Don't rush your fences

Well folks, it's been a while since I've written anything, spring has sprung and the roan horse couldn't be happier to see the cold leave. Her canter has improved by leaps and bounds (ha, get it?) and we've put her back on jumps! One of the reasons I haven't updated this blog in a while has been because we haven't really done anything new with her; lots of consistent lunging, groundwork, and flatwork. Consistency has made all the difference. It's amazing.

We went and schooled XC in preparation for our first horse trial next month. It amazed me that taking six months off of jumping would improve her balance, and therefore her jump, by as much as it did. I'm so glad that I took the route I did with her this winter. Dressage is boring, repetitive, and challenging but the rewards unbelievably outweigh the hardships and I am looking forward to a wonderful summer of jumping, competing, and improving :) 

These pictures are actually quite embarrassing for me but the top ones are from September 2013, the first time Roanie went XC schooling. The bottom ones are from May 2014. Yay, we're making progress!