tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post9164032109769114818..comments2024-03-18T07:31:01.404-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: brief thoughts from a lesson with Pemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-48085517816500262342015-07-20T13:06:47.060-07:002015-07-20T13:06:47.060-07:00i suspect you're probably right - especially n...i suspect you're probably right - especially now that we both sort of know what we're doing, we should be doing it more often i guess hahaemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-72210444467017125702015-07-20T13:02:47.304-07:002015-07-20T13:02:47.304-07:00By being more demanding, possibly she meant gettin...By being more demanding, possibly she meant getting quality movement sooner or holding it for longer, not necessarily asking for new things. Sounds like a productive lesson!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925650148327532110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-19581001956085618342015-07-20T11:28:00.349-07:002015-07-20T11:28:00.349-07:00interesting - and perhaps that's what she mean...interesting - and perhaps that's what she meant. i tend to be a little wishy washy and almost always have to repeat our transitions bc the first is shitty... so yea, sounds like a good starting place!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-80130611313048777372015-07-20T11:23:03.983-07:002015-07-20T11:23:03.983-07:00Great lesson! I love that she tied the flat work ...Great lesson! I love that she tied the flat work into the jumping re: Isabelle's shoulders. As for flatting on your own you don't need to do fancy stuff, more like be more demanding that her shoulders go where you want them, your transitions are good every time, etc. At least that's what I shoot for.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790278181159401158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-46378980876937570902015-07-20T10:32:33.170-07:002015-07-20T10:32:33.170-07:00my tendency far too often is to just pull the insi...my tendency far too often is to just pull the inside rein and pray lol. remembering all these little tricks is so hard!! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-22613741536025158162015-07-20T10:27:05.108-07:002015-07-20T10:27:05.108-07:00I often forget my outside aids when turning on a j...I often forget my outside aids when turning on a jumper course too. So much to think about!Lauren @ She Moved to Texashttp://www.shemovedtotexas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-25643215768444332282015-07-20T08:54:31.839-07:002015-07-20T08:54:31.839-07:00thanks - i'd actually never heard the analogy ...thanks - i'd actually never heard the analogy before but as soon as she said it i thought 'YES - that is exactly what i need to be feeling!'. hopefully i can remember it lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-36088026373313672882015-07-20T08:53:33.995-07:002015-07-20T08:53:33.995-07:00Amen about turning from the outside aids - somethi...Amen about turning from the outside aids - something I've been working on myself! Also I like the "feel the bounce in your heels" analogyAbbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17784724437450397444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-88920910357977060332015-07-20T07:57:36.066-07:002015-07-20T07:57:36.066-07:00good to know! i'm definitely excited to get th...good to know! i'm definitely excited to get the hang of how/when/why to apply it during a course!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-44812171393378627062015-07-20T07:51:46.063-07:002015-07-20T07:51:46.063-07:00Your coaches comment about thinking slightly count...Your coaches comment about thinking slightly counter bent makes a ton of sense. One of my past coaches told me this awhile ago and it works like a gem! It did great things for my loss of shoulder lol.Kaila Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467096350652276379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-35014818032240449712015-07-20T07:26:36.567-07:002015-07-20T07:26:36.567-07:00ha seriously - i may or may not still be recoverin...ha seriously - i may or may not still be recovering lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-54055801699694201872015-07-20T06:48:25.102-07:002015-07-20T06:48:25.102-07:00Props for surviving the heat. It was a rough weeke...Props for surviving the heat. It was a rough weekend. Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02884053627728391449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-20037345112915168262015-07-20T05:59:28.354-07:002015-07-20T05:59:28.354-07:00it's not the first time i've heard about i...it's not the first time i've heard about it, but maybe the first time it's value was soooo obvious in a ride haha, esp since we kept on eating that one jump but then adding stronger outside aids really helped. go figure!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-7391221702590615282015-07-20T05:58:46.052-07:002015-07-20T05:58:46.052-07:00omg the heat tho... borderline murderous !omg the heat tho... borderline murderous !emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-90115826796007637122015-07-20T05:41:44.085-07:002015-07-20T05:41:44.085-07:00COUNTER BEND YASSS. Sorry got a little overexcited...COUNTER BEND YASSS. Sorry got a little overexcited. But my trainer had me start doing that and suddenly we weren't bulging through our turns and got straighter to jumps even on short approaches, and sparkles and rainbows starting raining down from the heavens. I'm a big fan of *slightly* counterbending through turns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-57745431301893694792015-07-20T05:14:04.403-07:002015-07-20T05:14:04.403-07:00Sounds like a fun lesson, good for you for getting...Sounds like a fun lesson, good for you for getting it done in this heat! Alli + Dinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928482808436392040noreply@blogger.com