Riding Goals

I'm not sure if i've mentioned it before but last year was a rough year for me riding-wise. My already brick mental wall keeping me from doing much, got even bigger after a NASTY fall at a "C" Rated show, no less. My already screwed up pelvis is still screwed up and now it's all the way up my back. I got severe whiplash. Had to wear one of those fun neck things. I need a chiro, but i'm terrified of them screwing me up even worse. Granted, even with as nasty as it was, i'm still pretty damn thankful because it could and should have been much worse. ::shiver:: I don't even like thinking about that.
But my trainer knowing me so well and knowing that if I didn't get back in the show ring, that there was a good chance I never would, made me go to a show the next weekend. I was sore, stiff and shaking but somehow came home with Reserve Champion??? haha

So with that said, I had a rough year. I went from doing 2' special hunters (i'm too old!) on the awesome schoolmaster to doing w/t with America. Every time I even thought of jumping, all I saw was my horse landing in the jump again and flipping over on me. Needless to say, it's been a long year. But i'm finally back to normal and ready to move forward in my riding.


So i've established some short and long term goals for myself and America:

1. I want to build his topline more so that he is able to be supple and soft and have the muscle and strength to jump a full course without stopping.
2. I want to be able to canter a jumper course on America.
3. I want to win at least one blue ribbon in an o/f course.
4. I want to win at least one blue ribbon on America.
5. I want my abs back :)
6. I want to be riding America 5 or 6 days a week.
7. I want to be able to jump a course (trot or canter) with no stirrups.
8. I want to lose 30 lbs and be super lean so that as America gets even stronger and more talented, I can keep up with him.
9. Find time to workout more and start doing Yoga.

Right now, here is where we are. We are working in a frame a bit to build up his neck, he's got that dip right in front of his whiters. We just started cantering jumps again since we are finally figuring out where our feet are and he's not rushing the jumps or jumping them like a tard. So we're on a good road.

If anyone has any ideas or suggestions on what you do to a. teach your horse to properly canter jumps or b. to teach yourself how to properly canter jumps or c. to teach your brain to shut up or d. any suggestions really, feel free to comment. I appreciate it!