GREG BEST

Greg Best clinic today, and I must say, it was WONDERFUL and curse the College Board for scheduling AP exams for tomorrow!

Today we learned many things:

-Monroe could be much more neurotic (tehe...)
-She is obsessed with my actions before the fence
-she still drifts right (though "subtly" rather then glaringly like before)
-she worries about the waterford, and is much more relaxed and happy with the mullen mouth happymouth full cheek
-My right leg slips forward
-My legs slip in front of me over fences, causing me to either compensate by folding my upper body more, or land behind the motion
-My saddle slips back also causing me to be a little behind the motion of the jump
-My flatwork needs to be relaxed, without being sloppy

Now, to fix these problems I must:
1. Constantly run through my mental checklist, item number 1: right leg back!
2. Use an opening left rein over fences to prevent right drift
3. Keep my lower legs back over fences to attain proper body position
4. Build the energy in the corner and then slowly take back a bit before the fence. KEEP THE RHYTHM
5. Do not obsess over distance.
6. Keep my legs in the correct position, EVEN WHEN STANDING AROUND to form muscle memory
7. Do not obsess over the problem, or how good or bad the jump was- Think only of the solution
8. If you see nothing, DO NOTHING
9. If you don't like what you're seeing, DO SOMETHING. Better to do something about it, and know that it did or did not work for next time
10. do not "flop" over the last fence. your job is not over until you do the final transition

It was a wonderful learning experience today! Even better that my trainer was riding in the group with me :] Pictures later, more posting if I remember more stuff :]