Jumping Casper (and falling off) 🙈| Helmet Cam

Let’s just say this is not the same Casper I remember jumping in the summer! His trot and canter work has come on leaps and bounds and he uses his body a lot more than he used to in his flatwork which feels lovely, but unfortunately today he seemed very underconfident while jumping which is a shame as he was a little superstar out in the jumping field in the summer! He cat leaped the first two upright fences, so we decided to take off his standing martingale and he was a lot happier afterwards, stretching his neck over the jump rather than bringing it upwards and nearly hitting me in the face each time. I’ve also never had Casper stop with me before so this lesson was a bit of an eye opener - he was getting quite stressed about the whole thing and tightened himself up once the poles came out which lead to him falling in, rushing and becoming quite flat into the jumps. Hopefully it’s just a phase (he’s still only a youngster) and he’ll be back happily popping fillers by summertime! As for the fall - pathetic or what 😂 it was my first fall in nearly three years so it’s been a long time coming! I just can’t believe I fell off at something so simple when I’ve sat everything Roger’s thrown at me (I’m fine by the way, it’s hard to get hurt when you fall off in slow motion..!). Anyway, no hard feelings, he's still a super cool little ponio!

Question of the day: What’s the most pathetic fall you’ve ever had?

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Helmet Cam: Drift Ghost 4K Action Cam
Pony/horse: Casper - 13.3hh appaloosa gelding