tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post4184423682988688743..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: Fair Hill: dressage + stadiumemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-13100106819347237242015-07-07T11:25:04.519-07:002015-07-07T11:25:04.519-07:00thank you! thank you! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-46013334333940142912015-07-07T11:06:51.730-07:002015-07-07T11:06:51.730-07:00Congratulations you guys did awesome!!! Congratulations you guys did awesome!!! Micaylahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799043647759779897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-70968602421559597052015-07-01T20:34:47.028-07:002015-07-01T20:34:47.028-07:00thanks - glad you like that! it really helps me be...thanks - glad you like that! it really helps me better understand what a judge is seeing (and makes the videos a little less boring for non dressage ppl lol)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-44674441389666706782015-07-01T19:11:34.799-07:002015-07-01T19:11:34.799-07:00Love the dressage video- what a great idea to put ...Love the dressage video- what a great idea to put the movements and their respective scores on there!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-65545919166648163562015-07-01T12:51:25.332-07:002015-07-01T12:51:25.332-07:00thanks - it did end up feeling pretty safe. isabel...thanks - it did end up feeling pretty safe. isabel's early distraction definitely freaked me out a bit but she came back quickly, thank goodness!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-10613222432231535452015-07-01T12:50:31.310-07:002015-07-01T12:50:31.310-07:00i was pretty worried too - but actually, much to m...i was pretty worried too - but actually, much to my surprise, this footing ended up feeling 'safer' in some ways compared to the 'greasy' footing at Jenny Camp. when the ground is rock hard the horses really get no purchase on it, whereas when it's soft like this they can at least dig in with their toes a little to get a grip. ideally tho it would be somewhere in the middle hahaemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-69977402981500588512015-07-01T12:49:12.105-07:002015-07-01T12:49:12.105-07:00thanks! thanks! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-14404127866499782952015-07-01T12:49:02.049-07:002015-07-01T12:49:02.049-07:00the course was great actually - and you might surp...the course was great actually - and you might surprise yourself at how easy they are to remember. i tend to try to remember the 'shapes' transcribed by our path - so for this course it was a right loop to a left loop (almost like a figure 8), then a quick right turn to the final fence. plus, ya know - the numbered fences help a lot too :Demmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-66875065852376114222015-07-01T12:34:08.670-07:002015-07-01T12:34:08.670-07:00Soggy grass and calling mares can make for an inte...Soggy grass and calling mares can make for an interesting trip, but I feel like you totally worked it. You guys look solid, safe, and confident in your video. Way to go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-23371716296179384632015-07-01T09:08:03.432-07:002015-07-01T09:08:03.432-07:00Riding on grass is already terrifying to me, and y...Riding on grass is already terrifying to me, and you did it on slick, wet grass. I am in awe.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834098473974912416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-11585641198645518052015-06-30T22:26:50.672-07:002015-06-30T22:26:50.672-07:00Look at you guys!! Great work girl!
Look at you guys!! Great work girl! <br /><br />Karleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196824979284472867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-13498462849899518792015-06-30T22:08:45.543-07:002015-06-30T22:08:45.543-07:00That stadium course looked super fun! I would neve...That stadium course looked super fun! I would never be able to remember all the fences. LOL! And nice remarks from the dressage judge. "Nice pair!" Good job. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838778486401326850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-35306196334620395602015-06-30T19:10:40.014-07:002015-06-30T19:10:40.014-07:00thanks! she certainly makes it fun!thanks! she certainly makes it fun!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-44281710291568050092015-06-30T19:10:22.486-07:002015-06-30T19:10:22.486-07:00thanks! we are certainly chipping away at it. ever...thanks! we are certainly chipping away at it. every ride isn't necessarily better but the general trend is upward :)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-5391633360907554032015-06-30T19:09:24.723-07:002015-06-30T19:09:24.723-07:00thanks! 'brave' might be a little generous...thanks! 'brave' might be a little generous - we've certainly had our practice riding in the rain given the recent weather patterns haha! and yes i LOVE that first comment. my dressage trainer is very big on center line turns and strategy, and i love seeing it pay off in testsemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-51406320136534743642015-06-30T16:38:32.538-07:002015-06-30T16:38:32.538-07:00You look great! You really have come far with her....You look great! You really have come far with her.Paolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169356458758529349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-45076545184692482642015-06-30T16:30:01.985-07:002015-06-30T16:30:01.985-07:00Congratulations! You two are making such HUGE boun...Congratulations! You two are making such HUGE bounds forward in your education together!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092098198949213494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-46339530173958023712015-06-30T13:50:08.889-07:002015-06-30T13:50:08.889-07:00You are so brave! That rain alone would have made ...You are so brave! That rain alone would have made me duck out, so I'm admiring everything you did here. <br />I love the first comment "nice entry". Setting up for a good test. First impressions are everything!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-91195139223287434642015-06-30T12:03:02.940-07:002015-06-30T12:03:02.940-07:00thank you!! we've been riding so much lately i...thank you!! we've been riding so much lately in tricky footing and/or rain that we're both starting to get a better feel for it. all the slipping behind bothers me... but that'll eventually go away when i can get her 'sitting' more. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-24300084257974743332015-06-30T11:56:31.206-07:002015-06-30T11:56:31.206-07:00Seriously wow on that stadium! You were such a pro...Seriously wow on that stadium! You were such a proactive rider, dealing with the footing and the rain and the calling/distractedness and the slipping. And I thought it was a good, safe but forward pace. Great job! Also dressage is really coming along nicely =)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925650148327532110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-60770002022584941062015-06-30T10:48:38.711-07:002015-06-30T10:48:38.711-07:00oh - duh! yea you should probably go to those inst...oh - duh! yea you should probably go to those instead haha. and actually you'll probably have all the rest of us there with you in spirit too!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-7991897341913453982015-06-30T10:46:36.928-07:002015-06-30T10:46:36.928-07:00AEC is in September!AEC is in September!Amandahttp://the900facebookpony.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-63876253221864974062015-06-30T09:55:08.736-07:002015-06-30T09:55:08.736-07:00thanks! i'm happy with it. still work to do......thanks! i'm happy with it. still work to do... but it's getting there!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-90718635529322160712015-06-30T09:54:48.363-07:002015-06-30T09:54:48.363-07:00thanks! you'll just have to come back up and v...thanks! you'll just have to come back up and visit this way sometime (it really doesn't snow year round!). in fact there may be a larger group at fair hill in september.... :)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-8327133114249418302015-06-30T09:53:54.656-07:002015-06-30T09:53:54.656-07:00haha i agree completely - hopefully izzy will reme...haha i agree completely - hopefully izzy will remember that lesson next time!! she gets the same way on trail rides tho - so distracted by all the lush greenery around her (bc i spoil and enable her) that she's constantly tripping or stumbling around not looking where her feet are going... emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.com