tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post1127024097981805602..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: the lines that bluremmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-9226714779598245222017-06-18T12:41:17.555-07:002017-06-18T12:41:17.555-07:00It actually reminds me of something someone said a...It actually reminds me of something someone said about the Dressage training scale and how you might work on certain elements that are higher up when a horse isn't necessarily "at that level" kinda like using half steps early on in a horse's training.T. A. Eyo ¥https://www.blogger.com/profile/13753582203234478366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-68197228897645161502017-06-16T17:14:06.196-07:002017-06-16T17:14:06.196-07:00I had a trainer tell me something similar once, I ...I had a trainer tell me something similar once, I was kinda like... I really don't see a problem with trotting over little jumps at the same time I'm teaching my super calm and sane horse how to steer and everything else.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066327510880156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-37938898596502066772017-06-16T13:38:47.339-07:002017-06-16T13:38:47.339-07:00I love how you're introducing him to the whole...I love how you're introducing him to the whole eventing thing! I wish there were more courses here with a range of jump heights...either we are solid at 2'7ish for the entire course or we jump 15 2'3" logs lol - there's no in between!Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-11831761774076120212017-06-16T13:10:06.819-07:002017-06-16T13:10:06.819-07:00Thanks girl we shall see!Thanks girl we shall see!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-90500763587910336202017-06-16T11:34:02.517-07:002017-06-16T11:34:02.517-07:00I think you're doing it right! Woot woot, good...I think you're doing it right! Woot woot, good job!Courtneyhttp://www.anequestrianlife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-85318110612712756152017-06-16T09:37:43.167-07:002017-06-16T09:37:43.167-07:00i <3 plans :)i <3 plans :)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-17864568657041643092017-06-16T09:10:25.466-07:002017-06-16T09:10:25.466-07:00Your plan is sound!Your plan is sound!L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-16288493363738290552017-06-16T07:10:26.721-07:002017-06-16T07:10:26.721-07:00Yikes haha, can't say I've ever had a judg...Yikes haha, can't say I've ever had a judge ask me that!! The reality tho is that for low level eventing, it's the same level dressage anyway. It's all training level dressage until you get to USEA Training Test B anyway, where glimmers of first start to show. So like, to decide between intro or BN or N bc of dressage is.... Well. Missing the forest for the trees lol. And in fact Charlie's dressage is not at all any part of the consideration for the plan outlined above (and the entries were mailed in well before last weekends schooling show anyway)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-13570697157803179042017-06-16T07:06:22.196-07:002017-06-16T07:06:22.196-07:00Once a dressage judge actually pulled me aside aft...Once a dressage judge actually pulled me aside after my test and questioned me on whether the lesson horse I was riding was safe to jump. Ummm yes, he was 100x safer in the jumping phases then he ever was in dressage. Your move up move down move up plan makes complete sense to me, good luck and have fun!Meganhttp://phoebethefreebie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-47322267961640201832017-06-16T06:59:18.760-07:002017-06-16T06:59:18.760-07:00Yea I mean if I wanted to just do dressage I would...Yea I mean if I wanted to just do dressage I would still be leasing Isabel, right? But I'm a rider who wants to jump. So I bought a horse that jumps. And.... We jump. Lol. So far so good!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-73288548618211871212017-06-16T06:58:30.552-07:002017-06-16T06:58:30.552-07:00There really are so many great options around us -...There really are so many great options around us - we are lucky! And mostly I'm just so happy to be out and about doing it all again that I hardly care what we do so long as it feels good !emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-32989081001126168562017-06-16T06:56:32.558-07:002017-06-16T06:56:32.558-07:00Yeah I think I'd be "sorry, not sorry&quo...Yeah I think I'd be "sorry, not sorry"-ing the judge as well. I think by jumping, you're doing that "cross training" that's helping him to learn, just as you said. It's not just drilldressagedrilldressagedrilldressage. I think Charlie would explode if you did that LOL. But I agree with you on the different levels. Blurring lines maybe, but lots of progress for you two :)Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485570296592298816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-1943941108252351702017-06-16T06:51:23.362-07:002017-06-16T06:51:23.362-07:00It is so cool that you have all these options to c...It is so cool that you have all these options to choose from and are able to be this flexible with getting him experience. :-) Charles is a lucky guy.