tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post2119298571849907982..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: now boarding the struggle busemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-71283444248329552352018-10-11T16:52:02.316-07:002018-10-11T16:52:02.316-07:00thanks - yea, tbh i'm really not too too hard ...thanks - yea, tbh i'm really not too too hard on myself. it's just useful to write it all out like this sometimes. like, it's just the same lesson over and over again: an off distance isn't as big of a deal if you have a good canter. charlie wouldn't have had a refusal at that oxer if we had a better canter. but sometimes i.... just forget, i guess hahaemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-47868955994708043892018-10-11T16:49:26.686-07:002018-10-11T16:49:26.686-07:00ha agreed completely that the "riding" p...ha agreed completely that the "riding" part is totally overrated. like, can't we just canter the horse and jump the fences?!? sigh.... tho also i totally don't believe your "max 2'9 4 lyfe" schtick haha. Shiraz is so keen, once she gets going i think they're all gonna start looking teeny tiny!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-57270334761693107832018-10-11T11:07:35.564-07:002018-10-11T11:07:35.564-07:00I think you're being too hard on yourself. Som...I think you're being too hard on yourself. Sometimes seeing a distance and doing something about seeing an off distance can be REALLY hard. Especially in a short amount of time. I still struggle with it. Stadium is my bug a boo too, so I feel your pain.nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08290914277204973015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-57286483647520476532018-10-11T06:59:40.454-07:002018-10-11T06:59:40.454-07:00You are doing fantastic and I firmly believe actua...You are doing fantastic and I firmly believe actually riding to a jump is simply bullshit. lol, jk. Anyways, your ride through the triple second time was so good. This reminds me maybe I will stay max 2'9" for life.LandofWOZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518323270325094244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-2456083972561036732018-10-10T13:52:12.097-07:002018-10-10T13:52:12.097-07:00yup i'm with ya there! that's also a huge ...yup i'm with ya there! that's also a huge reason why it was so nice to get right back out the next day to go to that hunter pace and have a blast. charlie clearly wasn't holding a grudge!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-12038443948486193402018-10-10T13:38:08.778-07:002018-10-10T13:38:08.778-07:00I hear ya, I get so mad at myself for mistakes, I ...I hear ya, I get so mad at myself for mistakes, I made a really dumb one the other day and I was so incensed with myself over it until I remembered to just A) own up to my mistake B) do better next time. THe mistake already happened and is now past. L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-76549761942534750822018-10-10T13:12:08.506-07:002018-10-10T13:12:08.506-07:00ha ammies unite, right?? that's just the way i...ha ammies unite, right?? that's just the way it goes sometimes i guess!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-91585872166937014082018-10-10T12:08:51.055-07:002018-10-10T12:08:51.055-07:00Yup yup. We've all been there! I'm glad yo...Yup yup. We've all been there! I'm glad you are resisting the urge to be too terribly hard on yourself. I totally did NOT see a distance the other day and instead jumped up Rio's neck and almost fell off again. Being an Ammy is ROUGH ok?!? Way to pull it together and finish strong!!Kelly the HnkyHanoverianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336047158009394408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-69950722873392169722018-10-10T11:24:21.390-07:002018-10-10T11:24:21.390-07:00yup, basically! tho i think the horses will be abl...yup, basically! tho i think the horses will be able to suffer through it reasonably well enough - they've got a pretty good gig, after all!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-9677703355055358332018-10-10T11:23:34.249-07:002018-10-10T11:23:34.249-07:00ha it's always such a shock to be reminded tha...ha it's always such a shock to be reminded that.... oh yea, i *can't* actually just sit here and pose. whoops!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-5575165544920268672018-10-10T10:49:41.196-07:002018-10-10T10:49:41.196-07:00They put up with so much from us ammys right? Scar...They put up with so much from us ammys right? Scarlet gives me that annoyed wtf are you doing over fences sometimes. It sucks and I feel so guilty for it. All we can do is improve each time we aim at a fence. Alexhttps://thehorsedream.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-13360039306605150382018-10-10T10:43:09.803-07:002018-10-10T10:43:09.803-07:00I've been there, haha. "I wanna do the fu...I've been there, haha. "I wanna do the fun stuff but can I just like... sit here and be kinda committed to riding but not totally?" You guys look great tho!!Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-61685804843769955032018-10-10T10:38:02.427-07:002018-10-10T10:38:02.427-07:00oh totally - don't get me wrong, i'm super...oh totally - don't get me wrong, i'm super proud of the big guy! bad rides are just kinda part of the process for sure.... tho that doesn't really make it any more fun to experience them (or write about them haha), but it is what it isemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-74010105422693456412018-10-10T09:50:49.701-07:002018-10-10T09:50:49.701-07:00Hey, things sometimes don't line up perfect -...Hey, things sometimes don't line up perfect - but you have got to be so proud of how good your big guy is doing! He's being so smart and careful. PLUS you made him that way. Major pats on back.Gennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876564188850696147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-50062740619969216022018-10-10T09:50:04.944-07:002018-10-10T09:50:04.944-07:00lol he's kinda a sleeper, ya know? like kinda ...lol he's kinda a sleeper, ya know? like kinda lazy, a little bit of a lug.... but there's some SERIOUS latent athleticism in there when he needs it!!! haha...emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-89149641967015008042018-10-10T09:38:55.537-07:002018-10-10T09:38:55.537-07:00I chuckled at 'nothing but the grace of sweet ...I chuckled at 'nothing but the grace of sweet baby jesus' line. :)You will get this. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-31496948864308840082018-10-10T07:51:23.778-07:002018-10-10T07:51:23.778-07:00omg charlie judges the CRAP out of me haha! like i...omg charlie judges the CRAP out of me haha! like it didn't used to be like this when he didn't really know what we were doing or why.... but now he's totally like, "Uh, yea emma you done fucked that up!" haha.....emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-49172323705172641752018-10-10T07:50:31.296-07:002018-10-10T07:50:31.296-07:00omg all of the things, so many things!!omg all of the things, so many things!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-39788609045315726742018-10-10T07:50:15.196-07:002018-10-10T07:50:15.196-07:00ugh yea. i mean, the warm up matters, right? like ...ugh yea. i mean, the warm up matters, right? like it's one thing when we're heading out for a fun relaxing gallop across the country side over solid obstacles -- charlie doesn't need me to tell him that a solid log is ... solid haha. he can figure that out for himself! but these sticks that fall down? yea he knows that too, so apparently it just takes a little more work to encourage better efforts.... le sighemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-50064166786615940362018-10-10T07:33:22.923-07:002018-10-10T07:33:22.923-07:00Oh man, I feel this so much. Being 100% present an...Oh man, I feel this so much. Being 100% present and asking for 100% from myself and my horse, every ride, is REALLY REALLY HARD for me. And if I'm not, T is like "oh i can take a trot step into the w/c tx" or "i don't really have to halt square" and then it just sort of devolves from there. And my next ride is spent fixing it and I feel bad for getting after him because of my lack of accountability. Riding is hard, yo.<br /><br />Also being judged by your horse for your riding is kinda hilarious. T does it all the time and I swear his ears tell my trainer, "DID YOU SEE her lean forward??? DID YOU??? OMG i CANNOT WORK under these conditions!" Charlie's face in some of those pics is hilarious. What a good boy, even with all his opinions !jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-61565379296835267592018-10-10T07:31:52.068-07:002018-10-10T07:31:52.068-07:00Its hard to remember all the things all the time!Its hard to remember all the things all the time!Boss Mare Eventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039910692009593158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-4667698900675348742018-10-10T07:18:19.953-07:002018-10-10T07:18:19.953-07:00Oh I SO feel this. Every time we jump, which is a...Oh I SO feel this. Every time we jump, which is admittedly not often, my trainer is like "just because we're jumping doesn't mean he still doesn't need a good warmup just like you'd do for a Dressage ride!" and then sometimes we're not allowed to jump if we don't ever "get there" in the warmup. Poor horses for putting up with us!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-22403543672738801302018-10-10T06:50:30.450-07:002018-10-10T06:50:30.450-07:00lol right? like at first riding is hard so we work...lol right? like at first riding is hard so we work hard and try to get better and slowly things DO get better, and then subconsciously we grow complacent and maybe a little lax and then things start slowly getting .... not so better and then suddenly riding is hard again. and the cycle repeats and repeats!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-73090874469644093572018-10-10T06:41:17.127-07:002018-10-10T06:41:17.127-07:00Ick, we all have those rides some times! i hate ma...Ick, we all have those rides some times! i hate making stupid mistakes too but at least you know what you can do better next time which is always a good thing. and Charlie is a good boy too. Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03450707029569925246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-9512208984703146482018-10-10T06:06:31.980-07:002018-10-10T06:06:31.980-07:00Lol yea he can take his job very very seriously so...Lol yea he can take his job very very seriously sometimes and doesn’t appreciate it when I mess him up!! He’s still a good boy tho ;)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.com