tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post8447000599238433357..comments2024-03-29T03:54:36.711-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: chronological collectionsemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-61281109641788029792017-06-07T05:00:29.470-07:002017-06-07T05:00:29.470-07:00I often feel like I'm standing too close to th...I often feel like I'm standing too close to the trees to see the forest, but sometimes I get a "Hey, we've totally upgraded" moment. Most recently, I realized that Bird can do a canter departure, politely, on the requested lead, regardless of the (gentle) slope of the ground and maintain same over terrain that is not flat for a nice ~30-meter circle. This does not sound like much, but the horse has to be in better balance and stuff to keep the canter rhythm going in the face of terrain. Bird couldn't do it last year and would fall out of canter or invert and flail when the slope changed. (Our working field has kind of a hump in the middle of it so you're going up and then down and then up and then down over the course of a circle. I try to think of this as a "feature" and not a bug.) But this year he's like NBD, I got this. Also, apparently repeated exposure wears away the "We can only cue for canter if it's flat or uphill" issue because now we can cue for canter wherever we want a canter. Yay.which_chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10944558109074440312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-84917670949805257192017-06-06T14:09:48.863-07:002017-06-06T14:09:48.863-07:00Every so often I have moments where it clicks, but...Every so often I have moments where it clicks, but most of the time it's a struggle.Olivia @ DIY Horse Ownershiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138490796669110523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-61833962951039143392017-06-06T13:39:16.126-07:002017-06-06T13:39:16.126-07:00ha i'd love to be the rider where things like ...ha i'd love to be the rider where things like that can just happen!! alas i have to work really hard and keep practicing.... ain't that always the way. good thing i actually quite like the work :)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-86703267556246827132017-06-06T13:35:30.325-07:002017-06-06T13:35:30.325-07:00I'm so glad you're feeling more confident!...I'm so glad you're feeling more confident! It really sucks when you feel like you're flubbing through, and sometimes it just HAPPENS when things finally click and you're ready to do things you weren't a little while ago. Go Emma and Charlie! <3Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485570296592298816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-2940975170382763502017-06-06T13:03:31.134-07:002017-06-06T13:03:31.134-07:00yup, for sure!yup, for sure!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-60337337487151889252017-06-06T13:01:19.631-07:002017-06-06T13:01:19.631-07:00Yay for feeling more confident! I love lessons so ...Yay for feeling more confident! I love lessons so much. It's kinda nice to be in "show mode" for a bit then go back to lesson mode to really work more on the bigger picture things as opposed to just "I need to work on x so I survive this coming event"Meganhttp://phoebethefreebie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-73571203677078942702017-06-06T11:09:30.639-07:002017-06-06T11:09:30.639-07:00thanks! glad you solved your sourness issues with ...thanks! glad you solved your sourness issues with Mia! naughty girl for managing to escape out an open gate!! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-6697439404956472902017-06-06T11:07:15.782-07:002017-06-06T11:07:15.782-07:00thanks!thanks!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-21208591953622059052017-06-06T11:02:33.358-07:002017-06-06T11:02:33.358-07:00So glad you are feeling more confident! Building ...So glad you are feeling more confident! Building that trust after it has been shaken is hard and it does take a while, but you are on your way. <br />For the gate sourness, do you only hop off away from the gate? I never hop off at the gate, always in the middle or end of the arena. We usually do our ride and then I ask for either a back or lateral movement and then hop off. If Mia (or App omg...) became gate sour, the gate is where we would work 10m circles, laterals, etc both under saddle and in hand for minutes and then relax as we went away from the gate. Or when Mia would randomly step out of the gate to the arena at the last minute bc it was open? Lots of pony beating to be had and then hard work afterwards until we stop away from the gate. It has worked for all of my horses, I hope it works for Charliepants. appydoesdressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247747981543003242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-39562094907242702202017-06-06T10:04:41.752-07:002017-06-06T10:04:41.752-07:00Yay! Glad your confidence is growing :) Yay! Glad your confidence is growing :) Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-31034691647366309852017-06-06T09:45:09.112-07:002017-06-06T09:45:09.112-07:00thanks!thanks!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-23512004317623779902017-06-06T09:45:00.712-07:002017-06-06T09:45:00.712-07:00i like that analogy a lot actually - and totally a...i like that analogy a lot actually - and totally agree. feeling like i can think a thing, and adjust myself to convey that thing - and then feeling the horse understand and respond in equal measure. or even feeling if the horse is questioning me, or thinking about evading - but still being honest in his communications. that's so much preferred to that sort of "dead" feeling like you can't really influence what's going on. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-7489321454627561822017-06-06T09:36:17.890-07:002017-06-06T09:36:17.890-07:00Glad you are feeling more secure and relatedly con...Glad you are feeling more secure and relatedly confident!L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-8228142341309821902017-06-06T09:21:19.790-07:002017-06-06T09:21:19.790-07:00Love the confidence!
