tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post1632959994479734044..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: moments in time (aka more 'before' pictures)emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-58526421512540000192016-12-22T10:09:57.637-08:002016-12-22T10:09:57.637-08:00yay charlie! yay charlie! Micaylahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799043647759779897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-59004765144990645552016-12-13T17:53:04.248-08:002016-12-13T17:53:04.248-08:00Can we say all leg? Wow. Two boy. Fyi love that br...Can we say all leg? Wow. Two boy. Fyi love that bridle noseband!Kaila Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467096350652276379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-87248021451471544462016-12-13T16:58:57.224-08:002016-12-13T16:58:57.224-08:00He is definitely starting to look fancy! It also l...He is definitely starting to look fancy! It also looks like that trot feels just as big as it looks. Heather - The Graduated Equestrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681676187300620940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-57303809292628981052016-12-12T14:45:09.164-08:002016-12-12T14:45:09.164-08:00Up until it isn't!!! My hope is that the more ...Up until it isn't!!! My hope is that the more time he spends there, the easier it becomes to find that balance again and againemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-18798179846843002112016-12-12T12:11:13.421-08:002016-12-12T12:11:13.421-08:00That magical moment when they're balanced and ...That magical moment when they're balanced and light is always so fleeting, isn't it?roothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670446457829193892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-42373330579327152052016-12-12T12:01:51.612-08:002016-12-12T12:01:51.612-08:00oh see i love the lessons no matter what. especial...oh see i love the lessons no matter what. especially with my dressage trainer bc it really doesn't matter *what* we're working on, she always finds ways to improve my ride. so we might just be working on basic type stuff, but the difference in the horse is totally worth itemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-22084355251709530222016-12-12T10:57:27.015-08:002016-12-12T10:57:27.015-08:00I always hate to pay for lessons in the beginning ...I always hate to pay for lessons in the beginning when it's all the basis, but I agree with you, sometimes you need someone to watch you and remind you about the things you think you know. Olivia @ DIY Horse Ownershiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138490796669110523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-39009129742631993282016-12-12T10:41:09.314-08:002016-12-12T10:41:09.314-08:00lol yuuuuuuuup. nobody likes the crashy crashies t...lol yuuuuuuuup. nobody likes the crashy crashies tho!!! every time charlie nearly eats dirt he lets out these surprised little grunts, and i'm just like.... well... try moving your ass bro. it'll help, i promise!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-22294515905677352062016-12-12T10:33:35.755-08:002016-12-12T10:33:35.755-08:00I feel like I'm working on a lot of these same...I feel like I'm working on a lot of these same concepts with Shooter. Like, no one has to tell me to ride Bobby forward to use himself, but I get on ole dummy Shooter and we have to do a little crashy crashies before I'm like, "Oh, right. Get your ass in gear, you lazy whale."Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308477892024999793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-47936097847931197622016-12-12T10:09:52.414-08:002016-12-12T10:09:52.414-08:00thanks - i'm really pleased with the horse, he...thanks - i'm really pleased with the horse, he's a very quick learner. green tho he may be, it's already totally obvious that the pace of our progress is dictated by my own skill/ability to bring him along. bc he's picking up basically whatever i put down so far!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-1049163577883889012016-12-12T10:09:12.592-08:002016-12-12T10:09:12.592-08:00come ride with meeeeee!!!! :Dcome ride with meeeeee!!!! :Demmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-40087084260385810802016-12-12T10:08:51.059-08:002016-12-12T10:08:51.059-08:00lol i was so glad to get that shot on film!! it...lol i was so glad to get that shot on film!! it's hard to verbalize exactly what it's like when he legitimately feels like we might drill directly down through the earth's crust at a high rate of speed. well. that picture? that's what it feels like lol. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-73377156999004521002016-12-12T09:09:36.242-08:002016-12-12T09:09:36.242-08:00Death by face-plant lol It's so awesome to see...Death by face-plant lol It's so awesome to see all progress you've both made in such a short time! Grace Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940229993479813381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-85484339101779905472016-12-12T08:28:52.729-08:002016-12-12T08:28:52.729-08:001) you guys look fantastic and I LOVE you two toge...1) you guys look fantastic and I LOVE you two together<br /><br />2) love your trainers and you're definitely on the right track<br /><br />3) wah i want to rideSprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-22740242789660977382016-12-12T08:23:38.937-08:002016-12-12T08:23:38.937-08:00That almost-face-plant picture is HILARIOUS! He...That almost-face-plant picture is HILARIOUS! He's looking really good, though- you can totally tell he's got his thinking cap on and is definitely learning!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07140631127593549541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-44368293447305404552016-12-12T06:52:15.912-08:002016-12-12T06:52:15.912-08:00so much work!! and that stride.... i really need t...so much work!! and that stride.... i really need to force myself to adjust my perceptions so that it feels normal and natural, rather than "dear god we are running holy shit slow down!"emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-65680128941143256442016-12-12T06:51:33.721-08:002016-12-12T06:51:33.721-08:00he's got a LOT of work to do in his shoulders ...he's got a LOT of work to do in his shoulders for sure lol, it's so different from riding isabel, who was just incredibly free in her shoulders!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-23829939098077622492016-12-12T06:50:25.885-08:002016-12-12T06:50:25.885-08:00biggest baby steps ever hahabiggest baby steps ever hahaemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-18731619666121717272016-12-12T06:48:31.620-08:002016-12-12T06:48:31.620-08:00haha seriously! haha seriously! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-85074851720086142992016-12-12T06:30:01.165-08:002016-12-12T06:30:01.165-08:00Poor Charlie, lol! So much work building new muscl...Poor Charlie, lol! So much work building new muscles, but what a stride!LandofWOZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518323270325094244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-75657030920252497542016-12-12T06:28:11.373-08:002016-12-12T06:28:11.373-08:00I love his 'try' and these photos are so v...I love his 'try' and these photos are so very nice! Once he loosens his shoulders and comes from behind he will have the most incredible lengthen! TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-76374261602044018722016-12-12T06:14:46.016-08:002016-12-12T06:14:46.016-08:00His stride has opened up so much! Progress in baby...His stride has opened up so much! Progress in baby steps 😁TrainwreckInTealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557554448624901955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-79245261937739245492016-12-12T05:56:17.660-08:002016-12-12T05:56:17.660-08:00ha yea it's going to be intense for sure.... w...ha yea it's going to be intense for sure.... we had another dressage lesson yesterday (post tomorrow) and that's basically the whole story all over again - get him moving out and moving those shoulders ('fused to his body' is the perfect way of describing it at present lol). and when he gets that trot? yea. it's BIG. like, edge-of-my-comfort-zone big lol. we're getting there tho!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-89316333761648294562016-12-12T05:54:02.075-08:002016-12-12T05:54:02.075-08:00holy crap he's going to have a huge step when ...holy crap he's going to have a huge step when he realizes his shoulders arent fused to his body. can't wait to watch you have to sit it :P<br /><br />I really like horses where the answer is HEY GO FORWARD. I find it way easier to put a lot of leg on and kick into the bridle than clutching their face.Purple Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179696153116063779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-68207013700818337172016-12-12T05:42:40.542-08:002016-12-12T05:42:40.542-08:00So exciting to see the pieces start to click into ...So exciting to see the pieces start to click into place! You're also going to have a 6-pack once you really start riding this horse with your core! Alli + Dinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928482808436392040noreply@blogger.com