Post by daine3 on Dec 6, 2012 13:48:54 GMT -6
Lukas smiled grimly as he latched the gate behind him and stepped into the stirrups, settling lightly into the saddle. He hoped to have a better recetion in the second class than he had in the first one, but he'd also realized that not many students were interested in the trail classes, not when there were dressage, jumping, and other more 'invigorating' lessons being offered.
Not that trail classes were boring. Far from it, actually, but learning how to navigate the courses and all could be a bit dull. He'd left his last class with instructions to work on the offside mount and dismount. They sadly hadn't even gotten to the mailbox obstacle.
He hoped the students had actually taken his advice to hear and had worked, even a little, on what he had asked them to. He'd abandoned his plans for starting off super easy this time and was planning on introducing the class to the tire challenges, as they would provide a bit more excitement, he hoped. Of course, the ever-trusty mailbox obstacle stood to the side. If they got to it today, good. If not, well, some other time.
Lukas nudged Deuce with his heels, asking him to walk, then move into a jog. He had a bit of time before his class was to start, and he wanted to go over the obstacles in the field before his students arrived. If they arrived while he was riding, maybe they'd appreciate the class a bit more, as working on obstacles one-on-one and riding them through a pattern were highly different and riding through a pattrern of obstacle challenges, ensuring your speed stayed fast and your horse responded to you well... it was much harder than working on a single obstacle.
As he and Deuce flew over the small jumps and navigated the tire obstacles before working their way over the fallen log trail and teeter-tootter bridge, Lukas couldnt' help but wonder how many students would show up this time...
Tire Step --- This obstacle can be used in a variety of ways/levels, ranging from beginner to experienced. Beginner levels are be required to only get their horses front legs onto the top of the tire. Intermediate's would be required to get their horse to walk completely over the Tire Step, stepping on the tire with all four legs and stepping off without the horse pitching a fuss. The Tire step at the experienced lever is the hardest, as the rider is required to get their horse to stand atop the tire, turn around while standing on top of the tire, and step off the same side they stepped up on.
Tractor-Tire Walk-Through --- Students will be required to navigate their horse over one side, walk through the middle, and step over the other side.
Tire Bridge --- This is essentially the same thing as a step-up/step-down. The horse and rider will have to navigate the tires, sometimes hopping from one to the other if the distance between them is too far to step over. At the last tire, the horse and rider will have to hop down onto regular ground and continue the course set up.
Not that trail classes were boring. Far from it, actually, but learning how to navigate the courses and all could be a bit dull. He'd left his last class with instructions to work on the offside mount and dismount. They sadly hadn't even gotten to the mailbox obstacle.
He hoped the students had actually taken his advice to hear and had worked, even a little, on what he had asked them to. He'd abandoned his plans for starting off super easy this time and was planning on introducing the class to the tire challenges, as they would provide a bit more excitement, he hoped. Of course, the ever-trusty mailbox obstacle stood to the side. If they got to it today, good. If not, well, some other time.
Lukas nudged Deuce with his heels, asking him to walk, then move into a jog. He had a bit of time before his class was to start, and he wanted to go over the obstacles in the field before his students arrived. If they arrived while he was riding, maybe they'd appreciate the class a bit more, as working on obstacles one-on-one and riding them through a pattern were highly different and riding through a pattrern of obstacle challenges, ensuring your speed stayed fast and your horse responded to you well... it was much harder than working on a single obstacle.
As he and Deuce flew over the small jumps and navigated the tire obstacles before working their way over the fallen log trail and teeter-tootter bridge, Lukas couldnt' help but wonder how many students would show up this time...
Tire Step --- This obstacle can be used in a variety of ways/levels, ranging from beginner to experienced. Beginner levels are be required to only get their horses front legs onto the top of the tire. Intermediate's would be required to get their horse to walk completely over the Tire Step, stepping on the tire with all four legs and stepping off without the horse pitching a fuss. The Tire step at the experienced lever is the hardest, as the rider is required to get their horse to stand atop the tire, turn around while standing on top of the tire, and step off the same side they stepped up on.
Tractor-Tire Walk-Through --- Students will be required to navigate their horse over one side, walk through the middle, and step over the other side.
Tire Bridge --- This is essentially the same thing as a step-up/step-down. The horse and rider will have to navigate the tires, sometimes hopping from one to the other if the distance between them is too far to step over. At the last tire, the horse and rider will have to hop down onto regular ground and continue the course set up.