My Audition Scorecard

I recently requested my L2 Audition Scorecard and they emailed it to me (after my friend got hers and I loved how it was broken down so you could really see what you needed to work on the most).

This is it (Freestyle).

Relationship (the marks are the level I achieved in each area)

Expression - 2++

Rapport - 2++

Respect - 2++

Impulsion - 3 (and everyone used to say he was a lazy horse!)

Flexion - 2++

Technical - 2+

Technique - 2+

Assertiveness - 2++

Focus - 3

Savvy

Friendly - 2+

Porcupine - 2++

Driving - 2++

Yo-Yo - 3 (Go Garbo!)

Circling - 2 (oh dear)

Sideways - 2++

Squeeze - 2+

Overall Feel - 2++

Mounting - 2+

Fluidity

Focus - 2++

Feel - 2++

Timing - 2++

Balance - 2++

Comments

Awesome relationship! For using the mounting block treat it as a squeeze game - where your horse puts himself in position rather than you taking the block to him. Increased your scored on your fluidity - you go with your horse nicely especially at he canter and over the jump. Remember, your squeeze game is stop, turn, face and wait"

I was blown away by that last comment. After starting riding lessons for the first time 6 years ago, I have up until I received this, felt like a beginner rider. Well no more!