tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post3888386915595376677..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: xc clinic with Sallyemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-6157052884189307792021-05-28T10:26:30.801-07:002021-05-28T10:26:30.801-07:00Good boy Charlie (and well done Emma!) Love that y...Good boy Charlie (and well done Emma!) Love that you're always out there participating and supporting your amazing local venues and organizations too.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-43529938732567096712021-05-28T06:01:08.091-07:002021-05-28T06:01:08.091-07:00You are awesome!! It's so nice riding a horse ...You are awesome!! It's so nice riding a horse that you can actually trust. It's definitely hard to realize you can *actually* trust them though, when we know what they did a few years ago when they were greener lol. Sounds like such a great day, way to go! Lysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615588484441219137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-81685280884251095992021-05-27T18:41:29.366-07:002021-05-27T18:41:29.366-07:00Sounds like a really wonderful school! So happy fo...Sounds like a really wonderful school! So happy for you and Charlie getting out there, doing things, and doing them well! Stacie Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-56608419402732924532021-05-27T16:02:50.751-07:002021-05-27T16:02:50.751-07:00You are so much braver than I am and I love watchi...You are so much braver than I am and I love watching you do your thing. The helmet cam footage is AWESOME.Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-71953138262368663222021-05-27T13:35:46.082-07:002021-05-27T13:35:46.082-07:00hey, type II fun is still basically fun, right?? hey, type II fun is still basically fun, right?? emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-73510255528800218742021-05-27T13:35:09.906-07:002021-05-27T13:35:09.906-07:00omggggggg haha. tbh i'd actually be kinda curi...omggggggg haha. tbh i'd actually be kinda curious to hear charlie's thoughts. probably would be something along the lines of, "geez just grab mane and hang on, lady, i got this!!"<br /><br />meanwhile, i always had a VERY distinct sense that i absolutely DID NOT NEED TO KNOW whatever isabel may or may not have been thinking about me.... lolololol poor long-suffering princess ;)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-61902550492137954432021-05-27T13:32:45.468-07:002021-05-27T13:32:45.468-07:00lol not sure i was implying anything tbh haha. i&#...lol not sure i was implying anything tbh haha. i've just never really gone to a course and schooled it from first to last jump before. most of the schooling i've done has either been at home; at schooling facilities like windurra, where everything is kinda clustered together; or at courses where i've kinda just schooled myself over whatever jumps and combos seem interesting vs any consideration for the complete course itself. it was definitely a different sort of experience bc had i been schooling myself instead of doing the lesson, i probably would have jumped way fewer fences lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-23900330545738861382021-05-27T13:14:26.946-07:002021-05-27T13:14:26.946-07:00What a great schooling! What a great Charlie! AND ...What a great schooling! What a great Charlie! AND great job getting out there and having fun while remembering to ride Emma!Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624374504547832814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-414237495152016382021-05-27T13:12:04.078-07:002021-05-27T13:12:04.078-07:00Imagine if our horses also blogged and were compar...Imagine if our horses also blogged and were comparing notes on how to get their humans to chill the f*ck out ��<br />"First I tried giving her a self-help book, but it really looks like I'm going to have to send her to the therapist..."Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-17913439641884150882021-05-27T13:01:38.026-07:002021-05-27T13:01:38.026-07:00There's definitely some controversy out here a...There's definitely some controversy out here about schooling full courses before an event. While I don't really know of any facility that just doesn't really move fence locations from year to year (maybe you weren't implying that?), most of the venues out here don't move fences significantly between events within a year. So once you've gone to the first show and/or seen the first course, you can easily school the whole thing before the second event.<br /><br />A couple of organizers are super hardcore about it, and will strip their fields of all fences between events or move them around to different locations. But that's... a lot of work.<br /><br />Sounds like a super schooling and Charlie is handsome as ever.