tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post1798993796034002182..comments2024-03-29T03:54:36.711-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: follow the leader!!emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-77960855328219284772016-02-23T06:44:18.156-08:002016-02-23T06:44:18.156-08:00i think there's a lot of value in the practice...i think there's a lot of value in the practice for sureemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-71826677347448957362016-02-23T06:39:17.302-08:002016-02-23T06:39:17.302-08:00We do exercises like that periodically too! We do exercises like that periodically too! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567094702344719852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-32219812990243571972016-02-19T07:01:44.876-08:002016-02-19T07:01:44.876-08:00exactly! plus you can keep the fences to whatever ...exactly! plus you can keep the fences to whatever heights are most comfortable - the purpose isn't about jumping big, it's just about getting that rhythm rhythm rhythm !emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-37909080628770238222016-02-19T07:00:57.691-08:002016-02-19T07:00:57.691-08:00you should! definitely a fun way to work on the ba...you should! definitely a fun way to work on the basics :Demmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-80374055088657381402016-02-18T11:38:23.982-08:002016-02-18T11:38:23.982-08:00That sounds so fun! That would boost a rider's...That sounds so fun! That would boost a rider's confidence too because the horse has to go over the fence!Micaylahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799043647759779897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-21107419689725071582016-02-17T21:02:54.005-08:002016-02-17T21:02:54.005-08:00These lessons are a blast, and I haven't done ...These lessons are a blast, and I haven't done one since I was a kid! Now I want to!redheadlinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736154763329900177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-1479231226269444572016-02-17T13:59:48.555-08:002016-02-17T13:59:48.555-08:00ha she got so excited to run around that she forgo...ha she got so excited to run around that she forgot she's out of shape lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-37127005373205870962016-02-17T13:59:27.844-08:002016-02-17T13:59:27.844-08:00you should try it ;)you should try it ;)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-32953775426983969372016-02-17T13:21:45.517-08:002016-02-17T13:21:45.517-08:00Iz doesn't look like she is going anywhere fas...Iz doesn't look like she is going anywhere fast there lol. Cute.Kaila Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467096350652276379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-81232589274500208822016-02-17T11:26:51.931-08:002016-02-17T11:26:51.931-08:00That's a really cool lessons idea.That's a really cool lessons idea.Olivia @ DIY Horse Ownershiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138490796669110523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-68307789619600624242016-02-17T09:06:21.840-08:002016-02-17T09:06:21.840-08:00aww haha, oops! i kinda hate it when kids show me ...aww haha, oops! i kinda hate it when kids show me up at that kind of thing... but then again they're really practically nimble little monkeys who can climb all over everything, whereas i'm a little less... um, coordinated, shall we say lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-10251805585798431482016-02-17T09:05:17.579-08:002016-02-17T09:05:17.579-08:00I did a follow the leader lesson a few weeks ago! ...I did a follow the leader lesson a few weeks ago! It was awesome. I also played "around the world" with a little kid. She kicked my ass. I also fell off hahaha XDKateRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870548960430847612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-45004714107549640132016-02-17T09:05:01.168-08:002016-02-17T09:05:01.168-08:00that definitely sounds fun to me - and great way t...that definitely sounds fun to me - and great way to manage so many riders hahaemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-71375390158715161502016-02-17T08:59:17.696-08:002016-02-17T08:59:17.696-08:00At our old barn we would have drill team like less...At our old barn we would have drill team like lessons in the winter because our covered arena was small and sometimes we'd have 10-14 riders and horses partaking in 1 group lesson. Those days were pretty coolL.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-3126215501454483672016-02-17T08:35:54.887-08:002016-02-17T08:35:54.887-08:00aw we did drills too!!! usually only once a year f...aw we did drills too!!! usually only once a year for the closed-farm shows, but i remember *loving* the lessons where we would practice them... so much more challenging than i would have expected, but really oddly satisfying to create all those patterns.. ha now you've got me wanting to get my friends to practice again with me :)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-61041130736940096692016-02-17T08:33:59.257-08:002016-02-17T08:33:59.257-08:00when i was in college i LOVED my group lessons. We...when i was in college i LOVED my group lessons. We always took turns with the jumping but our flat lessons were so fun. my trainer basically had us do a quadrille (there were four of us) every single flat lesson. She even started to have fun with it by giving us matching horses (e.g.; two bays and two greys, two ponies and two big horses). it was fun because we all had to stay evenly spaced and work on the size of the horse's stride so there wasn't any crashing, even when one of us was on a pony and the other on the biggest (18hh!) horse in the barn!!<br /><br />it was sooo fun. back when flat lessons were fun ;)Purple Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179696153116063779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-47105919318926009242016-02-17T08:33:00.993-08:002016-02-17T08:33:00.993-08:00haha awesome - yet another reason i need to gooooo...haha awesome - yet another reason i need to gooooo hunting!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-22430003425523587162016-02-17T08:32:15.453-08:002016-02-17T08:32:15.453-08:00Foxhunting is basically playing follow the leader!...Foxhunting is basically playing follow the leader! With alcohol.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07140631127593549541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-10847955594178556252016-02-17T07:35:42.134-08:002016-02-17T07:35:42.134-08:00eh that's pretty much exactly how all our hors...eh that's pretty much exactly how all our horses did in the lesson too - they all each jumped every single cavalleti and landed cantering. which is fine - but they still must maintain their space in the line. so that canter better be tiny, and reeled back in quickly. really that was a super valuable part of the exercise. pony wanna jump and canter a trot pole? pony better be prepared to get stuffed into a super tiny package. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-36206794330463813082016-02-17T07:33:24.645-08:002016-02-17T07:33:24.645-08:00Only at the canter...he is super adjustable there,...Only at the canter...he is super adjustable there, but from the trot not so much. He pretty much flips you the bird and says all jumps/poles need to be cantered. :DEventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-10520150573080055382016-02-17T06:32:33.908-08:002016-02-17T06:32:33.908-08:00that's kinda what i thought too - that we just...that's kinda what i thought too - that we just did it growing up bc it was an easier way to manage lots of kids in a small arena. but it worked well in this lesson too - esp since one or two members of the lesson were a little greener about heights, it meant we could all work on something together without anyone feeling over-faced emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-14080365757116716842016-02-17T06:31:29.258-08:002016-02-17T06:31:29.258-08:00i bet Pongo would like it ;)i bet Pongo would like it ;)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-76275823858564136812016-02-17T06:31:19.401-08:002016-02-17T06:31:19.401-08:00it was definitely fun - simultaneously just a supe...it was definitely fun - simultaneously just a super low pressure way to enjoy riding with friends while also making sure you're actually staying on top of rhythm/paceemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-73110710136749257122016-02-17T06:30:34.738-08:002016-02-17T06:30:34.738-08:00it works both ways too - we put the horses that ne...it works both ways too - we put the horses that needed more forward in front, and those that needed more whoa in back (ahem, isabel, ahem)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-72509114329149496722016-02-17T05:11:48.516-08:002016-02-17T05:11:48.516-08:00You know I never thought about going through the e...You know I never thought about going through the exercises this way as an exercise in and of itself - I just figured it was a necessity of riding either in a too small ring or with too many people. I can't definitely see how it would be great for regulating pace! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411599470246102708noreply@blogger.com