tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post7700356538209304498..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: Hilltop Dressageemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-49767905620644452932019-07-17T09:07:11.122-07:002019-07-17T09:07:11.122-07:00Sometimes just hearing something worded a differen...Sometimes just hearing something worded a different way is what it takes to click in our brain! Sounds like a great outing and totally worth the money and effort.L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-20730108679710340152019-07-17T05:14:17.680-07:002019-07-17T05:14:17.680-07:00I got the similar talk about my arms and upper bod...I got the similar talk about my arms and upper body only Carrie says your body is the sursingle with side reins. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543984663767954777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-30029610110071802112019-07-16T14:54:53.529-07:002019-07-16T14:54:53.529-07:00I always feel like an imposter when I go to a fanc...I always feel like an imposter when I go to a fancy place on my small, not fancy horse. Thankfully everyone is usually really nice so I get over it quickly. <br />I had one instructor who kept changing the analogy she used to get me to change something about my position. When she found the one that worked for me, she would try to keep using that one. Crouching like a frog didn't work for me at canter, but riding a carousel horse did. Sometimes you need to hear it a different way to sink in.Gray Flannel Horseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798379736435785129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-59218772577064111772019-07-16T12:39:23.185-07:002019-07-16T12:39:23.185-07:00I love when a fairly small tweak just changes ever...I love when a fairly small tweak just changes everything! What a great lesson!Stacie Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-17431908625968652042019-07-16T08:04:30.259-07:002019-07-16T08:04:30.259-07:00I'm so jealous!!!!I'm so jealous!!!!Alainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16372856829547404241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-38354612595365748772019-07-16T07:36:19.808-07:002019-07-16T07:36:19.808-07:00That's great! And what a lovely place! That is...That's great! And what a lovely place! That is the great thing about having different trainers - sometimes they can word things just a little bit differently that allows for us to understand something a little better. Hopefully you can get more consistent lessons!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485570296592298816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-53241599852880700462019-07-16T07:21:18.760-07:002019-07-16T07:21:18.760-07:00it is the MOST awesome! it's one of the big re...it is the MOST awesome! it's one of the big reasons i love taking so many lessons with different folks haha. like, it's entirely possible that without all the ground work i'd laid with dressage trainer C, this trainer Jess's instruction wouldn't have clicked so well. but the combination of the two really seemed to work!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-28613598659520485602019-07-16T07:20:27.127-07:002019-07-16T07:20:27.127-07:00i'm honestly kinda shocked at how accessible t...i'm honestly kinda shocked at how accessible the place ended up being. like, it took some real effort to schedule, plus there was an obscene amount of paperwork i needed to fill out (including attachments from my vet) before i could even get on the schedule. but once i was there everyone was extremely inviting and friendly, and the lesson was shockingly affordable. i liked it a lot!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-23806864533978310112019-07-16T07:19:19.850-07:002019-07-16T07:19:19.850-07:00ha it's a constant process of searching for ev...ha it's a constant process of searching for ever more, but this trainer definitely seems equipped to help us keep pushingemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-31597842851990172882019-07-16T07:18:43.868-07:002019-07-16T07:18:43.868-07:00lol i would totally live there - it was gorgeous! ...lol i would totally live there - it was gorgeous! and yea it was definitely a breath of fresh air into our flat work!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-56809085788187279802019-07-16T07:18:11.141-07:002019-07-16T07:18:11.141-07:00it sure doesn't suck there haha!it sure doesn't suck there haha!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-68212611408644136952019-07-16T07:18:00.370-07:002019-07-16T07:18:00.370-07:00yea i really like riding with different trainers b...yea i really like riding with different trainers bc you just never know when that "aha!" moment will come. it's especially useful for breaking through those persistent roadblocks emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-80940532153264522722019-07-16T07:17:16.721-07:002019-07-16T07:17:16.721-07:00she's really wonderful, everyone there was ser...she's really wonderful, everyone there was seriously friendly and down to earthemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-11171976127297503252019-07-16T07:16:58.244-07:002019-07-16T07:16:58.244-07:00isn't it so pretty tho?isn't it so pretty tho?emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-4036476181694342852019-07-16T07:16:48.280-07:002019-07-16T07:16:48.280-07:00lessons are great!lessons are great!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-17206336145129858732019-07-16T07:16:29.650-07:002019-07-16T07:16:29.650-07:00ugh yea the impulsion can be a huge issue for us t...ugh yea the impulsion can be a huge issue for us too, charlie loves it behind my leg! turns out riding is hard, who knew?!?emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-77838650413834020642019-07-16T05:55:00.077-07:002019-07-16T05:55:00.077-07:00All of the cheers for having something explained i...All of the cheers for having something explained in a new way that really makes things "click" for you. That is AWESOME!Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-78560400790509268812019-07-16T05:35:31.846-07:002019-07-16T05:35:31.846-07:00SO glad you got to ride at Hilltop,Emily has ridde...SO glad you got to ride at Hilltop,Emily has ridden there for lessons and it is a gorgeous facility. UGH on the weather tho those roads flood fast back there. I would live in that barn. I never got to ride there but only heard great things about that place and the instructors. Good for you stepping outside the comfort zone (and getting a great lesson as well)!<br /><br />Martidollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615603986854526853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-3049904943677282172019-07-16T04:55:27.257-07:002019-07-16T04:55:27.257-07:00That place looks amazing! So happy you’re finding ...That place looks amazing! So happy you’re finding what works for you guys!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-21787029998226793442019-07-16T04:35:49.729-07:002019-07-16T04:35:49.729-07:00Love that barn...makes you want to move in... :-)...Love that barn...makes you want to move in... :-) Glad you had a good lesson - there is nothing like a good lesson to refocus and motivate you!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940386405998853917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-55788678512174518062019-07-15T19:02:35.572-07:002019-07-15T19:02:35.572-07:00That barn.... I am officially ded.That barn.... I am officially ded.Eventer In Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01188223824498672612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-84185843561145104792019-07-15T18:31:52.752-07:002019-07-15T18:31:52.752-07:00That is an amazing looking place, so fancy! It'...That is an amazing looking place, so fancy! It's funny how someone explaining it slightly differently makes things click into place. I'm with you on wishy washy contact, it's so hard! It sounds like a great lesson especially with being able to replicate the work at home. Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03450707029569925246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-79127160861111577722019-07-15T17:59:45.397-07:002019-07-15T17:59:45.397-07:00One of my dear friends is a head groom there for J...One of my dear friends is a head groom there for Jess and I've heard nothing but great things about her! I'm so glad you were able to get there for a lesson!Niamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445287419135378606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-47459954523057694962019-07-15T13:57:46.182-07:002019-07-15T13:57:46.182-07:00What a gorgeous facility!What a gorgeous facility!Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-54002946760978343832019-07-15T13:46:06.821-07:002019-07-15T13:46:06.821-07:00Oh man sounds like a really great lesson. I get yo...Oh man sounds like a really great lesson. I get you on the whole needing eye on the ground thing. I am definitely there too. There is no muscle memory for me for a well, executed shoulder-in hahaEmily - May As Wellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404536866220283931noreply@blogger.com