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834098473974912416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-65567193119887273652021-05-27T11:13:58.497-07:002021-05-27T11:13:58.497-07:00omg, right??omg, right??emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-89365433326490092892021-05-27T10:55:20.420-07:002021-05-27T10:55:20.420-07:00But its HARD to chill the F out!!But its HARD to chill the F out!!Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-20277632591738931812021-05-27T10:49:10.660-07:002021-05-27T10:49:10.660-07:00dude it's always amazing to me when a trainer ...dude it's always amazing to me when a trainer can bust out such simple but important little maxims like that on how to execute certain types of exercises. like, once you hear it, it almost seems like it should be obvious... but then again sometimes it feels like NOTHING in horses is that intuitive lol. and thanks, i'm so grateful to have a horse like chuck at this particular moment in my life!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-5065438509083742432021-05-27T10:47:22.074-07:002021-05-27T10:47:22.074-07:00aw ha that's very nice :) in some ways, i'...aw ha that's very nice :) in some ways, i've felt like more of a "guide" than "trainer" when it comes to charlie's cross country skills, if that makes any sense. like i introduced him to xc and showed him all the stuff, but he honestly started off with pretty great instincts for it!! true story, while i was writing this post i went back and reread (and watched the videos) my post on charlie's first ever xc school, and it's honestly pretty easy to see the horse he is today even in those very early first efforts <3<br />https://fraidycateventing.blogspot.com/2017/04/3-phases-check.htmlemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-14532632668366378222021-05-27T10:09:29.130-07:002021-05-27T10:09:29.130-07:00I liked your sally advice under the photos - I'...I liked your sally advice under the photos - I've only jumped corners in an arena and the advice is interesting, I definitely struggled one way versus the other and I bet if I review the video it's because Ramone was on the wrong lead for the actual corner part (oh that dinosaur). It may take a while for your brain to unravel the stress and anxiety as you say, but at least Charlie is such a swell dude and he's in your corner.L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-5210798750495751972021-05-27T09:46:32.158-07:002021-05-27T09:46:32.158-07:00Sounds like a blast! I hope I'm not out of lin...Sounds like a blast! I hope I'm not out of line, but I feel like you are not giving yourself enough credit in being the one to create the horse that knows how to read the terrain, the jump, etc. Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446230051948762357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-2157726084096202952021-05-27T09:04:06.488-07:002021-05-27T09:04:06.488-07:00definitely feels really good to go do these things...definitely feels really good to go do these things (after the fact, haha, bc before hand i'm still a straight up hot mess LOL. in time, tho, in time!)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-7423944040638413492021-05-27T09:03:38.893-07:002021-05-27T09:03:38.893-07:00the best egg <3the best egg <3emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-10985025499397233712021-05-27T09:03:28.790-07:002021-05-27T09:03:28.790-07:00super fun! sally actually mentioned you and scout ...super fun! sally actually mentioned you and scout during the lesson too -- i missed the first part of what she said so idk the context for how it came up, but she said you guys were doing great!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-7645874392842705892021-05-27T09:02:50.571-07:002021-05-27T09:02:50.571-07:00this venue really is stunning, it's such a tre...this venue really is stunning, it's such a treat to ride thereemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-3840232977260754852021-05-27T09:01:27.530-07:002021-05-27T09:01:27.530-07:00Sounds like a really good outing! And such a good ...Sounds like a really good outing! And such a good boy, Charles <3Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485570296592298816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-85155675780243537332021-05-27T08:12:52.692-07:002021-05-27T08:12:52.692-07:00Charlie is such a good egg! That sounds like a del...Charlie is such a good egg! That sounds like a delightful day.SheMovedtoTexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062200290148658096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-3004384092144572772021-05-27T07:41:30.264-07:002021-05-27T07:41:30.264-07:00So excited you're back out! Sounds like a real...So excited you're back out! Sounds like a really fun way to do a xc lesson too over the whole course!Niamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445287419135378606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-1376759997127090572021-05-27T07:31:55.495-07:002021-05-27T07:31:55.495-07:00That looks like a blast! What gorgeous photos.That looks like a blast! What gorgeous photos.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.com