I didn't fall off!

Today was our sixth riding lesson, my third on Daisy. I managed to fall off while jumping in the previous two. Thankfully I managed to stay on this time as it was getting rather painful. She isn't very expert at jumping yet and the coordination for me to manage to get her to actually go over the jump, and then too stay on when she launches herself in to the air like a rocket was just too much. Doug has longer legs that he can wrap underneath (or he is just better than me!) but he has had some close calls too.

She is getting the idea more so it was easier to direct her at the jump leaving some time for stratigic mane grasping in anticipation of the sky rocket jump. Bless her she is trying hard.