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by kande50
Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:58 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Another theory question
Replies: 32
Views: 16394

Re: Another theory question

The way I think about it is that the horse's pelvis has to rotate (in the direction of tucking the tail, although they never go that far). That, I can see, but I think I can only see it at the point at which it becomes pretty obvious, and need to be able to see it when it first starts. It's also us...
by kande50
Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:28 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Another theory question
Replies: 32
Views: 16394

Re: Another theory question

Just to add that while inside leg 'reach' is nice, too many people confuse it with engagement which is shown in the 'stance' phase, as you say. I can't tell you how many times I've read comments (in various places) using engagement when they mean reach. It's clearly stated in the USDF Glossary. I'v...
by kande50
Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:17 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Another theory question
Replies: 32
Views: 16394

Another theory question

I hear about the hind leg reaching forward and under more, and I understand that it has to come forward more (from where it started) if the horse is going to be able to take more weight on the hinds so he can lift the front end, but how does flexing the joints fit into this? IOW, when a horse reache...
by kande50
Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:29 am
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: one pm was delivered recently, but no more :-(
Replies: 9
Views: 8285

Re: one pm was delivered recently, but no more :-(

Chancellor wrote:Kande, if you want to practice sending me PMs, you are welcome to do so. I will try to keep an eye out today!


Thanks, Chancellor. I still don't know for sure what I was doing wrong because I can't find any trace of the pm's that didn't go through, but the last one I sent went through.
by kande50
Wed Nov 07, 2018 11:43 am
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: one pm was delivered recently, but no more :-(
Replies: 9
Views: 8285

Re: one pm was delivered recently, but no more :-(

silk wrote:I understood PMs hung around in your "outbox" until the recipient opened them, when they majiked themselves to "sent".


Thanks, silk. Don't know how I managed to send one and then lose several, but I probably need to practice more.
by kande50
Wed Nov 07, 2018 7:33 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Roast Chicken
Replies: 11
Views: 7939

Re: Roast Chicken

Put the lid on and throw it in a 350F oven for about 3 hours, just keep checking, depends on the size of the bird. Baste it every 45 minutes or so. I came back from the grocery store with a small chicken yesterday and put it in the oven when I got home. It was very good. My mother and I each ate a ...
by kande50
Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:36 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Potato and Bacon Soup
Replies: 9
Views: 6522

Re: Potato and Bacon Soup

My sister just made this and left some in the fridge at my mother's. It was so good I used it as a sauce on butternut squash.
by kande50
Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:33 pm
Forum: Rider health and fitness
Topic: Accountability
Replies: 143
Views: 78709

Re: Accountability

Something I have been misunderstanding about my carb addiction is that I’ve always thought with other types of addiction one can just quit cold turkey, but with eating, you cant just quit! True that we can't just quit eating because then we'd starve, but I do think we can quit one particular food, ...
by kande50
Tue Nov 06, 2018 4:33 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

Ryeissa wrote:
that is not a correct term, did you mean something else?


No, I made it up. I think against the bit is made up too, although most seem to understand what is meant by it.
by kande50
Tue Nov 06, 2018 4:17 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

Ryeissa wrote:

you can't have a horse between the hand and leg if he's behind the leg.


Or if he's in front of the hand. Guess that's why it's called between the hand and the leg. :-)
by kande50
Tue Nov 06, 2018 3:39 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

Dresseur wrote:But Sting is not between the hand and leg. He's behind the leg.


Yes, I realize that, but between the hand and leg is what I'm aiming for.
by kande50
Tue Nov 06, 2018 2:45 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

I can imagine that containing a little impulsion would feel like "against the bit" when you usually ride on slack reins. I think it probably depends what one thinks is a pleasant ride, and I want to ride a horse who is between the hand and the leg rather than against the hand. Others seem...
by kande50
Tue Nov 06, 2018 2:30 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

Because he's doing what I'm cueing him to do.

Aids don't have to be the traditional ones to be aids, which is why I so often call them cues, because not all of the cues I use are the traditional ones.
by kande50
Tue Nov 06, 2018 1:55 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

Ryeissa wrote:BBM starts with a soft jaw, and having the horse on the aids.


I think we have the soft jaw, and he's on the aids to the degree that he's able to be on the aids without coming btv. He drops btv occasionally, but btv is way too easy for him so I avoid that.
by kande50
Tue Nov 06, 2018 1:44 pm
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: one pm was delivered recently, but no more :-(
Replies: 9
Views: 8285

Re: one pm was delivered recently, but no more :-(

Tsavo wrote:The person's inbox may be full. Stop sending so many pms. :-)


I have to send more, because I have to figure out why it's not working the way I think it should work. :-)
by kande50
Tue Nov 06, 2018 1:42 pm
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: one pm was delivered recently, but no more :-(
Replies: 9
Views: 8285

Re: one pm was delivered recently, but no more :-(

They are not stuck in your outbox. The person has simply not picked them up. Thanks! At least I can see them, as the rest of them somehow disappeared. I'm wondering now if that was because I typed the recipient's address in but didn't hit the add button? I'm missing something when I hit reply too, ...
by kande50
Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:22 am
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: one pm was delivered recently, but no more :-(
Replies: 9
Views: 8285

one pm was delivered recently, but no more :-(

I sent a pm on the 4th, got a reply, and then sent another and it never went. So I sent more, and they never went. I have 2 stuck in my outbox right now, it says the were sent, but the only one that shows up in the sent folder is the one I sent on the 4th and got a reply to.
by kande50
Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:15 am
Forum: Freecycle Forum
Topic: TAKEN: Free Saddle Pads
Replies: 12
Views: 10213

