higher and wider spreads with grids

Come join Pablo, Ian and I as we go about building our confidence jumping higher and wider oxers using the 'ultimate' grid.
By practicing gymnastic jumping I can work on Pablo's balance, rhythm, strength, and confidence, and more importantly my balance and position, and faith in myself to support him too over higher and wider oxers.
The 'ultimate' grid (ground pole, to a bounce, one stride to a vertical followed by two strides to an oxer) helps us work on our skills and technique without both of us having to worry about getting the distance right! Not only that, the grid is not forgiving and shows up all things that need improvement too. Not to say the least my straightness!
By using the 'ultimate' grid Pablo learns to approach, take off, and land more correctly and consistently. And it teaches him to maintain a steady rhythm and pace to help him approach higher and wider oxers confidently.
We started with a low and skinny spread, then increased the width first to allow Pablo to adapt to the wider spread. We finished off by keeping the width and raising the height of the back rail of the spread to see how comfortable we both were with a bit of width and height in the controlled environment of the grid.
Overall the session was a success, with some room for improvement in keeping the canter through the turn and staying straight through the grid!.
Practice and patience helps us progress!