This past weekend I spent in California visiting my aunt and uncle who live in Long Beach. During this time I was also very fortunate to be able to watch a dear friend of mine from Green Bay ride in a clinic in the area. A clinic is similiar to a regular riding lesson except that you are riding with a more well known trainer who comes in from out of town to teach. Often time people come from all over to audit these clinics) Taylor has ridden in clinics before but this was going to be her first time in the next larger hight group.
Not only was it wonderful to see my friend, but I was also able to audit a clinic. She hauled her horse over from the Las Vegas area farm, Hunter’s Edge, to ride with a very well known west coast rider, Carol Dean Porter. Carol judges many horse shows throughout the west cost and has been a very successful trainer and grand prix rider.
Taylor has been riding for almost ten years and in the past two years switched disciplines from the Quarter Horse and open show circuit and took up jumping. I like to think I had something to do with that! Taylor has made huge steps forward in her riding. Although she is only able to take lessons once a week since she is a full time college student at UNLV and works at the farm teaching young children the basics of riding.
I was so proud of her. She was working on a type of figure eight exercise that is very difficult as you need to have your horse balanced and in-between your hand and leg in order to keep a nice flow through out the turns. Taylor rode up well to all the lines and really showed me how hard work and dedication can really help a person improve quickly.
Jumping is in my opinion the hardest discipline to master. It is a solid combination of how you and your horse communicate on the flat, making sure to incorporate dressage skills, and then throwing in jumps that can test horse and rider to the max. It is not just only getting over the jumps but on how well you ride in-between jumps that will make the jumps ride up smoother.
Not only was it wonderful to see my friend, but I was also able to audit a clinic. She hauled her horse over from the Las Vegas area farm, Hunter’s Edge, to ride with a very well known west coast rider, Carol Dean Porter. Carol judges many horse shows throughout the west cost and has been a very successful trainer and grand prix rider.
Taylor has been riding for almost ten years and in the past two years switched disciplines from the Quarter Horse and open show circuit and took up jumping. I like to think I had something to do with that! Taylor has made huge steps forward in her riding. Although she is only able to take lessons once a week since she is a full time college student at UNLV and works at the farm teaching young children the basics of riding.
I was so proud of her. She was working on a type of figure eight exercise that is very difficult as you need to have your horse balanced and in-between your hand and leg in order to keep a nice flow through out the turns. Taylor rode up well to all the lines and really showed me how hard work and dedication can really help a person improve quickly.
Jumping is in my opinion the hardest discipline to master. It is a solid combination of how you and your horse communicate on the flat, making sure to incorporate dressage skills, and then throwing in jumps that can test horse and rider to the max. It is not just only getting over the jumps but on how well you ride in-between jumps that will make the jumps ride up smoother.
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