tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post2825091584033906350..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: the stories our pictures tellemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-7888901010340078222017-08-30T08:26:21.340-07:002017-08-30T08:26:21.340-07:00I totally need to get a video camera rocking and r...I totally need to get a video camera rocking and rollingMicaylahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799043647759779897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-89923094951146730812017-06-15T09:49:52.478-07:002017-06-15T09:49:52.478-07:00I actually got video of my first jump lesson on Ma...I actually got video of my first jump lesson on Mae! I was super happy with how the lesson went, even though looking back at the video I'm realizing how far we have to go (and also how far we've come). I love these pictures that you're sharing though because it makes me nod in agreement. Mae is figuring out where to put her feet and how to use her body. She's pretty much trotting over the jumps, all four feet and legs going in different directions, and has no real concern over the low jumps we've done. We'll see how that changes throughout the summer!roothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670446457829193892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-87204935079219964252017-06-14T20:37:18.904-07:002017-06-14T20:37:18.904-07:00He sure has changed lots! He sure has changed lots! Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-54922634506134139982017-06-13T22:03:36.225-07:002017-06-13T22:03:36.225-07:00Aw thanks! He's made it pretty easy so far!Aw thanks! He's made it pretty easy so far!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-74037691400595560292017-06-13T22:03:15.844-07:002017-06-13T22:03:15.844-07:00Omg. I would watch that video tho. Omg. I would watch that video tho. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-16152451779764129182017-06-13T21:55:48.395-07:002017-06-13T21:55:48.395-07:00You guys look great! Well done. You guys look great! Well done. Alanna Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891497900025873342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-56470902837269914622017-06-13T16:51:49.109-07:002017-06-13T16:51:49.109-07:00One day, I'll get consistent media of my ridin...One day, I'll get consistent media of my riding. Or, really, any. lol I think the sum total of it so far (and I'm going back to my first lessons here in 1994 or so) is a handful of photos and a short video of me herding a mouse down the long side of the arena on horseback.Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085093380428847252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-83822713607126927152017-06-13T16:15:16.676-07:002017-06-13T16:15:16.676-07:00Oh I did not at all mean to imply that you (genera...Oh I did not at all mean to imply that you (general you) should just yank up the heights before it's appropriate. Just that personally, when I (and whatever horse) are ready and safely jumping around 3ft that it is easier for me to maintain my position and ride better. At any rate, I totally agree in your assessment of Charlie's progress and what he needs, you guys have a good partnership building and certainly have plenty of qualified help! Meganhttp://phoebiethefreebie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-89689087502165050092017-06-13T13:00:44.645-07:002017-06-13T13:00:44.645-07:00Ugh hard to get media is the worst :( I think we s...Ugh hard to get media is the worst :( I think we should all have little personal vide drones that follow us around to record cool stuff at our whim. Or like, idk. At least dedicated barn rats or something lol emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-69857269404560429892017-06-13T12:34:23.585-07:002017-06-13T12:34:23.585-07:00I love having media, but in my case it's often...I love having media, but in my case it's often because it's hard to get. But I'm like you that find a lot of value in watching myself as well as watching others media and rides. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-34571816841761852432017-06-13T10:32:51.561-07:002017-06-13T10:32:51.561-07:00yea that's a great point about seeing things f...yea that's a great point about seeing things from the judge's perspective as a means for developing test riding strategy (something we can probably agree is quite different from actual schooling or training haha....). also yea i know what you mean about sometimes needing to focus on 'feel' before digging into the optics. there are honestly a couple videos that i trashed without watching much just bc.... it wasn't what i needed to focus on, it wasn't what i needed to burn into my memory lol, ya know what i mean?emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-33942985841215467302017-06-13T10:30:11.478-07:002017-06-13T10:30:11.478-07:00also.... just in general, i tend to disagree with ...also.... just in general, i tend to disagree with the idea that the jump height is what improves the horse's understanding, or what improves the rider's ability. personally, i would like to see both horse and rider demonstrate a more correct technique independent of the size of the fences. specifically, i look for adjustability in the canter - something you can pretty clearly see charlie working on in this video (esp through the 2 stride). if the horse is making green mistakes (like rushing a fence and running past his distance) at lower fences, i'm not super inclined to just throw him at bigger and bigger things to either back him off, or teach him to rush at those too.emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-62256929107076067222017-06-13T10:29:38.091-07:002017-06-13T10:29:38.091-07:00I haven't made myself watch the videos from my...I haven't made myself watch the videos from my last show, yet. Mostly because I'm not quite ready to learn the lessons in them. I'm still implementing the lessons I "felt" in them. If that makes sense? <br /><br />I do use video a LOT, though. It helps me see what a judge was seeing and calibrate what is playing well in the show ring. It also helps me figure out if what feels "good" is actually my horse lying his ass off to me about our straightness. Haha... Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-3333043519168560992017-06-13T10:15:29.931-07:002017-06-13T10:15:29.931-07:00thanks - i think you might have misunderstood tho,...thanks - i think you might have misunderstood tho, i'm quite happy with how things are going with charlie! "beat myself up" is not exactly in my lexicon, kinda the point of this post, actuallyemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-3509677343263844452017-06-13T10:14:05.733-07:002017-06-13T10:14:05.733-07:00Oh I sooooo know that feeling. It's tough to h...Oh I sooooo know that feeling. It's tough to have a lesson and think, wow! That felt awesome, we were totally in sync, blah blah blah. Then you watch the video and it's so easy to be hypercritical of your own riding and position. But like, we're all amateurs right? Taking lessons with qualified pros and doing our best to make progress (which, btw, you guys totally ARE). So for me I love having video because it's great feedback, but I absolutely have to watch it more then once to get past the cringe factor and take away the useful stuff. Also I find that for me, the smaller jumps are actually harder to get right! My position and ability to ride gets better around 2'9-3' so don't beat yourself up over how the little stuff looks! Once the jumps start going up I'm betting Charlie finds his distances much easier and you'll be able to better flow with it so to speak!Meganhttp://phoebiethefreebie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-76115877877301007702017-06-13T10:08:06.389-07:002017-06-13T10:08:06.389-07:00ooooh yes he does!! definitely makes it fun to rid...ooooh yes he does!! definitely makes it fun to ride! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-78724144904263576052017-06-13T10:04:12.130-07:002017-06-13T10:04:12.130-07:00Look at him go! He definitely loves doing the thin...Look at him go! He definitely loves doing the thing!Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308477892024999793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-90370004455533846832017-06-13T09:57:10.242-07:002017-06-13T09:57:10.242-07:00yea you're definitely not alone in feeling tha...yea you're definitely not alone in feeling that way. mostly tho i think that we can control those feelings, that we can over come them or kinda just... get over it, since there's so much benefit to be had by objective (ie, *not* cruelly critical) evaluation. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-53260640305066626892017-06-13T09:56:22.847-07:002017-06-13T09:56:22.847-07:00ha! nobody has *ever* called me that before. i oft...ha! nobody has *ever* called me that before. i often kinda feel like the anti-perfectionist, actuallyemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-67229198851023881732017-06-13T09:53:59.525-07:002017-06-13T09:53:59.525-07:00You're just an uber perfectionist!You're just an uber perfectionist!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-31901806547565248632017-06-13T09:48:51.539-07:002017-06-13T09:48:51.539-07:00I hate watching videos of myself. I probably shoul...I hate watching videos of myself. I probably should do it more often and actually learn from it like you're doing, but it's just so demoralizing. Olivia @ DIY Horse Ownershiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138490796669110523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-67442510900690027012017-06-13T09:27:17.000-07:002017-06-13T09:27:17.000-07:00i'm so proud of this big bay goon :D
and yea,...i'm so proud of this big bay goon :D<br /><br />and yea, definitely know what you mean about the feeling not matching the visual appearance. it can be frustrating!<br /><br />it's interesting tho - and i was just thinking about this while reading comments after publishing this - but the whole advent of being able to watch all our rides on video is really so new. like, obvi that's kinda a 'duh' statement - but i'm wracking my brain and i think legitimately the first time i saw real video of me jumping, like actually jumping, might have been with isabel. bc of cell phone cameras. so like... i spent some 10-15 odd years jumping without ever really knowing what i looked like, save for the *very* rare photograph. and now i can't imagine training without that visual aid!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-51028277049907567292017-06-13T09:24:32.091-07:002017-06-13T09:24:32.091-07:00yep totally agreed about using the video to be awa...yep totally agreed about using the video to be aware of what's really happening so that we can remember it next time we ride!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-82516229805738096632017-06-13T09:06:57.374-07:002017-06-13T09:06:57.374-07:00wow charles!!! he looks amazing. and you look so m...wow charles!!! he looks amazing. and you look so much more solid.<br /><br />media always helps, IMO. I have no idea how I look ever. It used to help the most when i swore i was going ~*REALLY FAST*~ and then saw the video and realized I was... losing a race to a slug. <br /><br />How it feels and how it looks isn't always the same thing.Purple Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179696153116063779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-67318839831593176502017-06-13T08:37:12.039-07:002017-06-13T08:37:12.039-07:00Oh, I saw your jump video Sunday evening! I think ...Oh, I saw your jump video Sunday evening! I think one of the last paragraphs, when you said that you and Charlie seem to be a lot more in sync - I would ABSOLUTELY agree with that. When I watched your video, you didn't always get the distance, and you didn't always have the best approach at the fence, but I thought how much more TOGETHER you two looked in this video than in say the previous video in the rain. You two are learning each other and developing, and I personally think it really showed in this video. It is good to be hard on ourselves and challenge ourselves, but purely from an outsider perspective, I can see the changes that are developing. Sometimes I think that one step of change, that one step that just alters your track, even a little, is the hardest step to make, but once you find it, and once you're headed that way, you suddenly realize that things are really looking up :). <br /><br />I know for me I really crave media. Mostly video. I want to see EVERYTHING and I pick it apart like crazy. And I get really down sometimes too, feeling that it was awesome and it really wasn't and then feeling like something is atrocious and then watch a video and it looks okay. You just can't win. But it helps me to see, to be aware of what I'm doing and what I need to fix so that next time I ride I can keep it in the back of my brain.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485570296592298816noreply@blogger.com