Keeping it Casual

Butterball and I joined a few friends last week to pop around a few jumps at Sweet Dixie. My goal going out was to give him a good release and stay out of his way. And we had a great time doing just that. It wasn't all completely smooth, I botched a line of a roll top five strides to down bank three strides to up bank multiple different times in multiple different ways. But I mostly kept my hands down, and after from advice from a friend, my leg quietly on. And he was perfectly content to have me screwing it up as long as those conditions were met. We also jumped the skinniest thing I've jumped on him,  a log chunk that was only about 2' high but maybe 3' wide? He seemed a bit confused as we cantered up to it but was totally game. 

I just love this picture, such Florida vibes with such a cute pony 

Look at me not smacking the saddle with my butt

Weeeeee

One of the times through the line I did *not* keep my hands down, sorry bud

Better here

And up!

This was part of a line that I completely failed to look ahead and steer through, oops

But he still jumped things like a good boy anyways

Hands are still a work in progress, not reliable when piloting pony over spooky hanging log

And my favorite picture of the outing

All photo credits go to Michelle Beck