tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post981112066357781936..comments2024-03-26T08:18:42.915-04:00Comments on Cob Jockey: Twin Towers XC Schooling w/Photos and VideoJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-19625055932923760202015-04-29T10:53:00.088-04:002015-04-29T10:53:00.088-04:00ahhh so much fun!! glad you guys had a blast out t...ahhh so much fun!! glad you guys had a blast out there - complete with good learning moments. one of my favorite xc sayings comes from Sally Cousins: she says if you don't like the way a fence looks the first time around, ride it for everything you're worth bc it's not going to look any better the second time lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-14588440850608125672015-04-29T09:17:14.968-04:002015-04-29T09:17:14.968-04:00I love, LOVE how cute his jump is over the logs! ...I love, LOVE how cute his jump is over the logs! Scopey boy! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-16250679268125484512015-04-28T15:48:20.923-04:002015-04-28T15:48:20.923-04:00I almost feel like there should be a comparison wr...I almost feel like there should be a comparison write up of fitting saddle vs non-fitting saddle for the rider. You look so much more comfortable now!SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-50338942128274293742015-04-28T15:47:14.018-04:002015-04-28T15:47:14.018-04:00You guys got over that ditch quickly! Great job!You guys got over that ditch quickly! Great job!SheMovedtoTexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062200290148658096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-14740861150978398612015-04-28T13:32:27.043-04:002015-04-28T13:32:27.043-04:00You guys look great, and that saddle looks like it...You guys look great, and that saddle looks like it's fitting you perfectly! Over the ditches and through the woods... ;)jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-38211936341183055052015-04-28T12:37:55.600-04:002015-04-28T12:37:55.600-04:00He's so springy and adorable! I love watching ...He's so springy and adorable! I love watching you guys jump. Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255900012774193536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-88537992720646163032015-04-28T10:02:42.082-04:002015-04-28T10:02:42.082-04:00I guess so! Thanks!I guess so! Thanks!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-86126768623561230622015-04-28T10:02:17.307-04:002015-04-28T10:02:17.307-04:00He's so cute!He's so cute! Alanna Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891497900025873342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-91774166830489260762015-04-28T10:01:35.862-04:002015-04-28T10:01:35.862-04:00my horse hates ditches too. there must be horse ea...my horse hates ditches too. there must be horse eating trolls down there or something.... you guys look great though!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543984663767954777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-32007605613368516912015-04-28T09:33:03.808-04:002015-04-28T09:33:03.808-04:00That is THE biggest compliment you could give a We...That is THE biggest compliment you could give a Welsh Cob owner! Thank you!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-69049239794664542122015-04-28T09:31:42.236-04:002015-04-28T09:31:42.236-04:00Super stars! And gosh- when you have him put toget...Super stars! And gosh- when you have him put together, he has just an AMAZING canter!!Britt at Red on the Righthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199502848495130670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-63368241729369577232015-04-28T08:51:51.258-04:002015-04-28T08:51:51.258-04:00I thought it was funny too, which is why I asked m...I thought it was funny too, which is why I asked my trainer. The lack of downward depth perception makes sense. Thank you!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-89613607505109266762015-04-28T08:51:21.966-04:002015-04-28T08:51:21.966-04:00Yeah, good for you with the puddles. I point Conno...Yeah, good for you with the puddles. I point Connor to the deepest point of every puddle we come across no matter what we're doing. It helped a lot with his first water crossing I think.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-11596279202785178432015-04-28T08:41:34.710-04:002015-04-28T08:41:34.710-04:00Connor is adorable even as he is spooking at the d...Connor is adorable even as he is spooking at the ditch! I have always thought it was a funny thing that most horses are so spooky about them - wouldn't you think that a ditch (or maybe a small creek) would be like the one thing that they might actually have to jump across on their own in the wild?<br /><br />You and Conner really look fantastic and I can't wait to see how your first show of the season goes for you!Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17784724437450397444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-10991491647694140562015-04-28T08:41:06.117-04:002015-04-28T08:41:06.117-04:00Barry did not have an issue with the one ditch we ...Barry did not have an issue with the one ditch we did, but I think that was from all the trail riding he did. He learned to trust. You and Connor made great progress. I keep telling Roscoe that if he is going to be my event pony he has to learn water will not eat him. We work the arena puddle after it rains much to his dismay.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13675631291488697042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-25956032670344875722015-04-28T08:26:35.777-04:002015-04-28T08:26:35.777-04:00Yep! I felt like I learned a lot that day.Yep! I felt like I learned a lot that day.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-31346291735630305602015-04-28T08:26:16.796-04:002015-04-28T08:26:16.796-04:00Thanks! We got there. It still never felt great ...Thanks! We got there. It still never felt great for me, but better toward the end.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-35397219899988165132015-04-28T08:17:38.730-04:002015-04-28T08:17:38.730-04:00Dino doesn't seem to have a ditch problem eith...Dino doesn't seem to have a ditch problem either... he way over-jumped his very first one but after that they were NBD. Maybe they are afraid of a tiger jumping out and grabbing them?!Alli + Dinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928482808436392040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-10004304191350090802015-04-28T08:16:52.359-04:002015-04-28T08:16:52.359-04:00What a great day you guys had! And he jumped that ...What a great day you guys had! And he jumped that ditch so nicely after a few tries. Alli + Dinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928482808436392040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-40863597097328294042015-04-28T08:03:20.417-04:002015-04-28T08:03:20.417-04:00Love that he was so happy and it looks like so muc...Love that he was so happy and it looks like so much fun ... Despite the conversations you had :) But those are all tools for the future!<br /><br />Looking awesome!!Karleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196824979284472867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-27957982948315038892015-04-28T07:28:11.331-04:002015-04-28T07:28:11.331-04:00I'm not sure, but you better thank your lucky ...I'm not sure, but you better thank your lucky stars for that! Every single horse we have taken XC schooling in the past six months has initially had a problem with them, except for the guy who's done up to 1* and the super steady paint fellow. For an animal so good at jumping, it's a weird thing for them to not like.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-19827810468931270912015-04-28T07:17:54.408-04:002015-04-28T07:17:54.408-04:00I have the reverse problem with Fiction when it co...I have the reverse problem with Fiction when it comes to ditches. He acts as if he doesn't even see them. I mean, he jumps them, but very carelessly, almost as if he's like 'wtf is this? this thing is stupid. I don't need to put any effort over it at all'. And I dunno - ditches don't scare me one bit, so maybe that is why?Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303236534507171227noreply@blogger.com