But the real fun was this afternoon! Anastasia and I took Tessa and Bijou over to the indoor for a jumping lesson. I am sure that Anastasia will blog about her and Bijou, so I will just say a few things about Tessa. There are a lot of horses on her paternal side who are known as jumpers in the Curly world, but I haven't yet jumped her, with the exception of on the trails, so today was a first for her, but she did very very well I think! Please pardon the dirty girl that she is - it is hard to keep her at all clean this time of year :)
Shelly in Summerland, BC Canada
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Well, I do need to preface this by saying I know nothing about jumping, but nonetheless, LOOK AT YOU GO, GIRL!!! Tessa is awesome!! Three jumps in a row??! Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems to me that would require great coordination and natural ability for a horse just starting out. Way cool. Looking forward to your next post.
ReplyDeleteAnd this was the first lesson?? I say that is awesome, I mean like Susan said 3 jumps in a row that's a lot. And I lke your balance too. Great job! Good Tessa like here a lot
ReplyDeleteVery nice! What a great jumper! She is nice and clean with alot of scope. Is this the first time she's jumped?
ReplyDeleteThat looks like lots of fun! I can imagine you are looking forward to the next lesson. Tessa is doing great! She doen'st look that dirty at all!
ReplyDeleteSusan, Tessa is a very athletic horse - and she gives her work her all - very nice and fun to ride :)
ReplyDeleteMarion - this was Tessa's first lesson, but I should have said that in my distant youth I did quite a bit of jumping - mostly training and for fun, I don't like show jumping :)
Theo - yes, this was the first time I have done any formal jumping with her, but she likes to "go" no question and she has a big heart. She has jumped a few things on the trail that impressed me a lot, so I know she can do it!
Jessica, it was a lot of fun - I guess she doesn't look too dirty due to being a pintaloosa, but believe me, she was dirty LOL
Congrats!! That looks awesome. I have never jumped but I have seen Linus jump some small logs in the bush so maybe it is something we can learn together in a few years. Love hearing about what you are up to on the West coast!
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