Equipment Run Down

This will be based on our last trial on 2/4/2012 with both courses combined.
Equipment Run Down: Let's take a look how Tilda handled the equipment; what went well and what needs work.

Jumps: As we already know, Tilda's jumping could use a little work :) After an interesting experiment done with Tilda and her jumping, we found out just how far back she takes off. I'm not going to tell, at least not now. I'm not ready to 'unveil' it quite yet; want to keep it a surprise for right now :) Anyhow, maybe not all her jumps are that way, but she does need some work on those jumps. At this last trial we had a total of three knocked bars (both courses combined), but on the positive side, think of all the bars she didn't knock!

Teeter: Tilda did well this time on the teeter. She didn't go right off the edge. Her contact wasn't too bad either.

Tunnels: She didn't go in at the first try. Now, I'm not sure if she just decided not to do it or if it was my fault. The other tunnels were not a problem.

A-frame: Tilda did fine on this. She didn't actually stop on the contact with her back feet on and her front feet off. But it wasn't a fly off.

Tire: This was fine. Not sure if she took this early or not. The thing with the tire is, is that it is a jump height lower than what the jump bars are set at. So, instead of jumping the tire at 8" it is set at 4".

Table: I actually messed up and went to this before I was supposed to. I'm not talking about that time, I'm talking about the right time :) She did great on this. She did a very nice down. Even though there is no sit or down rule any more, I still like her to do a down. On thing though, she maybe jumped a little early to get up on the table, but she made it. You know Tilda with jumping. . .

Weave poles: Tilda went by them the first time, but did them the second time. The second time through, she either did or almost seemed to stop in them. Nothing was called though. But she did them the first time in the JWW course.

Chute: She did this just fine.

Dog Walk: No fly off, but not a stop. She maybe needs a little work on her contacts and I might teach her running contacts, we'll see.

The big things, equipment wise, are probably the jumping and contacts.