tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post3993665315259447238..comments2024-03-18T07:31:01.404-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: twilight eventing!emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-33876361304561985882018-08-28T18:34:18.774-07:002018-08-28T18:34:18.774-07:00That sounds like so much fun!That sounds like so much fun!Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-18971444756844861062018-08-26T08:22:43.619-07:002018-08-26T08:22:43.619-07:00A friend of mine rides at Loch Moy regularly and I...A friend of mine rides at Loch Moy regularly and I love their set up. I wish we had something like this nearby. How inviting! Great opportunity to school and build confidence. I like your conservative approach... setting up for success instead of rushing things. With that said, you're already jumping so much bigger than I could. I got a little queasy looking at some of your "small" fences!!! Love the helmet cam :)Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-48562064359233952122018-08-25T18:16:12.091-07:002018-08-25T18:16:12.091-07:00thanks, these events are so perfect to just get ou...thanks, these events are so perfect to just get out there and get that mileage!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-68174490009797958802018-08-25T18:15:54.846-07:002018-08-25T18:15:54.846-07:00ha he had his go pants buckled alllllll the way up...ha he had his go pants buckled alllllll the way up, steve urkel style!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-12474806655544563742018-08-25T18:14:52.650-07:002018-08-25T18:14:52.650-07:00ha thanks - yea i'm super happy to have fit in...ha thanks - yea i'm super happy to have fit in the final T effort, esp bc it was definitely a pretty legit T fence - and yet charlie jumped it like nothing!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-29087655633915787382018-08-25T18:14:17.177-07:002018-08-25T18:14:17.177-07:00lol yea ppl always talk about the horse getting &q...lol yea ppl always talk about the horse getting "bored" like it's such a bad thing. imho i kinda like a bored horse bc it helps me be more brave!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-29702175745829904202018-08-25T18:13:39.568-07:002018-08-25T18:13:39.568-07:00ha yea Charlie is all over it these days - he'...ha yea Charlie is all over it these days - he's eager for more!! it's SUCH a good feeling!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-1874002187610076212018-08-25T12:50:05.603-07:002018-08-25T12:50:05.603-07:00What a cool schooling opportunity!! That looks li...What a cool schooling opportunity!! That looks like so much fun, and you guys looked fabulous!!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066327510880156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-18582036716434514362018-08-24T13:52:38.270-07:002018-08-24T13:52:38.270-07:00What an awesome opportunity! So glad Charlie had h...What an awesome opportunity! So glad Charlie had his go pants on out of the start box.L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-8437963576446817002018-08-24T08:43:41.423-07:002018-08-24T08:43:41.423-07:00WHOHOO way to go!! Your show jumping round looked ...WHOHOO way to go!! Your show jumping round looked fantastic! I have never even heard of an event like that, where you can pick you cross country jumps, but I love the idea. I am glad you got to sneak on T jump in at the end, congrats!!Kelly the HnkyHanoverianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336047158009394408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-77642513013099378282018-08-24T05:32:03.879-07:002018-08-24T05:32:03.879-07:00I'm super conservative when it comes to moving...I'm super conservative when it comes to moving up. Although, for me, I think it's mostly about preserving confidence. I lose confidence so quickly and it takes so long for me to build it back up, that I'd rather go slowTracy - The Printable Ponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990038444473790555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-33619335323325336522018-08-23T20:28:45.390-07:002018-08-23T20:28:45.390-07:00Charlie is like YES, I know what this is about! Le...Charlie is like YES, I know what this is about! Lets go jump all the things!<br /><br />What a cool event, so encouraging. Something like this would be perfect for Henry to get the idea of how an event is run without the pressure. <br /><br />I'm all for slow and steady and confidence building. I also think enjoying the ride happens when you're out there and it's all just easy. Then I start to add more stuff in because what we usually do it too easy, you know? But I am also a huge pansy so it takes me ages to do anything. Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03450707029569925246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-16068611381699294502018-08-23T19:55:44.709-07:002018-08-23T19:55:44.709-07:00I think like anything, it really depends on where ...I think like anything, it really depends on where you are! Here in Perth we have 4 courses we can train over any time, unless there is an event coming up. Plus tonnes of training days. Plus Pony Clubs have some really good courses. We have some excellent event venues within 2 hours from Perth. Most courses are $35 AUD to hire without a coach. Perth is really far away from the rest of the world but we are REALLY lucky to have some amazing opportunities here. <br /><br />We have some really good courses here that are built to a very high standard. Our eventing community is really strong, and we welcome new people. Just saying ;p Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03450707029569925246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-36260820606731415972018-08-23T19:22:53.514-07:002018-08-23T19:22:53.514-07:00Oh, I know! I parted company with a cranky Arabia...Oh, I know! I parted company with a cranky Arabian in a round pen one time when she went right and I went left. lolSarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085093380428847252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-15612666539429406372018-08-23T17:57:39.612-07:002018-08-23T17:57:39.612-07:00he seems to understand the game better and better ...he seems to understand the game better and better with each outing! he's always been pretty confident with the individual jumps, but he's *finally* knitting together the entire process and seems to understand it better from start to finish. and i agree - it's definitely easier to take a little extra time up front vs having to reverse course to back fill old holes. