tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post6816076656406580892..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: just a few things (and a gif)emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-74342511134103514552015-05-01T05:49:04.385-07:002015-05-01T05:49:04.385-07:00i feel like i've seen ppl do it but never been...i feel like i've seen ppl do it but never been clear on exactly what it was haha. your points about balancing the horse (esp a sensitive horse!!) exactly match my experience so far. isabel naturally has a pretty nice canter, but it's easy for her to get all sprawled out - esp in corners when i'm trying to get our simple change haha. <br /><br />but yes - the focus here is definitely on *me* and so far so good :)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-75839203889156534992015-04-30T18:22:00.662-07:002015-04-30T18:22:00.662-07:00* loved, not "lived"! Stupid phone!* loved, not "lived"! Stupid phone!Nicole Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09817619834026667737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-42651136215862878932015-04-30T18:20:41.615-07:002015-04-30T18:20:41.615-07:00I thought it funny how many people had never heard...I thought it funny how many people had never heard of this before. Loved the biomechanics recap from your previous post!<br /><br />All of the pros in PR posted the canter at some point or another. These people competed in the jumpers at the international level and I was lucky to share the riding arena with them. My trainer at the time explained that it's a great way to balance a horse at the canter and that's how I learned to use it. There was one particularly sensitive OTTB I was working with who lived to get flat and bolty at the canter (it became more of a barely-controlled hand gallop...) Posting at the canter helped to organize her and set the pace I wanted. By the time I was done with her as a project, she had developed the nicest rolling canter. It's fascinating to me that your biomechanics instructor uses it specifically to develop a lighter deep seat at the canter...because that's exactly the side effect it had in me.<br /><br />I think you and Isabel look GREAT in that gif btw! It's obviously working for both of you!Nicole Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09817619834026667737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-70073867456838659652015-04-30T12:41:04.899-07:002015-04-30T12:41:04.899-07:00it's definitely helping SO MUCH with isabel...it's definitely helping SO MUCH with isabel's rhythm - a side effect i didn't anticipate at all, but it makes senseemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-51713313137876178922015-04-30T12:40:42.487-07:002015-04-30T12:40:42.487-07:00it's definitely really interesting haha. i wro...it's definitely really interesting haha. i wrote a super long post about it yesterday detailing exactly how my trainer wanted me doing it - but essentially the point is to help me achieve a better seat so that i can sit the canter more effectivelyemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-46303533235095792002015-04-30T12:34:54.577-07:002015-04-30T12:34:54.577-07:00I love using posting at the canter as a way to get...I love using posting at the canter as a way to get a good medium canter going!Wilbur, Ellie, and Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620148609694352994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-62823253280510923922015-04-30T12:34:18.680-07:002015-04-30T12:34:18.680-07:00Posting the canter sounds interesting. I've ne...Posting the canter sounds interesting. I've never done it before. What are the purposes of it? Also, I think its really cool you get to take biomechanics lessons. Paolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169356458758529349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-30796482472401815352015-04-30T12:11:39.793-07:002015-04-30T12:11:39.793-07:00it's definitely a little .... different from m...it's definitely a little .... different from my usual way of going haha. but i think i needed something kind of revolutionary to help undo some old muscle memory and learn a new positionemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-77411293917587801522015-04-30T12:05:13.411-07:002015-04-30T12:05:13.411-07:00Yes thanks for the gif! I've never seen or he...Yes thanks for the gif! I've never seen or heard of this before - fascinating!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925650148327532110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-44145430651819760712015-04-30T11:33:54.923-07:002015-04-30T11:33:54.923-07:00haha yea you're totally right - and i think th...haha yea you're totally right - and i think that's where this whole problem that i'm trying to unlearn came from : trying to 'ride correctly' vs actually being effective. but at the end of the day i'd rather be able to actually ride the damn horse, regardless of anything else lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-36317245669866748832015-04-30T10:44:47.861-07:002015-04-30T10:44:47.861-07:00I really don't think you look that bad in it, ...I really don't think you look that bad in it, but I know where you're coming from because a lot of times when I see pics or vid of myself riding I hate my position too lol. We're our own worst critics. My dressage calls me out sometime for trying to ride to correctly and not being effective enough. She says to be effective and communicate to the horse first and then make it look prettier laterAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411599470246102708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-64546766684881296712015-04-30T09:25:17.805-07:002015-04-30T09:25:17.805-07:00thanks! it's just a hard balancing act mentall...thanks! it's just a hard balancing act mentally - i want to 'look' a certain way in the saddle, but first i have to actually 'sit' a certain way, and the two things don't always happen at the same time... we'll get there eventually tho!