The click for me comes when...Love the confidence! <br /><br />The click for me comes when it feels like you are talking to your horse, he's talking to you, and there is no longer that wall or really bad interpreter between you. You can teach, show, ask, listen, and your partner is receptive to it. I look more for those things than nailing a flying change for example. Laur @FMHHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978311855305167845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-12188420949190133382017-06-06T08:21:28.624-07:002017-06-06T08:21:28.624-07:00ha yea... charlie is fairly mouthy and playful and...ha yea... charlie is fairly mouthy and playful and will get all into whatever is hanging on his stall, so i thought he'd be a great candidate for stall toys. but... like so many others out there, the ball has mostly sat untouched, getting covered in dust and bird poop. le sigh. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-51761574159220254612017-06-06T08:20:13.491-07:002017-06-06T08:20:13.491-07:00so awesome that things are going so well with you ...so awesome that things are going so well with you and Aria too - and especially that it's carrying over to V! it's definitely such a good feeling to suddenly be ready to tackle new challenges! i'm not totally sure that jumping the BN house constitutes growth in my riding, bc technically i've been riding at the BN level or above for... ehhhh a couple years now haha, but sometimes it just takes a little while for me to remember that! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-80880600820234958522017-06-06T08:17:08.375-07:002017-06-06T08:17:08.375-07:00yea... bad memories are definitely a struggle with...yea... bad memories are definitely a struggle with a lot of riders. in a lesson last year after getting eliminated in an event and feeling pretty low about my riding, my coach dan quoted the following commercial basically word for word (it's funny and worth a watch), with the point being that in order to get better, we must be able to move on from mistakes and low moments:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyT-0sDQlKIemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-12801085899632454362017-06-06T08:04:57.121-07:002017-06-06T08:04:57.121-07:00i got a jolly ball once. it turned into a large do...i got a jolly ball once. it turned into a large dog toy because my horse didn't appreciate it<br /><br />stupid jolly balls :|Purple Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179696153116063779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-1846136969546971262017-06-06T07:46:52.442-07:002017-06-06T07:46:52.442-07:00Hurray for confidence! I'd say you've prog...Hurray for confidence! I'd say you've progressed pretty quickly from nerves to trust. That's pretty awesome.<br />I had a ride a couple weeks ago on Aria where we just clicked. I felt solid, she felt solid and the 'omg I'm riding a baby noodle' jitters were gone. It was a great boost to the riding ego and made me game for a lot more things.<br />Nothing beats a good honest horse when it comes to a fearful rider though. Without Aria I wouldn't have had to balls to get up on Valeria!<br />And it goes without saying, a huge kudos to you for wanting to do the bigger jump. I think that shows a growth in riding more than anything else. I'll do what my trainer tells me to do all day long but the real test is if I'd do it on my own. Can't wait to see where you and Charlie are in a few months!SpanishWalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003578056572686242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-84983157208770654762017-06-06T07:34:24.384-07:002017-06-06T07:34:24.384-07:00I love reading about all your progress with Charli...I love reading about all your progress with Charlie! You guys have come so far in such a short amount of time! It's it amazing though how much insecurities from other horses can come into play at times? Ranger is so solid when it comes to jumping (he'll jump ANYTHING as long as I actually point him to it), but even now, every once and awhile I remember that Batty stops and stuff and that little voice creeps into my head and says "what if?" I mostly can push it out, but some days it's still there... Sarah (threechestnuts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17295039309380470750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-36626264549410954742017-06-06T07:32:10.551-07:002017-06-06T07:32:10.551-07:00yea, agreed 1000%. knowing what to expect, knowing...yea, agreed 1000%. knowing what to expect, knowing the feel, the ingredients for reaching a desired outcome... that's all exactly what i need to feel at my best - and the only way to get there is with repetition and practice. uncertainty is definitely what freaks me out too!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-72252940484108987542017-06-06T07:31:03.125-07:002017-06-06T07:31:03.125-07:00yes - that's definitely my favorite feeling fr...yes - that's definitely my favorite feeling from competitions. somehow the act of going out and doing the thing at a prescribed event can really cement my feelings of security. like, YES, we CAN do this! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-33213417430276535262017-06-06T07:28:14.015-07:002017-06-06T07:28:14.015-07:00LOVE that you asked for the bigger fence! Woo! For...LOVE that you asked for the bigger fence! Woo! For me, the 'clicking' of certain skills comes more with knowing what to expect. How will the jump feel when we go over it, where is the takeoff point, where exactly is our path to and away from the fence? Having those items all well in hand does a lot to build my confidence, and sometimes it takes a turn (or five...) over a certain obstacle to really cement what the right feeling is. The more I do and the more I know what to expect in different situations, the better things go! It's when an outcome or response is uncertain that the situation starts to spiral downwards. Alli + Dinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928482808436392040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-65090359612016214392017-06-06T07:14:34.840-07:002017-06-06T07:14:34.840-07:00Haha, the hackamore! It looks so tiny now...Its fu...Haha, the hackamore! It looks so tiny now...Its funny, I am kind of at the same place right now. Lessons were great and necessary, but the last two competitions are what really brought my own confidence up leaps and bounds. LandofWOZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518323270325094244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-15403859780055392942017-06-06T07:12:52.752-07:002017-06-06T07:12:52.752-07:00apparently that's actually a pretty common thi...apparently that's actually a pretty common thing - being better off property than at home. it always felt kinda curious to me, and i feel like i'm constantly having to explain to the folks at charlie's barn that 'i swear he's more trained than this!' lol.... but maybe it makes sense. i mean, he can see the barn *right there*, and his field and friends are also totally visible from the arena. so like, that definitely poses more distractions than some strange place he has no associations with. ah horses, it's always something!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.com