tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post1096776953472395496..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: long overdue dressage lessonsemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-63691940495878837012018-11-21T12:05:08.820-08:002018-11-21T12:05:08.820-08:00I am totally jealous of those heat lamps lol. I...I am totally jealous of those heat lamps lol. I'm glad the lesson was so good tho!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485570296592298816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-75315782500626503642018-11-21T10:13:12.195-08:002018-11-21T10:13:12.195-08:00I'm with you on the wishing I had more dressag...I'm with you on the wishing I had more dressage lessons...and also the sitting the canter thing and somehow holding in my lower back (which actually makes mine quite sore after a lesson focusing on canter!)Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-30468120655825350502018-11-21T05:26:10.933-08:002018-11-21T05:26:10.933-08:00Oh gotcha - definitely so so so hard to find the t...Oh gotcha - definitely so so so hard to find the time for everything! And the money lol. Sometimes I wish I could just quit my job and play ponies full time lol.....emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-7404347007331388132018-11-20T18:05:19.137-08:002018-11-20T18:05:19.137-08:00I meant it’s hard juggling multiple trainers time-...I meant it’s hard juggling multiple trainers time-wise 😉 I was riding with a dressage trainer long before I started with my jump trainer, and found the dressage lessons were getting few and far between.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-60536474138245757502018-11-20T17:37:42.510-08:002018-11-20T17:37:42.510-08:00it's like the actual hardest thing, apparently...it's like the actual hardest thing, apparently!!! sigh...emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-22494468763845177272018-11-20T13:10:16.356-08:002018-11-20T13:10:16.356-08:00I feel you on the canter sitting. Glad you had an...I feel you on the canter sitting. Glad you had an awesome lesson.Boss Mare Eventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039910692009593158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-7273272831006766402018-11-20T12:19:55.399-08:002018-11-20T12:19:55.399-08:00yea the slow push to then ride forward has really ...yea the slow push to then ride forward has really really worked for Charlie, so i'm definitely not gonna abandon that approach. but.... it's a good reminder that i *do* need to occasionally push it out for more forward too just to make sure everything is working!! and yea, the lesson drought was pretty bad but hopefully won't be repeated!!!! luckily by writing out all my thoughts and takeaways from each lesson, it's at least easier to keep working on the stuff, even without trainer input...emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-42822989418905659402018-11-20T12:18:20.865-08:002018-11-20T12:18:20.865-08:00the heat lamps are so ridiculously luxe, we looooo...the heat lamps are so ridiculously luxe, we loooooved them lol! i'm pretty sure charlie would agree to be a grand prix dressage horse if it meant being allowed to lounge under those lamps every day!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-59265217931546592372018-11-20T11:19:28.457-08:002018-11-20T11:19:28.457-08:00Carmen is clever, she keeps up the tired act until...Carmen is clever, she keeps up the tired act until I disappear into the house. lol. I like the slow push too. ONce that is there then the forward is so much more balanced. I like you approach of balancing the too. And, OMG, months since your last dressage lesson? How? :D :DTeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-12341824314278789742018-11-20T09:34:52.943-08:002018-11-20T09:34:52.943-08:00I think I've only used heat lamps once but the...I think I've only used heat lamps once but they were pretty cool! Very exciting your Dressage trainer agrees that Charlie is ready for 1st level! :DL.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-47623553896412040242018-11-20T07:13:49.533-08:002018-11-20T07:13:49.533-08:00omg that wash stall was so so so so nice. that'...omg that wash stall was so so so so nice. that's really probably the biggest thing i miss from our last farm: indoor wash stall with hot water..... i think charlie would have spent all day in there, but i was really eager to get him home so he could get at least a little more turnout with his buddies....emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-63711187296653048352018-11-20T07:05:46.702-08:002018-11-20T07:05:46.702-08:00i will take 10 min in the heated wash stall after ...i will take 10 min in the heated wash stall after a ride, kthnx!!<br /><br />that's so great that you guys are ready to attack (in a very demure, dressagy way) first level.Purple Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179696153116063779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-37230544481935524412018-11-20T06:58:42.760-08:002018-11-20T06:58:42.760-08:00oh man, i'm the exact opposite - i LOVE riding...oh man, i'm the exact opposite - i LOVE riding with multiple trainers and have been really really happy with the main three that i've used over the last 2-4 years. the trick, i think, is to have trainers who all kinda want to see the same thing and have similar methods for getting there, so that you're not confusing the horse or switching things around too much when riding with one trainer vs another. actually, if you're interested, i wrote a full post on these particular trainers and why i ride with them and how it all works together a couple years ago, but it all basically still holds true:<br /><br />https://fraidycateventing.blogspot.com/2015/07/trainers-i-ride-with-and-why.htmlemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-44537513095841784132018-11-20T06:56:04.197-08:002018-11-20T06:56:04.197-08:00ha yea it's like charlie gets home and is like...ha yea it's like charlie gets home and is like "wow i never thought i'd see this place again! better check to make sure all my friends are right where i left them!!!" lol....emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-24086947183888867452018-11-20T06:35:15.221-08:002018-11-20T06:35:15.221-08:00Juggling multiple trainers is sooo hard. I was in ...Juggling multiple trainers is sooo hard. I was in the same boat before finally making Trainer B help me with all the things. When you figure out the secret to coordinating aids/position, pleeeease let me know. Like you, I can do ONE thing at a time :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-34605721906177167072018-11-20T06:28:51.011-08:002018-11-20T06:28:51.011-08:00Sneaky beasty. Pig always galloped out when he got...Sneaky beasty. Pig always galloped out when he got home from traveling. Every. Time. Such a silly kid. Love the connection between inside leg and lifting the shoulder. That's so vital and a hard connection to make/teach!Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-90815774149951040012018-11-20T06:10:37.281-08:002018-11-20T06:10:37.281-08:00Omg right ?? Honestly I’m a little reluctant to re...Omg right ?? Honestly I’m a little reluctant to really push him out and see how big the stride can be bc.... idk if I’ll be able to stop or even turn him after that!! Let alone not jump out of a show ring.... lol so right now I’m being pretty conservative and just trying to “show a difference”. Maybe one day I’ll be more brave haha!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-12272727353138837312018-11-20T06:08:13.754-08:002018-11-20T06:08:13.754-08:00Lol right?!? Charlie was basically born waving the...Lol right?!? Charlie was basically born waving the white flag of surrender. If he were an actual child he would be the type to constantly whine “are we there yet?!” Even on the 15min drive to the grocery store lol... he will always take the earliest opportunity to go back to the barn, goofy ponyemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-23886290377531666402018-11-20T05:31:41.187-08:002018-11-20T05:31:41.187-08:00A Charliesaur canter lengthening takes like what, ...A Charliesaur canter lengthening takes like what, three or four strides before you're at the end of the arena? 😉Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-1978192594102283192018-11-20T05:04:58.704-08:002018-11-20T05:04:58.704-08:00Horses are so good at that. Both Gem and now H'...Horses are so good at that. Both Gem and now H'Appy will act half dead while riding and then the moment I slip the halter off they go helter skelter galloping up the hill in the pasture and I think "ok horse...you just earned 15 more minutes next ride" HA!<br />Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327169584564761073noreply@blogger.com