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-67772679924404066732015-04-30T09:21:50.982-07:002015-04-30T09:21:50.982-07:00that's exactly what i'm hoping! i love me ...that's exactly what i'm hoping! i love me some half seat - but i think it has more to do with being too rigid in a full seat to feel secure. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-40155970948991654312015-04-30T09:02:43.108-07:002015-04-30T09:02:43.108-07:00That gif is super helpful and I think you look a l...That gif is super helpful and I think you look a lot better than you think. I totally get it, we're our biggest critics - but don't be too hard on yourself. You're making huge strides. Go Arabian mares!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-68158255206161923592015-04-30T08:17:02.101-07:002015-04-30T08:17:02.101-07:00A lot of Hunter people post the canter at competit...A lot of Hunter people post the canter at competitions, and I've done it a time or two. But personally, once you get that *moment* where you can sit the canter quietly and effectively, I find that you feel more solid than in a half seat. The posting will help tho - esp for the Dressage part :)Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-19460663252668444882015-04-30T07:41:17.513-07:002015-04-30T07:41:17.513-07:00thanks! i should clarify that i don't mind the...thanks! i should clarify that i don't mind the forward seat for jumping, but what i really want is a nice position for the dressage court, which i don't really have yet. hopefully soon! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-45573069345569893762015-04-30T07:23:07.930-07:002015-04-30T07:23:07.930-07:00I don't think you look bad at all. She has a ...I don't think you look bad at all. She has a nice forward, rocking canter. Posting the canter is something one of my old trainers had me do a lot!Lauren @ She Moved To Texashttp://www.shemovedtotexas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-41120348664366397732015-04-30T06:28:55.562-07:002015-04-30T06:28:55.562-07:00i'd never seen it before either, but saw from ...i'd never seen it before either, but saw from googling it that it IS kinda a trendy thing in h/j land. the bio-mech trainer said she learned it from polo players tho, which i also thought was interesting. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-74909210484602833952015-04-30T06:23:31.885-07:002015-04-30T06:23:31.885-07:00I was watching at a hunter/jumper show last month ...I was watching at a hunter/jumper show last month and it seemed a lot of riders were posting the canter. I hadn't seen this much before and wondered if it were the new trendy thing to do! <br />Isabel's canter looks so lovely! Building new positional habits is so hard. :)LandofWOZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518323270325094244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-64503962260118413122015-04-30T05:47:23.278-07:002015-04-30T05:47:23.278-07:00haha glad you like the gif! i kinda hate my positi...haha glad you like the gif! i kinda hate my position in it but i love the mare so... sacrifices lol. good luck giving it a try - let me know if you think it helps at all! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-24577448693168273562015-04-30T05:46:20.109-07:002015-04-30T05:46:20.109-07:00it's definitely not a 'traditional' ap...it's definitely not a 'traditional' approach haha - but this trainer does things her own way. it's funny bc my other trainers will notice an improvement in me or my horse, but become dismissive when i tell them the concepts from the bio-mechanics trainer (even tho they just complimented the improvement!)... <br /><br />really tho - just concentrating on my hips and seat wasn't making a difference - and i really have no feel for it. so i'm hoping this will be different?<br />emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-22095930106334568512015-04-30T05:06:18.168-07:002015-04-30T05:06:18.168-07:00Ah, I see how it works now!! Thanks for the gif - ...Ah, I see how it works now!! Thanks for the gif - that was excellent and Isabel's canter looks nice! (also that Osprey is way too cool). I kind of have mixed feelings about this method, but definitely want to give it a try....though I forgot to when I rode yesterday lol. Different strokes for different folks lol. Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17784724437450397444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-86901343935298543962015-04-30T04:38:41.400-07:002015-04-30T04:38:41.400-07:00The canter posting is interesting, especially beca...The canter posting is interesting, especially because I've done it before (unknowingly) and was told very sternly to stop by my Trainer. Once I stopped and concentrated on just opening my hips, sitting deep on my seat bones, and relaxing, my seat position improved so dramatically. I guess different things work for different people! Glad it is working for you :)<br />Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303236534507171227noreply@blogger.com