tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post4446921316732228995..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: xc clinic with Martin Douzantemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-55776194513199207202019-10-24T10:10:44.986-07:002019-10-24T10:10:44.986-07:00What a great lesson for you and Charlie. He sounds...What a great lesson for you and Charlie. He sounds like a good fit for your program. :)TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-3329997418073091712019-10-23T09:12:55.375-07:002019-10-23T09:12:55.375-07:00That stinks your lesson buddy had to back out last...That stinks your lesson buddy had to back out last minute, but that's pretty awesome you still went!! It can be pretty intimidating to ride with a brand new instructor, esp in the private lesson on your own, but it sounds like it went really well!Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-27307797846717455422019-10-22T08:53:31.906-07:002019-10-22T08:53:31.906-07:00Sounds like a really good lesson! I definitely pre...Sounds like a really good lesson! I definitely prefer doing "course work" over XC jumps. It's just too hard and not realistic to school them starting and stopping. I like getting into a flow. I think the idea of mixing different heights is interesting too!Emily - May As Wellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404536866220283931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-68454501061562892012019-10-22T00:44:29.383-07:002019-10-22T00:44:29.383-07:00It sounds like a really constructive session, it&#...It sounds like a really constructive session, it's good to work with fresh eyes that identify other issues in our riding. And it sounds like it helped build your confidence too which is a win! It's always a risk with new trainers that they might not click with you. Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03450707029569925246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-70216831731359128082019-10-21T16:27:10.295-07:002019-10-21T16:27:10.295-07:00God I am so jealous of the courses you guys have o...God I am so jealous of the courses you guys have over in the US, they always look so polished compared to some of our bush doofsEventer In Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01188223824498672612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-26795795863293427092019-10-21T14:46:53.830-07:002019-10-21T14:46:53.830-07:00Riding is so hard haha. I’ve gotten in trouble for...Riding is so hard haha. I’ve gotten in trouble for confusing softness with effectiveness. Meaning - being soft and quiet and wishy washy when actually I’m not being effective enough in helping get my horse where he needed to be. But I’ve also gotten in trouble for doing too much and making too big of adjustments. There’s a sweet spot in there that maybe one day I’ll find!!! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-81613539890419509162019-10-21T14:44:46.718-07:002019-10-21T14:44:46.718-07:00Ugh I hate knowing I’m making bad mistakes while s...Ugh I hate knowing I’m making bad mistakes while somehow not being able to fix it. Luckily this clinician really helped me make those changes so I’m hopeful with enough focused effort maybe the changes will stick???emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-48441336419523053932019-10-21T14:42:54.727-07:002019-10-21T14:42:54.727-07:00Omg the lean LOL - I’m glad I’m not the only one!!...Omg the lean LOL - I’m glad I’m not the only one!!! And yea the hands are so hard... I just want to fix every problem with my hands ya know?? Except turns out that’s really not the right approach for the avaerage horse, go figure!! And hey, ground poles are just as hard. Some of our worst jumps this lesson were the littlest so it’s all relative haha...emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-35490440028590677922019-10-21T14:40:24.433-07:002019-10-21T14:40:24.433-07:00Ha yea he was full of it on this day - after this ...Ha yea he was full of it on this day - after this summer I’m really learning to love that feeling LOL! But yea I hope I get to ride with Martin again too. I’ll certainly be looking for opportunities !!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-6864786641218317852019-10-21T14:39:16.970-07:002019-10-21T14:39:16.970-07:00Yea actually I think what I liked here was that he...Yea actually I think what I liked here was that he ID’d an issue I’ve known about but that none of my other trainers have focused on. They all want to see the same outcome but each have different ways of describing it and often prioritize different factors too. It can be useful sometimes!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-46763482992640915652019-10-21T14:37:49.507-07:002019-10-21T14:37:49.507-07:00Yea clinics are hard and it can be tricky to have ...Yea clinics are hard and it can be tricky to have appropriate expectations and goals etc. I think this teacher had the right approach tho, at least as it came to really zeroing in on me and what is apparently some low hanging fruit !emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-58481070868636632732019-10-21T14:36:23.085-07:002019-10-21T14:36:23.085-07:00Yea he was really great! And while I seriously rel...Yea he was really great! And while I seriously rely on the coaches who know me best to really help dig deep, I’ve come to appreciate the folks who can only really take what they see and go from there. Obvi it can be hit or miss but I’ve been lucky lately !emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-10292222672856148972019-10-21T14:34:56.528-07:002019-10-21T14:34:56.528-07:00Ha yea it’s amazing all the crazy habits we can st...Ha yea it’s amazing all the crazy habits we can start harboring without really realizing. And just when I think I’ve got something under control, the moment I get outside of my comfort zone it’s all out the window again LOL. But hey lessons are part of the fun right? Hope yours goes well!