tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post5575777899735255074..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: riding Staremmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-4011690408903512392016-01-28T06:34:22.983-08:002016-01-28T06:34:22.983-08:00i'm pretty relieved about that too. isabel has...i'm pretty relieved about that too. isabel has just been such a sound horse for the 3 yrs i've leased her - only other lameness was... a stone bruise. ha. i'll take it!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-17874275140161296112016-01-25T17:00:35.804-08:002016-01-25T17:00:35.804-08:00Glad to see you back in the saddle! Abscesses are ...Glad to see you back in the saddle! Abscesses are the worst - glad to hear it was just a stone bruise in your case :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-65435016633631848452016-01-22T15:06:36.960-08:002016-01-22T15:06:36.960-08:00definitely bittersweet. hard to not be chipping aw...definitely bittersweet. hard to not be chipping away with isabel, tho i think this ride was definitely an important and valuable lessonemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-15336921553481904242016-01-22T09:54:18.981-08:002016-01-22T09:54:18.981-08:00Sounds like a fabulous lesson! It is bittersweet t...Sounds like a fabulous lesson! It is bittersweet to ride other horsesMicaylahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799043647759779897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-46246413302669549212016-01-22T06:35:26.705-08:002016-01-22T06:35:26.705-08:00ha i totally see the unicorn!! and yea my body is ...ha i totally see the unicorn!! and yea my body is equally clueless, ugh. like i *know* what i should be doing, but my body is like, no no no, totally wrong, we'll alll diiiiieeeee.... le sigh. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-84090369591551539412016-01-21T19:23:03.629-08:002016-01-21T19:23:03.629-08:00That mare looks like a hornless unicorn.
And I ju...That mare looks like a hornless unicorn.<br /><br />And I just had the same weight distribution talk. Boo for weighting incorrectly. My body has no effing idea what it's doing and my brain doesn't seem to get it either.Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04862898176284766826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-91672879465220934312016-01-21T16:31:33.955-08:002016-01-21T16:31:33.955-08:00huh inneresting, i can see how that might help, mu...huh inneresting, i can see how that might help, must try!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-71547456003521012852016-01-21T16:31:16.114-08:002016-01-21T16:31:16.114-08:00ha writing it all out is one of the most effective...ha writing it all out is one of the most effective ways for me to learn it ;)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-7138358272720110212016-01-21T15:08:49.601-08:002016-01-21T15:08:49.601-08:00Someone once told me to try to touch my belly butt...Someone once told me to try to touch my belly button to my nose when sitting the trot. It's weird but it works for me.Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624374504547832814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-10668973319307384112016-01-21T15:04:10.740-08:002016-01-21T15:04:10.740-08:00I like how you really broke that shit downnnnI like how you really broke that shit downnnnCheckmark115https://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-30170788154338263732016-01-21T13:25:22.773-08:002016-01-21T13:25:22.773-08:00i agree! most of my riding career has been spent r...i agree! most of my riding career has been spent riding multiple horses but lately it's mostly just isabel...emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-2491131661524282762016-01-21T13:19:59.507-08:002016-01-21T13:19:59.507-08:00Yessss. This is the #1 reason why I always try not...Yessss. This is the #1 reason why I always try not to pass up an opportunity to ride a schoolmaster, if offered of course haha There is SO much learning that happens in such a short amount of time for the rider. It very easy to get complacent with horses that we are familiar withGrace Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940229993479813381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-82396793719608456392016-01-21T12:48:17.953-08:002016-01-21T12:48:17.953-08:00ooooh that's exciting!! i hope you get a lot o...ooooh that's exciting!! i hope you get a lot out of it! it's kinda hard to commit that time/money/energy to a lesson that isn't with *our* horse... but then again Star was able to tell me things very directly and clearly that Isabel doesn't know any better about (ie, isabel is so used to my way of going or whatever that we make do despite my issues)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-39437057958788665612016-01-21T12:27:48.037-08:002016-01-21T12:27:48.037-08:00Ohhh, I want the fluffy white pony! So cute. Serio...Ohhh, I want the fluffy white pony! So cute. Seriously though, that sounds like a really productive ride. I'm signed up for some lessons on my trainer's (hot/green) warmblood mare because she thinks it will be helpful for me. I will be starting out skeptical also ;)Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-12985592595610482682016-01-21T11:29:54.932-08:002016-01-21T11:29:54.932-08:00ha isn't she adorable? she definitely had a lo...ha isn't she adorable? she definitely had a lot of personality ;)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-67927482529967676402016-01-21T11:29:26.151-08:002016-01-21T11:29:26.151-08:00exactly!! hopefully this will be just the kick in ...exactly!! hopefully this will be just the kick in the pants i need to really make a difference in this particular aspect of my ridingemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-14790204384411427202016-01-21T11:27:48.037-08:002016-01-21T11:27:48.037-08:00What a great lesson! I am loving Star's match...What a great lesson! I am loving Star's matching pad/bell boot combo...she is like a fancy dressage my little pony. :)KateRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870548960430847612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-64367500039792663482016-01-21T11:25:03.438-08:002016-01-21T11:25:03.438-08:00Riding a more schooled horse is always great for b...Riding a more schooled horse is always great for bringing out our flaws lol but then you can really grind away and work harder right!?L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-77786306802505018482016-01-21T08:56:08.853-08:002016-01-21T08:56:08.853-08:00definitely! definitely! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-53527183467610719612016-01-21T08:52:16.473-08:002016-01-21T08:52:16.473-08:00Sounds like a great ride! Sounds like a great ride! SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-8568074755791530752016-01-21T08:33:04.264-08:002016-01-21T08:33:04.264-08:00ha i agree completely! at this point in my trainin...ha i agree completely! at this point in my training i have a hard enough time as it is isolating specific body parts and riding independently with them... except if i learn by feel i ought to eventually be able to put it into words, right? maybe? haha idkemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-40206478479146906762016-01-21T08:31:50.206-08:002016-01-21T08:31:50.206-08:00Great opportunity! I love when trainers say "...Great opportunity! I love when trainers say "just go do it"- it's a big reason I'm with my current trainer (aside from the fact she's excellent anyway). You can talk all the theory you want, but it isn't going to teach your body parts to do the theory! Just have to do it!Codex Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-37716908949550903772016-01-21T08:29:25.139-08:002016-01-21T08:29:25.139-08:00definitely! she made it *so clear* when i was wron...definitely! she made it *so clear* when i was wrong and when i got it right. very helpful!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-75623672904277541392016-01-21T08:27:31.123-08:002016-01-21T08:27:31.123-08:00sounds like Star is a great teacher! sounds like Star is a great teacher! Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07140631127593549541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-22178273882672889192016-01-21T07:48:20.758-08:002016-01-21T07:48:20.758-08:00i liked that visual a lot too, even tho i seriousl...i liked that visual a lot too, even tho i seriously struggled to actually *do* it haha. my body wants soooo badly to twist the opposite direction lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.com