Improvement, and Proof Thereof
After having a couple days of really nice, soft rides, I decided to get some video. I rarely get to see how Ro is going, only feel it, and I wanted to compare how things are now to some video from earlier this year.
One advantage of being in a barrel racing barn is that the barrels are the perfect height for self-videoing.
Unfortunately my camera (and its memory card) are older than dirt, so I can video exactly seven minutes before I run out of memory. This meant I needed to make sure Ro was warmed up first, so I could see how she was going at her best.
I did not factor into my calculations that after warm up we tend to canter, so you will not be seeing the resulting video. It’s seven minutes of canter anticipation: tense and rushy. Educational for me, not the sort of thing to share.
However, here are two still shots from the video:
I am, you betcha, tipping forward like the hunter/jumper rider I was raised to be. I’m working on that and the myriad other positional issues going on there. Ignore me.
What I like about these pictures is how much reach she is showing.
This is on a day when she was relatively tense and short, and it’s still a major improvement from where we were six months ago. We are making progress!