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-50829107474898916502019-10-21T13:52:11.314-07:002019-10-21T13:52:11.314-07:00I feel like riding is mostly having a perfect rhyt...I feel like riding is mostly having a perfect rhythm and staying out of the way. But also, it's really hard to find that rhythm, and I just really want to help! (But my helping is rarely useful.)<br />Sounds like a great lesson, and the focus on fixing your hands seems like it will be very helpful for the future!Stacie Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-33670360307741431082019-10-21T11:38:30.593-07:002019-10-21T11:38:30.593-07:00Wow what a great opportunity! So glad you went ah...Wow what a great opportunity! So glad you went ahead and did it when your friend had to cancel. <br />Lol I love it when a trainer or judge comments on my flawed riding like I'm making a deliberate choice to ride that way. Even if I know I'm doing it and I know it's wrong, I can't make my body cooperate with changing to the correct form!Training Cupidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225857133948773885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-83474809833148284462019-10-21T11:15:02.129-07:002019-10-21T11:15:02.129-07:00I feel this so much. Yesterday I had a lesson on m...I feel this so much. Yesterday I had a lesson on my hands as well (except over ground poles on green bean Leo, not Modified XC jumps lol), as my body has an ok balance, but hands are always riding a handbrake of sorts and my knee jerk reaction to ERRRYTHING is to pull back. Subconsciously, of course, as I'm typically horrified when I see videos I thought I rode perfectly in.<br /><br />I also have a mean right drift and find myself leaning to the left while watching helmet cam footage of my rides. The struggle is reeeeealz.<br /><br />Love the longer footage and C looks like he's right at home jumping the bigger fences!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-44561726890103621402019-10-21T10:50:10.261-07:002019-10-21T10:50:10.261-07:00Sounds like such a good experience! Martin also so...Sounds like such a good experience! Martin also sounds like a great teacher; I really hope you get to ride with him again despite him being based in the plains. I agree with you in the "jumping courses" versus just one or two fences at a time. It looks like Charlie greatly appreciated it, too! I certainly noticed times where Charlie was like "YAS I run now!" lololMandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485570296592298816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-13592057693034102092019-10-21T10:15:31.100-07:002019-10-21T10:15:31.100-07:00What a great experience. I don’t ride with numerou...What a great experience. I don’t ride with numerous people, I had a hard enough time finding 1, but I’d think that having them all come at the same issue slightly different would be really helpful in building understanding a better tool box. Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346020257901575574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-2521678730679724432019-10-21T09:54:50.366-07:002019-10-21T09:54:50.366-07:00Sounds like a great lesson. Sometimes you don'...Sounds like a great lesson. Sometimes you don't get much from a one-off lesson/clinic where they don't know you or your horse, but this sounds like it really gave you some good material to focus on getting consistent positions over the bigger fences. And Charlie is a big hunk o' horseflesh that can of course jump big jumps! lolLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940386405998853917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-6591429219342247432019-10-21T09:09:26.677-07:002019-10-21T09:09:26.677-07:00What an awesome experience! He seems like a really...What an awesome experience! He seems like a really good instructor based on your recap! I like the perspective that clinicians sometimes bring to your rides. Honesty about what they see in the moment! Sounds like an improvement from the beginning to the end!Jannaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00156268032357868460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-49072153353384941912019-10-21T09:07:44.711-07:002019-10-21T09:07:44.711-07:00I have just recently started doing THE EXACT SAME ...I have just recently started doing THE EXACT SAME THING with my hands and I laughed out loud at your 'clutching your pearls' description- yup! It's absolutely my Jesus Take The Wheel move. I have a lesson tomorrow that I am sincerely hoping will help me overcome that, and I'll be thinking of you guys and what sounds like an amazing lesson in the meantime!Britt at Red on the Righthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199502848495130670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-7025921494610886102019-10-21T09:02:59.850-07:002019-10-21T09:02:59.850-07:00Thanks yea it worked out. The drive home sucked an...Thanks yea it worked out. The drive home sucked and Charlie was 100% over it by then but at least he was able to get straight out to his friends!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-18725164751760355552019-10-21T08:36:55.115-07:002019-10-21T08:36:55.115-07:00That sounds like a really great lesson and I'm...That sounds like a really great lesson and I'm glad you were able to make it even if your trailer buddy was not able to!L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-27511820886361901532019-10-21T08:34:11.580-07:002019-10-21T08:34:11.580-07:00Lol I think it’s honestly super common, and actual...Lol I think it’s honestly super common, and actually I kinda appreciate it bc it’s reassuring to know my horse has got at least his own bases covered!! And yea Martin I felt was really effective as a teacher. Nobody has ever (or probably will ever) accuse me of being a “quiet” rider but I felt like maybe he got me closer?? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-25969213562619775972019-10-21T08:26:39.525-07:002019-10-21T08:26:39.525-07:00Yea I was disappointed when I saw that too. I real...Yea I was disappointed when I saw that too. I really liked the lesson tho so I’ll definitely keep an eye out for future opportunities. Even if it’s just him coming somewhat closer to us!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.com