— Because “Status Quo” is a boring title.
Eli and I lessoned over a few courses on Saturday, and I realized watching the video that it was a classic example of the Eli and Karen partnership.
160213Schooling from rennikka on Vimeo.
The play by play: Misread the pace as too slow and moved up right past the distance to the skinny. This will never not happen. Rode the line nicely, rode a bit to strung out to the triple bar but Eli loves a gap so I closed my leg and hoped it would work and it did. Strung out on other side and glad we didn’t die, therefore missed a lead. Collected up a bit going to the wall (that Eli had only just jumped today and he was a little bit suspicious of it) and got to a planned deep distance and Eli stared the thing down even in the air. Cruising to the in-and-out but first Eli spooks a little at Gizmo the dog so I leg him though and we get big and ugly, making 36′ tight. Finish with nice efforts and an okay turn in between for the last two jumps. Yeah, that’s pretty much what we do when we jump.
Patently Bay 
Eli’s exuberance is adorable.
Will he have to be ridden in a fly mask indefinitely?
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His face is completely healed, so he doesn’t need it. However, he seems to like it, and I wish I could clearly explain why I think that … he just seems less fussy in it, especially on colder or windy days. I’m tempted to monogram it at this point.
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Yup! I can totally relate to odd pony preferences! What the pony wants, the pony gets š
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Yep, pony definitely gets his way š
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Where you guys are good, you look great, and even your-not so-good is pretty good. I too suffer from the “not enough, better move up, shoot missed it” issue. It’s those long canters to a single that get me every time.
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The skinnies especially –I just can’t see them right
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you guys make it look easy! i am queen of misjudging the pace for our first fence or two (or three……) but like you say, it’s never gonna not happen lol. those jumps look super fun!!
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I was pretty excited to jump him over that wall finally! It looks like the gates of Mordor compared to all the other jumps.
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I think you guys look GREAT! Eli looks so cool and confident (sassyness aside) and the whole thing flows together really nicely. Good for you!
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Thanks!!
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That little gate looked like a speed bump on course — Eli barely even bothered to jump it! But good job on the spooky wall, I need to learn to let my horse look at things and plan on deeper spots more.
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Yes, the gate was tiny–we don’t always jump around at the height we show at because the jumps aren’t the problem–the turns need work, though!
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You look great! And Eli seems game for anything!
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I know it’s anthropomorphism to say he looks like he has fun jumping, but he really does look that way!
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I love this! Definitely really showcases your awesome partnership and how well you both work together, even in tough spots ā¤
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Thank you!
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Your position is amazing. You just seem so calm. And I don’t see a reason why you shouldn’t monogram the fly mask!
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Aw, thanks! I am determined to monogram it!
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