Phoenix & Xena,Lesson 11, Exercise 2

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Submitted by agilityaddict on Sat, 2007-03-17 12:31.

I couldn't remember when Gerhard and I were out at the barn whether Olga suggested a f/c after the double the 2nd time on the way to the last 2 jumps.  I tried it both ways.  The backing up at jump # 6 worked very well to get a tight turn.  I think I was going too far in to jump # 8 and making the turn back to the double harder.  It would have been a lot worse without the barn wall!  The walls are my friend ;).  We did have a slightly condensed version of the lesson as the barn is only about 65 feet wide.  It was especially challenging with the tire only about 10 ft from the wall!

Just checked the lessons and in fact, both Tim and Susan did a f/c before the double, not after...

Wendy

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Re: Phoenix & Xena,Lesson 11, Exercise 2

Submitted by Olga Chaiko on Sat, 2007-03-24 20:47.
Walls, ah? The walls are not my friend, my friend, lol. We specialize in running into equipment (backing into jumps, etc...).

Very impressive effort on both dogs, Wendy.. walls be damned! Your hand signals are very clear and the dogs respond very well. And nice backing up action too!

The F/X before the double makes for a serpertine style presentation of the ldouble and the last 2 jumps and makes it faster. The FX after the double is a solid choice, but not the "newest technology", ;-)..

Olga.