tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post7399004344199473195..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: dinosaur dressage redux: elegance + a gif!emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-88824074035230229542017-09-21T04:49:43.922-07:002017-09-21T04:49:43.922-07:00Yay to Charlie being sound again!Yay to Charlie being sound again!roothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670446457829193892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-42372936774092803962017-09-20T10:36:27.164-07:002017-09-20T10:36:27.164-07:00Im so jealous of your coaching set up!!Im so jealous of your coaching set up!!Boss Mare Eventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039910692009593158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-33196380941266790722017-09-20T07:06:35.878-07:002017-09-20T07:06:35.878-07:00Wow Charlie, you so sassy. You better watch out fo...Wow Charlie, you so sassy. You better watch out for that one. Look at that last picture--he looks like he's ready to book it out of there! But seriously though #elegantAF is going to be his hashtag in no time. Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308477892024999793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-41675909485268025042017-09-19T18:04:17.734-07:002017-09-19T18:04:17.734-07:00Thanks! His good moments make me so excited! Now t...Thanks! His good moments make me so excited! Now to just eliminate some of those other... Less good moments lol. But yea the hand position thing is so so hard. I think bc it's something that needs to be adaptable and evolving with our horses needs - esp like you say the differences in disciplines and what not. But I'm not very quick at making changes to my riding, esp for some stuff that gets committed to muscle memory. It's tricky!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-15565533429630158462017-09-19T18:02:00.139-07:002017-09-19T18:02:00.139-07:00ha! yea it certainly helps when it's mutually ...ha! yea it certainly helps when it's mutually beneficial to the trainer -- she's just as eager to fill and optimize her schedule among all the barns on her route as we are to claim an hour of her time!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-72526440504220404742017-09-19T12:34:03.681-07:002017-09-19T12:34:03.681-07:00OMG he looks gorgeous! He has come so far, Emma! W...OMG he looks gorgeous! He has come so far, Emma! Wonderful job <3 Yeah I used to be so bad about my hands coming down. Oddly enough, western really helped with that lol. Now my hands pivoting at my wrists to look like piano hands.....western has made that worse lol. I'm so glad though that his leg got better! Like other said he now needs bubble wrap. Oh, what about those bubbles used in bubble soccer?! Charlie needs lol.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485570296592298816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-52014978866108653912017-09-19T12:25:55.894-07:002017-09-19T12:25:55.894-07:00Oh man, idk about you but I always feel so special...Oh man, idk about you but I always feel so special when my trainer is checking with ME to schedule lessons instead of the other way around. Like, yes! I'm one of the chosen ones!!!!! Meganhttp://phoebethefreebie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-68516192672329721452017-09-19T09:53:37.654-07:002017-09-19T09:53:37.654-07:00Me too!Me too!Madeline C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14246076712179468308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-20734431807961358982017-09-19T09:17:57.746-07:002017-09-19T09:17:57.746-07:00Lol with three such different horses and yet.... O...Lol with three such different horses and yet.... One unifying attribute haha! It's not a great club but at least the members are fun ;)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-82874337039811993192017-09-19T09:12:52.714-07:002017-09-19T09:12:52.714-07:00i will join as well......i will join as well......Martidollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615603986854526853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-67274457387173935192017-09-19T08:57:39.590-07:002017-09-19T08:57:39.590-07:00omg. yes plz. are there t-shirts????? i think we n...omg. yes plz. are there t-shirts????? i think we need t-shirts. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-91946572628045569632017-09-19T08:57:22.766-07:002017-09-19T08:57:22.766-07:00lol maybe i need to get hit tho. like the whole ri...lol maybe i need to get hit tho. like the whole ride i was trying to be so conscious about my hand placement and trying so hard to have my nice bent elbows and hands-together fancy dressage look goin on. then i watched the videos and was like, wtf how are my hands actually down at my knees tho????? sigh. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-25484093259262346682017-09-19T07:49:18.195-07:002017-09-19T07:49:18.195-07:00Oh, hi, hello, would you like to join the Club For...Oh, hi, hello, would you like to join the Club For Riders Of Horses Who Throw Prehistoric-Level Tantrums When Asked To Return To Work After A Break? I have a spot open for a co-president. Alli + Dinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928482808436392040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-90271831713433692372017-09-19T07:43:02.976-07:002017-09-19T07:43:02.976-07:00hahah the wide hands comment on that picture made ...hahah the wide hands comment on that picture made me laugh.... my trainer is CONSTANTLY telling me to stop taking my hands so wide. if she had like a meter stick old school style she'd probably hit them with it.