tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post6955568597936195509..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: butt bones + back bonesemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-65974674992161533912018-01-24T23:03:50.434-08:002018-01-24T23:03:50.434-08:00I have not heard of this method of getting into po...I have not heard of this method of getting into position, but I'm excited to try it tomorrow! I have been told repeatedly that I need to sit more on my seatbones, because when I don't I pull my leg too far back underneath me... and vice versa. So perhaps this will help me get the right feel.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834098473974912416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-7639258063941723392018-01-24T20:48:43.250-08:002018-01-24T20:48:43.250-08:00I was doing the perchy thing, now it appears I'...I was doing the perchy thing, now it appears I'm doing the chair seat thing, lol. I love all the tips, definitely going to borrow some of them!Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-47955967331872915832018-01-24T15:21:55.401-08:002018-01-24T15:21:55.401-08:00LOL it's such an awful paraphrase of the stuff...LOL it's such an awful paraphrase of the stuff I was looking at - it was more properly something like "post through your wrists, not over them" - but "Michael Jackson crotch grab" is such a CLEAR visual...Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085093380428847252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-31932312083320072062018-01-24T15:12:10.013-08:002018-01-24T15:12:10.013-08:00you are going to have great success working on thi...you are going to have great success working on this. There are so many things to work on all the time. At least that is my experience. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-6962501855296460872018-01-24T11:01:37.790-08:002018-01-24T11:01:37.790-08:00lol omg michael jackson crotch grabs.... maybe i&#...lol omg michael jackson crotch grabs.... maybe i'll pull that out (lol) in my next lesson just to see how trainer C respods haha! <br /><br />also yea... the open finger thing... it's a tough habit to break. both in dressage and over fences. i've gotten into a tricky habit of slipping my reins a lot while jumping bc charlie tends to be bold and i tend to be defensive... needs improvement tho, i think!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-70041481750267907062018-01-24T10:59:02.163-08:002018-01-24T10:59:02.163-08:00I never manage to close my stupid hands. Like, th...I never manage to close my stupid hands. Like, they're kind of closed? But never fully closed. I just cannot do it for some reason.<br /><br />For posting, what helped me a lot was the comparison between trot and canter - you're still making the same scooping motion when posting, it's just shorter and sharper and up, not down.<br /><br />Or, you know, if you wanted to be goofy (which helped me too, lol) - it's a Michael Jackson crotch grab, not trying to levitate your butt upwards. Shove forward into your hands, not up at the sky.Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085093380428847252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-13472379547539019192018-01-24T10:45:33.035-08:002018-01-24T10:45:33.035-08:00oh man, good luck! changing this stuff is just so ...oh man, good luck! changing this stuff is just so freakin hard sometimes. esp bc sometimes it feels like as soon as one thing gets better, something else gets worse! lol....emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-75917013447673530222018-01-24T10:01:35.301-08:002018-01-24T10:01:35.301-08:00Hah! Knee position is the next position fix on my ...Hah! Knee position is the next position fix on my list (Feb) down and off!L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-80809345515522103242018-01-24T09:18:35.743-08:002018-01-24T09:18:35.743-08:00yea it's so funny how even just imagining or v...yea it's so funny how even just imagining or visualizing a concept can help make a difference for us. that "up" feeling is actually something we've been working on a lot in our jumping. that even by thinking "lift" just with my hands, the rest of my body position is maybe subconsciously shifting in a way that communicates the idea more fully to the horse. slowly but surely!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-57975149595001050572018-01-24T09:04:57.088-08:002018-01-24T09:04:57.088-08:00the process is so important to remember. i want so...the process is so important to remember. i want so badly to get better, to improve. i have goals and i'm trying to embrace #noexcuses. but. the quickest way to get demoralized or burned out is to forget that this stuff just takes TIME. if i'm not realistic about the incremental progressive steps, we'll never get where i wanna go. so for that reasons, i really really try to embrace the process, and embrace the baby steps even when they're not perfect. as in.... that extra special brontosaurus moment above (where i'm in the orange shirt) lol.....emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-840297593477505332018-01-24T09:02:47.098-08:002018-01-24T09:02:47.098-08:00ugh why is core strength so hard tho?? lol...ugh why is core strength so hard tho?? lol...emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-85169794320295312612018-01-24T09:02:24.758-08:002018-01-24T09:02:24.758-08:00leaning forward is my favorite - esp when combined...leaning forward is my favorite - esp when combined with pulling back. #sogoodatridingoverhereemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-85171573471428966712018-01-24T08:36:12.704-08:002018-01-24T08:36:12.704-08:00I just wanted to say, thanks for including so many...I just wanted to say, thanks for including so many photos of the "process". It's easy to forget where we started or how far we have come. You and Charlie look great :) Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-28431596841464100262018-01-24T08:35:33.169-08:002018-01-24T08:35:33.169-08:00That was a lot of stuff to work on! But you'll...That was a lot of stuff to work on! But you'll get it :D I know for me it was that same thing - hunt the feeling when you know it was working but it only works for so long because #needwaymorecorestrength lol. Amber's and my dressage really started working better when I got to the seat and position of the master dressage series. Same thing your trainer was saying with adjusting the legs and toe pointing straight. Once I found it - magic. Theeeen it was gone haha. Also love all of the flashback photos!