no pain no gain

I have been trying to get Sony up to 22" and its been a bit of a challenge, she isn't consistent in jumping almost stutters and adds strides something she is not known for doing. I set up a grid and at lower jump heights she did good but if I raised it she either added strides or a few times ran around a jump. Since I felt she is fairly fit enough I took her today to CSC and worked her and Rivet. I did a few short sequences using all the equipment not just jumps. nothing more than 7-8 things. jumps were 20 and 22. she started out by adding in strides and actually pulling herself over the jumps with her front almost like she was being lazy. she had a few bars down and I was slightly hesitant on marking them but decided she still needed to pay attention. well she actually started putting forth some effort and jumping better and even left out strides I thought she would add. a week ago she refused the tire, today she sailed through it. so I have decided that I am going to continue to work her at 20-22 as I think she needs to develop the muscles to jump the bigger jumps, I am going to keep her classes at trials limited but will bump her up to 22" CH . we will see how she handles it.