tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post1402471231839218555..comments2024-03-29T03:54:36.711-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: going on the gunpowderemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-3803653499572726822018-09-19T12:40:30.123-07:002018-09-19T12:40:30.123-07:00When you noted Charlie being big and a canter-walk...When you noted Charlie being big and a canter-walk transition being unlikely in the very near future I immediately saw the brontosaurus photoshop image of you two in my head lol PERISCOPE UP! JOMP THE JOMPIES! SLOW IS 4 LOSERS!Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-6378098559674979262018-09-17T14:18:13.037-07:002018-09-17T14:18:13.037-07:00lol seriouslylol seriouslyemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-63644509853204526002018-09-17T14:18:01.916-07:002018-09-17T14:18:01.916-07:00yup that's such a great quote! such an importa...yup that's such a great quote! such an important way to think about things, even if it's so hard to actually put into action lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-27459753558881624142018-09-17T14:16:16.486-07:002018-09-17T14:16:16.486-07:00Robert Dover, “Amateurs ride from movement to mov...Robert Dover, “Amateurs ride from movement to movement. Professionals ride from half halt to half halt.”Laur @FMHHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978311855305167845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-71163445778981400032018-09-17T14:15:44.497-07:002018-09-17T14:15:44.497-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Laur @FMHHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978311855305167845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-63911409184442616212018-09-17T13:51:17.610-07:002018-09-17T13:51:17.610-07:00Getting that kind of granularity in the aids goes ...Getting that kind of granularity in the aids goes beyond my pay grade that I would need a series of private lessons that probably spanned everyday of a year.L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-91900588192737228812018-09-17T10:41:33.406-07:002018-09-17T10:41:33.406-07:00oh man, the downwards transitions have always been...oh man, the downwards transitions have always been just so so so challenging for charlie. like, i can have marginally "prompt" if i'm ok with kinda flopping/collapsing down the transition. or.... i can have sorta-kinda balanced if i'm cool with very, er, 'slow to develop' transitions. and naturally there are also those other wonderful times when i think i'm cuing for a downward and the horse speeds up.... haha. so yea. there's work to be done!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-15262916886152449552018-09-17T10:39:44.943-07:002018-09-17T10:39:44.943-07:00oh man it was SUCH a perfect day for the hack!! i ...oh man it was SUCH a perfect day for the hack!! i had only expected to bop around our normal circuit of the woods and trails on our farm's property and was tickled to have arrived at the same time as the rest of the group who wanted to adventure farther afield!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-90524752072489222822018-09-17T10:39:03.161-07:002018-09-17T10:39:03.161-07:00i'm coming to the conclusion that all of ridin...i'm coming to the conclusion that all of riding is basically a series of half halts and transitions, with other stuff just kinda happening in between it all lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-61183988385867882082018-09-17T10:38:30.178-07:002018-09-17T10:38:30.178-07:00lol but it's such a good type ;) Poco is defin...lol but it's such a good type ;) Poco is definitely a favorite around the farm and i bet would get along perfectly with Remus. but, uh, good luck prying him away from his owner! lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-76268299607000008572018-09-17T09:49:19.984-07:002018-09-17T09:49:19.984-07:00I want to be with you on those trails!!