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-78245653815379171772018-08-23T17:54:49.922-07:002018-08-23T17:54:49.922-07:00ha yes you should totally make your way stateside ...ha yes you should totally make your way stateside - even if just for a visit!! in fairness tho, some of what you're describing is our reality here too. this venue is a 1.5 hr drive for us each way. in fact most of the places we go to are 1+ hrs each way. and all of them have associated fees (except for our home farm, since using the facility is factored into our monthly board fees). for instance, this schooling event was $95 USD. most regular schooling fees (as in, not related to a show or event) around us are ~$60 (some are cheaper, esp if they tend to only have smaller jumps). tho luckily none that i go to often have the requirements for a trainer and/or club membership etc. <br /><br />really tho, we are just very lucky in this area where schooling venues are in high demand and thus become an important revenue source for local farms. therefore they're incentivized to have great jumps, great footing, and competitive pricing. it helps that we're surrounded by some world class Aussies like Philip Dutton, Boyd Martin and Ryan Wood haha ;)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-62611927033900298612018-08-23T17:49:52.641-07:002018-08-23T17:49:52.641-07:00i mean, it totally happens haha! and has happened ...i mean, it totally happens haha! and has happened to friends of mine when they got a little too confident that the horse would just... canter into water. centripetal force is is not something to be messed with at high speeds lol!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-1944213763420810452018-08-23T17:48:55.710-07:002018-08-23T17:48:55.710-07:00these organizers are really the greatest - i'm...these organizers are really the greatest - i'm so grateful to them for always offering so many events! it's also part of why this is one of my favorite venues for volunteering, it's just a great place to be! and yea i agree so much with the whole "being bored is beneficial" thing. especially bc.... as evidenced by my minor panic attack written about above, *i'm* not bored, apparently. the horse might be, but he'll survive. ppl always talk about a horse getting bored like it's a bad thing, or like it's undesirable. personally i LOVE the feeling of a horse who feels like he's been there, done that regarding something that has the capacity to make me personally feel nervous. makes me feel more brave when the horse is like that!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-20148117774675900202018-08-23T15:37:57.306-07:002018-08-23T15:37:57.306-07:00He seemed pretty confident to me! A good round! An...He seemed pretty confident to me! A good round! And yes he sure came out of that start box flying! Yay! I am absolutely a more conservative person when it comes to move ups or showing or even teaching horses new things. To me, it's always easier to move faster, but 10x as hard to go back. Plus, I'm more of a "big-picture, farther-in-the-future" type person, so I plan for them to be a solid citizen and last - physically but mostly mentally - for as long as possible. Maybe stop the over thinking a little bit and enjoy the ride, but I'm an "assessor" as well so I get it ;) Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485570296592298816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-77701317881165451262018-08-23T15:27:59.032-07:002018-08-23T15:27:59.032-07:00Ok, it's official.
I am moving to wherever it...Ok, it's official.<br /><br />I am moving to wherever it is you are.<br /><br />WE DO NOT GET STUFF LIKE THIS IN AUSTRALIA!<br /><br />Our courses on average are not nearly as nice as the ones you are always schooling on, and what's more getting to them and permission to ride on them is IMPOSSIBLE!<br /><br />The closest one to me is in town, but it is closed to everyone unless a club is running a training day, and if you partake in the training day you are also there to help clean the course up.<br /><br />Not to mention, I have ridden that course so many times it's a bit like... hmmm. AND the water jump is never full. GAH!<br /><br />The next closest courses are all 1-1.5 hours away. One is a pony club course so there's not A HEAP out there, one is lovely but you need to have a trainer with you AND pay a facility fee and the other has just opened.<br /><br />We don't have the number of opportunities to school in an environment like this and I WANTS IT.Eventer In Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01188223824498672612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-56537593278288117732018-08-23T15:27:09.867-07:002018-08-23T15:27:09.867-07:00Congrats! And I totally got sidetracked mid-post ...Congrats! And I totally got sidetracked mid-post on "how would you get over the horse zigging when you zag in the water?" and spent like ten minutes giggling at the idea of just... riding into the water, stopping, and throwing yourself off the horse. :DSarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085093380428847252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-461299994799648152018-08-23T14:55:35.862-07:002018-08-23T14:55:35.862-07:00Wow...what an amazing opportunity! Kudos to the ve...Wow...what an amazing opportunity! Kudos to the very excellent people who run those sorts of things...I know it's no small undertaking, even when it's 'just' a schooling-type outing.<br /><br />I think (and this may be a symptom of my advanced years *cough* because I was LUNATIC in my younger days) that building the confidence miles while (potentially) being a bit bored is far more beneficial than over-facing ourselves...it being my 'live to ride another day' philosophy :)melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07984286138124792000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-53667689162639467462018-08-23T12:01:10.228-07:002018-08-23T12:01:10.228-07:00ha yea.... i just completely forgot the whole &quo...ha yea.... i just completely forgot the whole "self care" aspect of the day bc apparently working and horse showing on the same day are tough, who knew??? lol thanks tho!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-75193372363999755482018-08-23T11:39:58.525-07:002018-08-23T11:39:58.525-07:00Jeez, I get anxiety about going in the SAND BOX - ...Jeez, I get anxiety about going in the SAND BOX - and you know that's allll I do these days. Me and the Costco-sized box of Omeprazole are tight, yo. But despite the anxiety it sounds like an awesome course and a super fun ride. Congrads on killing it!jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-28294364404144988592018-08-23T10:22:25.875-07:002018-08-23T10:22:25.875-07:00yea that's kinda how plantation was - the bigg...yea that's kinda how plantation was - the biggest fence on course was positioned as jump #2..... not great for those of us who can start out a little cold and under paced! <br /><br />i think my favorite thing about loch moy is that many of their fences are actually on the large side in terms of height and width. but they tend to have very inviting and friendly faces and profiles. like the training table we jumped as the final fence on course: that's a BIG fence, but it's smooth rounded appearance and slightly sloping face make it really inviting to the horse and easier for the horse to read it well and produce a nice effort. so for that reason, even the max fences on this course ride really well, even compared to smaller but spookier jumpsemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.com