This was kind of hard to write down on the arab site. But I logged my hours on the frequent rider program. I can still ride Elle occasionally, but I'll probably never get to the 1000 hours mark. That's too bad. The andalusian group apparently doesn't have programs like the arabs do. :(
Still going to write my riding notes because they may be helpful later.
Jan:
4th-J-1 hour practice
3 changes on diagonal line.
half-halt, breathe-in breathe-out with change
shoulder in -balance
6th-J-1 hour practice
he was way up
success with 3 changes on a line
9th-J-1 hour practice
11th-COLD
14th-J-1 hour practice
remember to open new lead hand
arms in elbows
18th-J-30min lesson
22nd-Andrea
25th-J-1hour lesson
half pass to before X, straight, change, repeat other side
trot, then longer still with bounce
1/2 steps, walk, (just idea, my thought is UP)
27th-J-1hour practice
straight on center line with canter half pass change
walk half steps
trot+ more power
Feb:
(Jan30-Feb 12=really frakking cold)
15th-J-1 hour lesson
canter change on circle
haunches in/out and shoulders in/out on a circle
17th-J-1 hour practice
canter change circle
haunches in/out and shoulders in/out on a circle
22nd-J-1 hour lesson
snowman on single lead
hands apart-better balance
haunches in/shoulder in with stretch
25th-J-1 hour practice
on counter canter circle patient/calm
if upset fast big circle (like in reining circle)
if not want to-?wrong (did I mean something was wrong with him?)
shoulders in, haunches in
27th-J-1 hour practice
trot
shoulders/haunches in
spiral
half pass-finished on GOOD to left
walk on long rein
March:
1st-J-1 hour practice
like Sun, but canter
spiral easier on left
right leans out
chest out, shoulders back
4th-concert
5th-J-1 hour practice
warm up
walk
8th-nap
10th-J-1 hour practice
trot spiral
shoulder/haunches
canter shoulder/haunches
not change to left well
(what did I mean)next time center arrows, S/H; trot S, canter dept
12th-Andrea
15th-J-1 hour lesson
sore muscles
head med/low stretch
long stretch only with break
17th-J-1 hour practice
counter canter only one time a week
imagine better counter canter circles
20th-J-1 hour practice
not like right depart or left change
remember left elbow and good spine
24th-J-1 hour practice
29th-J-1 hour lesson
left should feel like right
quick egg beater then slight give
half pass trot/canter
keep head~down
31st-J-1 hour practice
2 times counter canter each way
ask first before whisk on right
? my balance on counter canter
sore & crooked today
April:
7th-J-1 hour practice
I was a life less hag(??)
No strength :(, James was okay except didn't like 1/2 pass to left
10th-J-1 hour practice
forgot to equal reins thing at trot
needing work on 10 meter circles
still not like left half pass
12th-J-1 hour lesson
very collected canter
walk pirouette to canter
champagne bubbly
support with left shoulder on right circle
14th-J-1 hour practice
counter canter
super collected canter
bendy
some champagne
19th-J-1 hour lesson
tight shoulders
leg yield
turn on haunches
forward and back on circle then half pass across
PSG half pass zig zag
22nd-J-1 hour practice
figure eight bendy
forward and back canter to half pass canter
collected canter
counter canter
26th-J-1 hour practice
figure eight bendy
walk pirouette to canter
canter zig zag
if not like sideways, then do bendy and turn on forehand, then try again
Don't get frustrated!!
28th-J-1 hour practice
figure eight bendy , turns on ends
counter canter snowman
back and forth circle to half pass
need to meditate with horse before
he tends to stop before Left to Right canter change
May:
3rd-J-1 hour lesson
outside elbow in on shoulder in----focus on shoulder stretch
walk short, energy, but slower, not short and choppy
6th-J-1 hour practice
remember to support with outside arm on shoulder in
canter long-short concentrate on long-whole arena
counter canter with change on circle
am I leaning to Right?
walk and walk pirouette
10th-J-1 hour practice
forward and back trot
canter change on circle
stretch with flexion
11-15-vacation
17th-J-1 hour practice
need to do some walk pirouette to very collected canter
walk circles walk pirouette
19th-bike
20th-bike
22nd-bike
23rd-walk dogs
24th-still sick
J-30 minutes practice/lesson
26/27th-A's graduation
29th-J-1 hour practice
warm up
counter canter snowman
long rein walk
31st-J-practice
warm up
walk circle, walk pirouette
canter/walk transition
trot half pass relaxed
bubbly
remember to think tall and low with short (???? what did I mean?)