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-52935026338301984492017-06-16T06:42:54.125-07:002017-06-16T06:42:54.125-07:00We are definitely spoiled here, that's for sur...We are definitely spoiled here, that's for sure. And actually there are quite a few local venues and events that we have missed bc of scheduling or whatever too - like we don't even get to all the fun cool options. This area is great for sure! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-13349353004060151592017-06-16T06:41:58.364-07:002017-06-16T06:41:58.364-07:00Thanks! I think I'm making up for lost time in...Thanks! I think I'm making up for lost time in the planning / over analyzing department haha. Now that we *can* show again it's all I wanna think about. But yea. Hopefully the plan works!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-34671393037656618842017-06-16T06:40:51.424-07:002017-06-16T06:40:51.424-07:00Thanks and ain't that the truth! I was SO SPOI...Thanks and ain't that the truth! I was SO SPOILED with Izzy bc she was always schooling a higher level of dressage than we competed at for eventing, so those tests were so boring to her lol. But Charlie is ... Still a work in progress lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-20291289515818248402017-06-16T06:39:40.272-07:002017-06-16T06:39:40.272-07:00Lol oddly enough it's actually kinda stadium t...Lol oddly enough it's actually kinda stadium that I'm most worried about at any given moment. Old hold over demons from Isabel maybe. And the fact that Charlie is like... The least impressed by them. Vs cross country where he takes the jumps a little more seriously and is therefore a little more rideable. We will see tho. Like you say. It's all a balance!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-33014490434171657002017-06-16T06:38:15.406-07:002017-06-16T06:38:15.406-07:00Yea knowing the venues REALLY helps. Like. Majorly...Yea knowing the venues REALLY helps. Like. Majorly. It takes out so much of the guess work. I mean, they can still surprise me haha (like how Jenny camp surprised me this year) but mostly it's way easier to know what to expect emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-80751163316942640672017-06-16T06:37:18.459-07:002017-06-16T06:37:18.459-07:00Lol as you can see we are definitely not particula...Lol as you can see we are definitely not particularly hung up on the judge telling me not to move the horse up (in fairness tho the judge did not know what level I competed him at and asked if he was at novice.... So that judge was perhaps operating on a slew of assumptions not reflecting reality)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-41159131824441095932017-06-16T06:34:30.004-07:002017-06-16T06:34:30.004-07:00Thanks girl ;) and yea I'm all about finding t...Thanks girl ;) and yea I'm all about finding the right balance that makes me personally feel really good. Bc the idea of doing something "just bc we probably could" doesn't really inspire the kind of confidence that I prefer to have. Like. Could Charlie be jumping 3' right now? Yea I mean he would probably just lope it like he does everything else. But.... Is that what I want him to be doing? Probably not yet. Homeboy needs a little technique first!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-50716723197963785472017-06-16T06:32:02.636-07:002017-06-16T06:32:02.636-07:00Yea definitely. Esp bc it's mostly single jump...Yea definitely. Esp bc it's mostly single jumps, and even the stuff you *can* see on BN isn't consistently applied across all venues. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-17100544274320704952017-06-16T06:31:10.563-07:002017-06-16T06:31:10.563-07:00Ooh boy, yea each horse certainly has its own way!...Ooh boy, yea each horse certainly has its own way!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-29210088615412013822017-06-16T06:30:41.057-07:002017-06-16T06:30:41.057-07:00Thanks! I'm certainly trying to find a path th...Thanks! I'm certainly trying to find a path that makes sense in my head. Hopefully it plays out similarly irl!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-44494265828326517562017-06-16T06:14:17.950-07:002017-06-16T06:14:17.950-07:00It is so awesome that your area has all these diff...It is so awesome that your area has all these different locations to attend! LandofWOZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518323270325094244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-29274651844272089912017-06-16T06:00:43.125-07:002017-06-16T06:00:43.125-07:00Smart! It is great you put time and effort into co...Smart! It is great you put time and effort into considering the venue, your horse, and everything else. Looking forward to the event report! Laur @FMHHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978311855305167845noreply@blogger.com