2/08/04
Cross Country at Greenwood

Well, we had some amazingly good jumps and some horribly bad ones.
Ditches, water and banks weren't an issue. We even did the training
double bank down. He didn't rush and just hopped down and then down.
On the other hand, there were a couple of BN coops that he hated.
We went over both of them, but we had refusals, which isn't like him.
I raised my stirrups and worked at giving more with my hands (didn't always happen).
 

Jumping a Novice ditch. I gave him a little time to investigate, but then he went over it back and forth like a champ.
When I know he's going to jump I can get ahead too much. We did this as a combo with the next fence. We had a nice canter in between.
 
Here's one of the coops that he hated. We had a number of refusals before he went over. Even with a lead he didn't trust it. I think we'll be building a coop at home...
Hesitant at the last fence after the problem at the coop. I think we need some grid work before we keep facing the cross country fences. He's willing, but not bold (which is why I think the coops were able to rattle him).