Wednesday, August 10, 2011

What level rider am I?

I have been riding for about ten years now and can walk,trot,canter. I know all my diagonals,leads,an' all that good stuff. (I am not trying to brag here at all, so please don't think that) but I have very nice posture and a good seat. A lot of people who see me ride will comment on that saying I my horse an I make a very pretty couple. Now here is the thing with jumping. I can do it (the most I have done is about 2.5 feet) but I ride saddle seat (which is only groundwork, so I don't get much practice since it is not part of the style) and only jump when I ride my friends horse or ride at another barn for summer camps. I can stay on through out bucks,rears,take offs none of that is a problem. The other thing is that my barn doesn't approve of galloping (they think it is not proper and your horse should always be at a responsible speed so they don't let anyone at the barn do it. It is a rule), so I have never done it, but all my other friends who are advanced riders have. What level do you think this puts me at because I have never done those things? I don't really think the whole jumping thing should affected my skill level because it is not expected for my style of riding and I can do all aspects of that. I guess that should be another question. Should the jumping really even count because it is not part of my style of riding?

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