Every
equestrian knows FOMTD...fear of missing the distance. It's that
crippling anxiety as you canter up to a jump and can't see anything and
internally pray for Jesus to take the reins. Or there might be some
external expletives in the form of "Oh shit" or "We're gonna die". Or
maybe it's all just me.
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| Happy even cantering baby fences |
In my past two lessons I've had major FOMTD. I either can't see a distance and circle, or lock my elbows, raise my hands, and make my saint of horse wait till forever to get to the jump. The plus side is my horse IS a saint, and will happily wait to jump the fence until we are on top of it. And, when I do decide that we can do a forward stride and go for the extra, extra long spot he happily says "You crazy lady" and adds the short one so we don't take off a mile from the fence. Thanks Peebs, you're the best!
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| Hover mode activated! |
It just so happens that a semi-local barn is having a clinic with Katie Frank, a h/j trainer, judge, and sports psychologist who specializes in helping riders overcome their fears this week and we managed to snag a spot Friday and Saturday. Can you say awesome timing or what?!? We'll have a private lesson both days and I'm really hoping to get some good help and tips out of it.
