Monday, December 13, 2010

Release!



This week's rider has some good points... Her leg is not sliding back, which is good. The stirrup leather is hanging straight down as it should... She is looking up and ahead, which is also good.
 However, she is pulling back on her pony's mouth, punishing him for jumping, she needs to learn about releasing so she does not hinder his jump. She also needs to work on two point, as it looks like she is just leaning forward rather than folding into two point.
his pony does jump pretty nicely, with nice level knees, and though the fence is low, this pony could make a very cute jumper :D

Here's a diagram of what her position should look like. As you can see her legs are pretty nice, but her release needs some work :)