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Me and Bru:

And Fi from a little open hunter show. Photos copyright to Jump the Moon photo so just links. I'm noticing I'm taking my knee off...:
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^This last one you can really tell I'm taking my knee off... not really sure why. I know I'm not gripping with the back of my calf, despite my turned out toes - that's my natural foot conformation. Yes, I have duck feet xD Still not sure why my knee is flapping in the wind though...

 

[ridergirl23]

such a cute horse!!!! lookin' good!

 

[my2geldings]

Going to be a difficult photo to critique from that angle. No critique from me but you have an absolutely adorable little pony. Obviously tries so hard. Adorable

 

[sillybunny11486]

you might be slipped back, and hes dangling his leg. It dosent look like its going to hit the rail but its not as tight as it could be.

 

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M2G: I was hoping the photos from the show were going to be a at a better angle but sadly no :\ They are at a slightly better angle than the one on Brutus though.

sillybunny: He is dangling one leg but his knees are very tight and even and he's rounding through his neck and back so I don't really think its an issue. But I'll keep an eye out and if it starts to be a habit I'll try and fix it.

 

[horses4life43]

Its hard to critique you but I see a few things:
Hands up
Toes in
Your horse needs to get his tuck more even.

 

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Hands up?

Could you be more specific?

 

[Sophia]

Cute horse/pony! Only thing I really noticed was stretch your hands up his neck a bit further, don't put to much pressure on your hands though since this will put weight on his neck.

 

[upsidedown]

I'm doing a short release, so IMO the hands are in the appropriate area for a short crest release. Trying to get in the groove of doing an automatic with him but it is a lot harder than with Fiona as he is a lot thrustier and has a lot more bascule.

Anyone have any comments for the other pictures? The ones I linked too...

 

[xoSonnyLove1234]

Well, i think all of them are great!

 

[TwisterRush]

Hands up?

Could you be more specific?

She means to have your thumbs up lol !

 

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But my thumbs are up? So I'm still not sure what she means.

 

[lesterXlover]

hey, it might just be from this angle but it looks like you could fold more at your hips but like i said this angle is odd aha

 

[southerncowgirl93]

It looks like you could use a little more release, but it could be from the angle. On the second link I couldn't tell cause of the name over top. lol

 

[fourtwentyam]

OMG, your pony is ADORABLE! Such a cute jump!

I would lower your upper body more (there's a lot of space between you and his neck and withers) and maybe release a teeny weeny bit more with your hands.

 

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Got a better angled picture. It was actually my last jump of '09.

Quality is really sucky, its a still from a video.

 

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Bumping this back up.

 

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