And yes fo...I want to be with you on those trails!!<br />And yes for the half-halt and the walk-canter departs. I hear you on the downward ones being harder then the upwards. But progress is progress no matter how glacial! TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-32911622296589847532018-09-17T09:26:23.185-07:002018-09-17T09:26:23.185-07:00Those trails look so beautiful! Looks like a perfe...Those trails look so beautiful! Looks like a perfect day for that! Sounds like the flatwork is really coming along. You have a great handle on it!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485570296592298816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-12917674791950228052018-09-17T09:24:52.268-07:002018-09-17T09:24:52.268-07:00I'm very jealous of your trails! Definitely h...I'm very jealous of your trails! Definitely have lots of thoughts about transitions/half halts rolling around in my brain now :)KateRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870548960430847612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-71453413084607851392018-09-17T08:43:10.382-07:002018-09-17T08:43:10.382-07:00okay now i want a red dun in my third stall. thank...okay now i want a red dun in my third stall. thanks. Poco will do nicely :) HAHAHA I do have a type dont I?Martidollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615603986854526853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-27682772811164998812018-09-17T08:00:06.554-07:002018-09-17T08:00:06.554-07:00lol why am i not surprised that you like Poco so m...lol why am i not surprised that you like Poco so much ?!? ;)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-45138550378904053782018-09-17T07:59:45.478-07:002018-09-17T07:59:45.478-07:00yup!yup!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-82652807859747215052018-09-17T07:46:40.140-07:002018-09-17T07:46:40.140-07:00umm I want that red dun. Thanks. I didnt realize h...umm I want that red dun. Thanks. I didnt realize how much I want a red dun till I saw that one. I will pay postage for him or her. Thanks :)<br /><br />HA<br />Glad you had a nice hack out and those trails look gorgeous (When I as not drooling over the dun) HA<br /><br />Martidollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615603986854526853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-66535484912310735442018-09-17T07:29:50.973-07:002018-09-17T07:29:50.973-07:00Sounds like Ralph knows a thing or two about a thi...Sounds like Ralph knows a thing or two about a thing or two, huh? 😉<br /><br />Laur @FMHHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978311855305167845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-45296123301626534982018-09-17T07:12:27.731-07:002018-09-17T07:12:27.731-07:00oh man haha, idk the answer to that.... it's b...oh man haha, idk the answer to that.... it's been a long time since i've ridden a very wide horse, but i can see how that could be more challenging! sometimes when i feel like my legs aren't hanging well, i'll pull my leg back toward the horse's tail, then drag it forward with my knee and toe pointed in toward the horse, then find my stirrup this way. it helps rotate my leg from the hip so that i've got closer contact, but not sure if that would make much of a difference if the horse is already so wide from the very top hahaemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-30818442636688610462018-09-17T07:00:37.334-07:002018-09-17T07:00:37.334-07:00Ok. I'll admit it. I cannot RISE at the postin...Ok. I'll admit it. I cannot RISE at the posting trot and properly add leg at the same time. I think it is a conformation thing (mine and May's together), but it is basically impossible. Is this easier on a slender horse? I might have to borrow a tbred... Emily - May As Wellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404536866220283931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-25259163675542910062018-09-17T06:36:03.363-07:002018-09-17T06:36:03.363-07:00definitely a super pretty area!definitely a super pretty area!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-55166820064500906862018-09-17T06:33:11.181-07:002018-09-17T06:33:11.181-07:00yup that's definitely an important feel and on...yup that's definitely an important feel and one i think about a lot too, esp bc charlie is not really naturally very quick on his feet lol... emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-31757178995583311652018-09-17T06:13:36.651-07:002018-09-17T06:13:36.651-07:00Those trails are absolutely gorgeous!!Those trails are absolutely gorgeous!!Jannaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00156268032357868460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-43263959914518266552018-09-17T05:47:31.166-07:002018-09-17T05:47:31.166-07:00Those trails and that river are gorgeous. What a g...Those trails and that river are gorgeous. What a great way to spend a day out with friends. <br /><br />One of Trainers favorite things to do is ask "could you walk from this trot? - No, then get there. Good, now could you canter from this? no - then wake him/her up and get there" It gets me playing around in the gaits and doing the prep work for a transition up or down without breaking gait and doing the transition. Gem and I weren't very good at it since she had one speed and responded to anything she didn't understand or agree with by adding more speed, but I tried. Its a bit easier on Doofus. Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327169584564761073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-70108621128322247182018-09-17T05:35:10.060-07:002018-09-17T05:35:10.060-07:00This whole region and park area is so cool, and I ...This whole region and park area is so cool, and I had zero clue that we could even get there from our farm!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.com