4 strides - rode forwards and got it but he was a bit skewy over the jump as not entirely sure he was confident with what he was doing.
Came to do it a 3rd time and think I was just a little off it, but I rode it confidently and usually he will go as long as I ride forwards but last minute he nipped off to the left and I went flying up in the area, crash landed on the pole and then landed on my head on the floor. Not good :(
Instead of then taking the exercise back a step she just moved us on to jumping a big corner made of a barrel on its end and a left handed one at that. Total recipe for disaster. Ended up on the floor again.
Had to ask for her to put the corner down as he then started running left at the brush he'd already jumped and clearly had his knickers in a knot.
Not a good session to be honest. Battered mine and his confidence and after no run outs for ages reinforced his want to run out to the left. Now convinced can't jump corners and skinnies again. Argh.
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