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485570296592298816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-32215178309277279762018-01-24T08:30:21.472-08:002018-01-24T08:30:21.472-08:00Ooh, lots of good stuff in here! My preferred way ...Ooh, lots of good stuff in here! My preferred way of posting the trot is just to lean really far forward all the time always. #donotrecommendCarlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308477892024999793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-90708491557206693692018-01-24T08:27:26.989-08:002018-01-24T08:27:26.989-08:00I'm constantly working in this also. When I en...I'm constantly working in this also. When I engage my core, my horse engages her core - who'd have thunk?<br />A big thing that helps me is to think "up". Use my core at a trot to lift her withers up. (I trot around like a beginner saying "up" over and over out loud.) Same at a canter - my instinct is think "down" to make the canter smaller and quieter, but I need to change my thought to "up" to get the withers up. It's almost just a thought, but it changes how I engage my core, and I feel a huge difference in my horse when I get it.<br />Which I can only hold for a few strides because using my core is exhausting!Gray Flannel Horseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798379736435785129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-81385787495186858812018-01-24T07:36:22.566-08:002018-01-24T07:36:22.566-08:00i mean, hey, at least our trainers know they alway...i mean, hey, at least our trainers know they always have a job!!! lol...emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-22108195133698676822018-01-24T07:36:07.906-08:002018-01-24T07:36:07.906-08:00yea i've got it stuck in my muscle memory that...yea i've got it stuck in my muscle memory that "more leg" = "more heel" and that if i'm not getting what i want, kick harder and swing leg further back. it's.... a hard habit to correct!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-78431378295545853972018-01-24T07:35:17.216-08:002018-01-24T07:35:17.216-08:00lol not sassy at all! i definitely know what you m...lol not sassy at all! i definitely know what you mean. and conceptually, i *know* that more correct biomechanics produces a more correct horse. i know this. it's so hard to make happen tho, bc i really personally cannot walk and chew gum at the same time. trying to undo years of bad habits requires so much mental energy from me, there really isn't any left over from the horse. <br /><br />plus, along with those years of bad habits, i've developed my own ways of getting shit done that basically approximates a primitive technology axe as opposed to a modern scalpel. i *know* a scalpel will do a better job more easily, but right now i gotta get shit done so it's easier to revert to my own blunt instruments. hopefully in time tho i can get better about that muscle memory!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-26456195826692824162018-01-24T07:32:46.978-08:002018-01-24T07:32:46.978-08:00#basically#basicallyemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-4445437287227834452018-01-24T07:32:38.204-08:002018-01-24T07:32:38.204-08:00haha yea i mean, my big ol' butt has gotta go ...haha yea i mean, my big ol' butt has gotta go somewhere, right? much easier when i push it out behind me! hopefully things improve soon with your horse so you two can get back at it!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-66318666183058614352018-01-24T07:31:56.215-08:002018-01-24T07:31:56.215-08:00it's so useful for me to write it all down too...it's so useful for me to write it all down too - glad you also find it helpful! the arched back issue is so so hard to fix too, bc i've basically designated that part of my body as my "shock absorber" even tho.... it really is not the greatest for that. slowly but surely tho, we can fix this!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-43876273300896521372018-01-24T07:30:57.162-08:002018-01-24T07:30:57.162-08:00yea i honestly had never seen that trick before - ...yea i honestly had never seen that trick before - the pulling legs back and turning them in again, that's something my very first riding teacher did that i constantly continue to do... .but the seat thing, that was eye opening.emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-52779920715337052402018-01-24T07:30:12.964-08:002018-01-24T07:30:12.964-08:00i love looking back on the old pics too ;) and sta...i love looking back on the old pics too ;) and staying off the rail is so so so helpful for us, bc we definitely get dependent on it after a while!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-16148183598739446222018-01-24T06:57:15.134-08:002018-01-24T06:57:15.134-08:00I find myself way on my crotch when P gets behind ...I find myself way on my crotch when P gets behind my leg...like I'm trying to move for him. I also basically throw the reins at him in the canter because I'm trying to stabilize myself in the saddle and don't want to jerk him in the mouth. My dressage trainer loves me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com