Pook Ligaya Riding Stables

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What you need to know about Pook Ligaya Riding Stables -

Address : No. 1 Ligaya St, Isidora Hills Subdivision, Diliman QC
Contact person : Mr. De Leon
Phone number : 9315643
Instructor : Violet de Leon, FEI registered – Show Jumping

What you need for riding -
Helmet
Breeches
Riding boots or half-chaps
Collared shirt (preferably)
Gloves
Crop/bat/whip

...and DETERMINATION!

Edited: Pictures enlarged

The place

entrance to PLRS

can you believe this is in the middle of a city? love the huge trees!

you can sit under the big tree while watching a lesson (and another bird bath)

view from the treehouse. yes, they have a treehouse!

 The horses...

meet some of the many horses :o)

perla...feisty little one!

maximus...he belongs to violet

the showbiz horse, neo. he does print, commercial and movies...on top of being a school horse. busy busy!

trojan...the competition horse

re-posting the picture of donita. she'll be retiring soon. the kids will miss her :o(

Some pictures taken during lessons...

If you have any questions, feel free to send me a note or just get in touch with the owner.

jump club 2011

so when my instructor, violet de leon, called me up and asked if i wanted to join the jump club scheduled on the same day as the seminar, i'm like "sure!" but at the back of my mind i was wondering if she was sure if it's something i could already do. i mean, my jumping still needs a ton of work - challenged with keeping my balance, recovering from a jump, landing on the correct lead, changing leads, not losing my right foot from the stirrups, i bounce too much, i throw myself too forward when i should just pivot...and the list goes on. well, if she feels i can do it, then i guess i can? hahaha! doubtful :o)

it was my first time to see an indoor arena or bullring. i've been used to the open ring at pook and also in showgrounds in lusaka. from an empty ground with just poles and wings to putting up 9 jumps. in my eyes, it was impressive. admittedly when mikee came, both dennis and i were starstruck. can you blame us? afterall, when people think of equestrianism, by default people know mikee.

trojan, the horse i was riding, just had this adrenaline rush! she cantered faster than normal (reminded me of neo) and was more powerful than her usual self. she definitely loves competition or show jumping. i had to hang on to dear life when i lost my right leg from the stirrup and also lost my right reins. what a mess :o(  nevertheless, i survived and had a wonderful time. indeed an experience. so here are the pictures...

the schedule and supposed jump course

setting it up

mikee very hands on

going over the sequence with v

hmmm...almost but not yet done

cross-barr category. dennis wasn't able to take pics of the next category since he was capturing it on video

re-cap of how i did

my instructor in action. amazing!

done for the day :o)

Giddy Up Part Deux

the first and last time i posted on my riding was 3 months ago and i must say i have made progress. i am very pleased that there's hope in teaching someone in their mid 30s :o)

meet neo. he has been my patient partner from day 1.

didn't get the name of this horse but i love his color

though, it hasn't been easy. it takes time, patience, a lot determination and most of all, practice. i have the dermination and would always make a conscious effort in ensuring that whatever my misses or "errors" were, i should be able to correct it and not have my trainer remind me. however, i don't have the luxury of time to practice as much as i'd like. so, no matter how determined i am, i lack time to practice.


Riding for Sykes :o)

 so going back to my progress, i have started jumping. though the jumps are low, the entire process is not as easy as it looks. quoting my trainer, violet, "going over the jump is easy but the flatwork is the most important."

here's the last video taken by my hubby. i've been having problems uploading it so i'm not sure if it will successful.

hopefully in my next giddy up post, my flatwork is much better and i'm completing a jump course. wish me luck!