Check back here for the diagrams and descriptions of the additional jumping exercises that I utilized while being stuck in a small indoor...
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After arriving back in Virginia we ended up buried in snow with frigid temperatures and no relief in site. While I was feeling good about the foundation that I was able to build while in Florida I did not want to let all of that work simply slip away. I was fortunate to find a local indoor arena with a clear enough driveway to get my trailer into so that allowed me to get a good flatwork school in but then what to do about my jumping... My plan after Pine Top was to work on keeping my focus sharper in show jumping as I found that I was landing and cruising for too long after the jumps then doing too much adjusting in the approach to the next fence.
 Winter has officially arrived so it's time for the first of several "How to survive the winter without going South" tips...
First you have to decide if your goal is to ride your horse through the cold, raw weather or simply be a passenger. On the days that actual riding is the goal you have to have the right breeches. Otherwise you're too cold and numb to feel what is happening or you have on so many layers that your horse feels like some generic blob that you're simply trying not to bounce off of... To find the right balance I rely on Kerrits Apparel. All of the fleece lined breeches are amazing! And the Pro Fleece Cross-Over comes in tan so it's my secret for staying comfortable on those cold and rainy competition days. |
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