tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post6669297474580126429..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: Bali impresses at BN!emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-16052710632869036842015-10-14T08:57:34.850-07:002015-10-14T08:57:34.850-07:00lolz the thought has quite possibly crossed my min...lolz the thought has quite possibly crossed my mind.... but shhhh don't tell my bank account. ugh. money, why is u a thing?!?emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-16718750204177188172015-10-14T08:56:46.740-07:002015-10-14T08:56:46.740-07:00yea an error for poor accuracy definitely seems......yea an error for poor accuracy definitely seems... unnecessary. some judges will do it their way regardless tho, i guess. this particular judge is actually known to be very stingy with points - a mid-40s score with her is pretty common (and actually i expected to be mid-50s with bali, so i'm considering it a win lol). <br /><br />so the trick to understanding next steps on what to fix is to look for the outlier scores - the 3s and 4s in this case. fortunately they all stem from very fixable green mistakes, rather than any serious holes. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-77646915976581831232015-10-14T08:33:44.566-07:002015-10-14T08:33:44.566-07:00Maybe you should buuuuuuuuuuuuy him!Maybe you should buuuuuuuuuuuuy him!Lauren @ She Moved to Texashttp://www.shemovedtotexas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-67827276237178900902015-10-14T06:50:29.370-07:002015-10-14T06:50:29.370-07:00Absolutely, it's a schooling show. It's cr...Absolutely, it's a schooling show. It's crappy when anything like that happens in the ring. Probably harsh on a 3 (esp since it IS a schooling show), but I think if you had let him halt early it probably would have been a 4 with a note of crooked instead of moving.<br /><br />I can't agree with giving an 8 yr old (or anyone really) an error for halting a meter early. She's 8. If she's that close to the figures at that age, power to her! A lot of people would be getting errors if they were a meter off the mark. Unless you're Charlotte Dujardin. I bet she hits every mark, every time, haha. But it's subjective.Codex Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-42602414983363792742015-10-14T06:48:48.779-07:002015-10-14T06:48:48.779-07:00haha i might be right there with ya --- or OR !! w...haha i might be right there with ya --- or OR !! what if we could somehow convert a crop or dressage whip to also do duty as a selfie stick?!? lol... emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-92032628691218064902015-10-14T04:48:37.207-07:002015-10-14T04:48:37.207-07:00omg so super fun!omg so super fun!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-24392255244822054482015-10-14T04:04:46.027-07:002015-10-14T04:04:46.027-07:00He DOES look so fun to jump! He DOES look so fun to jump! Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-3106941699992028222015-10-13T21:43:01.304-07:002015-10-13T21:43:01.304-07:00Would it be weird if I bought a selfie stick speci...Would it be weird if I bought a selfie stick specifically for horse pictures? Like what if it just lived in my tack trunk....Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092098198949213494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-2446267946849768712015-10-13T19:52:35.965-07:002015-10-13T19:52:35.965-07:00So I am the worst horse selfie picture taker too. ...So I am the worst horse selfie picture taker too. I think you need really long arms. Bali is totally adorable and I am biased because I love a bay horse. So cool you get to work with him and have a ball. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838778486401326850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-88086847849055385992015-10-13T19:08:12.552-07:002015-10-13T19:08:12.552-07:00lolz she might appreciate having the burden spread...lolz she might appreciate having the burden spread out a little bit ;)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-89603484237305380832015-10-13T19:07:43.098-07:002015-10-13T19:07:43.098-07:00thanks lol - riding him is something like coming h...thanks lol - riding him is something like coming home, weird tho that may sound. and yea his tail is killlllller. homeboy has some serious hair!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-48124297730386232392015-10-13T19:06:59.427-07:002015-10-13T19:06:59.427-07:00SUCH a good boy!SUCH a good boy!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-84317584677594731972015-10-13T19:06:46.192-07:002015-10-13T19:06:46.192-07:00haha thanks - i'm really so grateful for the o...haha thanks - i'm really so grateful for the opportunity to ride him and hope to keep on keeping on for the foreseeable future!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-62405734429797014532015-10-13T19:06:14.553-07:002015-10-13T19:06:14.553-07:00he really is such a blast! he really is such a blast! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-65099598992535339492015-10-13T19:05:49.731-07:002015-10-13T19:05:49.731-07:00haha that field is seriously the worst place ever ...haha that field is seriously the worst place ever to ride. i've maybe only ever had like, THREE nice rides in it with isabel - mayyyybe. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-88493642084249773382015-10-13T19:05:07.709-07:002015-10-13T19:05:07.709-07:00haha yea i do kinda gush about him, huh. but he...haha yea i do kinda gush about him, huh. but he's really THAT good. so i keep telling myself that all his physical issues are just cosmetic ;)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-91965987408303428652015-10-13T18:50:40.214-07:002015-10-13T18:50:40.214-07:00Awww good boy Bali! Methinks Isabel better watch o...Awww good boy Bali! Methinks Isabel better watch out...she might have a little brother soon ;-) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-24200910040798375232015-10-13T15:40:08.461-07:002015-10-13T15:40:08.461-07:00Look at that tail! I think both rides were nice, e...Look at that tail! I think both rides were nice, especially the jump round. And I agree with some of the other girls, you and this pony look mighty fine and happy together...HolyBullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938188769695663261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-27994984433783125892015-10-13T13:36:17.831-07:002015-10-13T13:36:17.831-07:00What a good boy!What a good boy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411599470246102708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-66934706723999853062015-10-13T10:13:37.408-07:002015-10-13T10:13:37.408-07:00So fun! Glad you've got your hands on this fel...So fun! Glad you've got your hands on this fellow, I can't imagine a more thoughtful person to love on him and bring him up to snuffKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092098198949213494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-31608526924313382222015-10-13T08:43:07.145-07:002015-10-13T08:43:07.145-07:00Bali looks like such a blast to ride! I'm glad...Bali looks like such a blast to ride! I'm glad you had a good show with him. Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07140631127593549541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-72085174587759193892015-10-13T08:23:39.828-07:002015-10-13T08:23:39.828-07:00I'd never tell someone to buy a parrot-mouthed...I'd never tell someone to buy a parrot-mouthed horse with bad ankles, but listen to how you talk about him... <br /><br />PS my horse has fat ankles and he's fine.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-61896637512929235652015-10-13T07:50:00.065-07:002015-10-13T07:50:00.065-07:00You two are such a nice team! I am also wondering ...You two are such a nice team! I am also wondering how this partnership will go...<br />I can't think of a clever way to phrase this, but I lol'd at the goblins in the pasture...and with Isabel agreeing. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-17410142591298694802015-10-13T06:40:31.007-07:002015-10-13T06:40:31.007-07:00Thanks! And yes we definitely walk a LOT to warm u...Thanks! And yes we definitely walk a LOT to warm up - but I will start thinking more about that "extreme bend". It's something I've done with a biomechanics coach and have played with a little bit with Bali... But he clearly needs all the help he can get!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-72867211658143546592015-10-13T06:37:42.572-07:002015-10-13T06:37:42.572-07:00What a great stadium round! As for his stiffness/t...What a great stadium round! As for his stiffness/tenseness in warm up, I find spending a good solid five minutes of walking the rail on a loose rein and asking for extreme inside bend for a few steps, straight, extreme outside bend few steps, mixed with straight long and low, as low as you can possibly get their head works wonders. You stretch out the neck muscles and their top line this way and usually works like a charm. :)LandofWOZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518323270325094244noreply@blogger.com