<br /><br />his canter flail is great. go charles go :DPurple Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179696153116063779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-55157751306749371942017-09-19T07:37:09.082-07:002017-09-19T07:37:09.082-07:00ha i tried to tell my trainer that. she.... wasn&#...ha i tried to tell my trainer that. she.... wasn't buyin it lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-32804584387790846722017-09-19T07:31:36.472-07:002017-09-19T07:31:36.472-07:00He has improved so much since you guys first start...He has improved so much since you guys first started. And that whole riding with your toes pointed forward nonsense is just a little too difficult. My legs just rotate outwards. It's my conformation.HolyBullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938188769695663261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-760742089287365472017-09-19T07:01:24.314-07:002017-09-19T07:01:24.314-07:00ugh yea i know what you mean. such a total bummer ...ugh yea i know what you mean. such a total bummer about how reality so rarely lines up with our carefully formulate ideas! what's that they say about the best laid plans of mice and men??? lol.... but yea. we make do with what we got, and life is definitely easier now that we're at a barn where C can come to us!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-45211478364706174032017-09-19T06:56:31.763-07:002017-09-19T06:56:31.763-07:00Consistency and routine are pretty much my dream g...Consistency and routine are pretty much my dream goal yet something always seems to happen to derail the grand plan. How great to have your dressage trainer on site now!LandofWOZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518323270325094244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-92179502363342122312017-09-19T06:39:16.270-07:002017-09-19T06:39:16.270-07:00the inside rein is my favorite lol! and actually t...the inside rein is my favorite lol! and actually this lesson was last week, so before his latest lameness. i'm just slow in getting around to writing about it haha! but yes, he does appear to be sound again now anyway, yay!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-70844551933641842222017-09-19T06:34:25.485-07:002017-09-19T06:34:25.485-07:00Hooray for less trailering! I'm an inside rein...Hooray for less trailering! I'm an inside rein junkie, too. It's a problem. He looks great! Glad he was sound!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-51392509786420570362017-09-19T06:19:37.374-07:002017-09-19T06:19:37.374-07:00yea, charlie is a little different i think. he can...yea, charlie is a little different i think. he can get back to where he was after a break - there's no difference in the quality of work, we just have to go through the whole 'dinosaur in tar pit' tantrum first sometimes. as i wrote above tho, we had mostly gotten past it before but after so much time off the problem has cropped up again. so we'll just get past it again soon enough i hope!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-15309375580743669742017-09-19T06:18:06.598-07:002017-09-19T06:18:06.598-07:00yea i was ok with hauling to mine multiple times a...yea i was ok with hauling to mine multiple times a week for a couple years... but definitely don't miss that lol! and yes plz, bubble wrap for charlie!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-43275031861826392202017-09-19T06:17:23.531-07:002017-09-19T06:17:23.531-07:00omg seriously! after years and years of sacrificin...omg seriously! after years and years of sacrificing so much time and energy to get my lesson fix, it feels downright luxurious to be able to just show up to my barn and ride!!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-43273971073952583462017-09-19T06:16:39.473-07:002017-09-19T06:16:39.473-07:00ha i love me some inside rein tho!!! and actually ...ha i love me some inside rein tho!!! and actually i *do* think there's a reason we all use it, and that it's an effective tool.... but there comes a point in a horse's training where they should be able to achieve the same carriage without that direct aid. often tho force of habit among us riders makes it very difficult to make that transition away from relying on the rein. which is.... basically where i get stuck hahaemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-65242355749564880452017-09-19T05:19:35.827-07:002017-09-19T05:19:35.827-07:00He's looking a lot better! Those moments are ...He's looking a lot better! Those moments are going to happen more and more. I know you commented about Charlie's post-break attitude in my blog post, and every horse is different but Connor's did improve a lot as he got used to regular work. Post-break used to be literally unusable, just don't even try. Now it's more like...never going to be as good as pre-break, but not embarrassingly bad, lol.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.com