Re: Free Saddle Pads

I've been sending pm's, but apparently, they've evaporated rather than sending. Still trying.
by kande50
Tue Nov 06, 2018 10:36 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

Yeah. Its usually the opppsite. I think the term impulsion is often used to describe impulsion within the context of collection, but impulsion, IMO, describes pushing/power/energy in any direction, while lifting the forehand describes collection. So there can be impulsion with or without collection...
by kande50
Tue Nov 06, 2018 9:41 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

The force plate studies - unless you know of others- were from piaffe to levade, and what that proved was that the hind started to carry more weight, which lightened the front - not that the front punched off of the ground. The ones I'm referring to were done with horses who were getting good score...
by kande50
Mon Nov 05, 2018 10:34 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

Ponichiwa wrote:
I also don't think more impulsion necessitates more on the forehand. Not sure where that's from.


I'm quite sure it does until they're able to lift the forehand, which in many cases never happens. Or at least that's what the force plate studies have shown.
by kande50
Mon Nov 05, 2018 8:04 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

I said this same thing 5-7 yrs ago to you LOL. I'm also interested in the balance from movement progression and enjoy seeing and reading about it, but because Sting has a club foot I decided to go with balance before movement, to hopefully keep him sounder for longer. The progressions are so differ...
by kande50
Mon Nov 05, 2018 7:55 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

Just to be clear, I don't think that bending more in canter is too much too soon for him, but the amount of bending I was trying to get obviously was. It's interesting that when I used to push him more he just went against the bit (what I call charging around), but he doesn't want to do that anymore...
by kande50
Sun Nov 04, 2018 10:29 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress
Replies: 332
Views: 135466

Re: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress

He doesn't seem to have any of the other kissing spine symptoms. So I'm hoping that's not the case here. But whatever it is--physical or behavioral--I'll need to get to the bottom of it and hopefully without hitting the ground again. Sigh. I get the same kind of thing every now and then, with lots ...
by kande50
Sun Nov 04, 2018 10:12 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

I had to go back to your first post and read between the lines a little to try to figure out what you might be looking for from this thread. I wasn't looking for anything in particular, but just came across the footage of the strike off when I was going through video and thought I'd share it becaus...
by kande50
Sun Nov 04, 2018 6:52 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

Kande, about your note on trying to straighten him - more power and thrust will straighten him for you. If I have a horse that is particularly crooked or wiggly - I go more forward and it straightens out all on it's own. Not 100% of the time obviously, but, it's something to think about! Yes, I thi...
by kande50
Sun Nov 04, 2018 5:07 pm
Forum: Freecycle Forum
Topic: One more free saddle pad
Replies: 1
Views: 3316

Re: One more free saddle pad

My favorite! :-)
by kande50
Sun Nov 04, 2018 1:49 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

How big is your indoor? It looks small to me, too. Perhaps save the canter work for outside for now. Right now it's 60 by about 100, but as the hay goes it'll get back to 60 X 120 and then I'll have more room on the long sides and diagonals. Although I'm not convinced that I actually need more room...
by kande50
Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:58 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

I had a thought about the difference in the segments where he canters only a few strides before dropping to trot, and the segment where he maintains the canter. When he maintains the canter, it looks like you’re sitting back a little more on your seat, and your hands are a little lower. Am I seeing...
by kande50
Sat Nov 03, 2018 8:40 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

Ryeissa wrote:can you show us a trot/canter transition?


I'll get some on tape when I ride on Monday.
by kande50
Sat Nov 03, 2018 8:38 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

I like that you waited for him to canter in the transition and didn't hassle him and he gave you a balanced trans. When he falls out of canter, just balance the trot first and ask again. I was very tempted to get after him when he kept falling out of canter, but didn't because it was so out of char...
by kande50
Sat Nov 03, 2018 4:46 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

Correct bend requires more energy than the horse's natural crookedness, so if you're going to ask for more bend I recommend also asking for a bit more power. Otherwise, the horse slows down or gets flatter as the work gets harder. Yes, I agree that more power/thrust would be a very good thing, and ...
by kande50
Sat Nov 03, 2018 4:32 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't see you actively riding him here. I see this as a very lazy ride. Am I missing something? Are you saying that my aids are invisible? :-) I'd like to think they are, but if the video was better quality, or you were there in real life, you'd be able to see ...
by kande50
Sat Nov 03, 2018 3:29 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Re: Canter

Do you canter outside of your indoor? It seems to me that he could use more space to go forward and maintain canter. I actually liked the strike-off and first couple strides, but then he went flat and fell out. Needs more forward and connection to maintain quality. I do canter outside, and of cours...
by kande50
Sat Nov 03, 2018 2:58 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Canter
Replies: 49
Views: 21392

Canter

I got overly ambitious about trying to bend him in canter and messed it all up, but he gave me this really cute strike off, anyway. Took me awhile to figure out why it seemed like he'd regressed, and of course, my first thought was that he was sore/lame/sick, but after sleeping on it I realized that...
by kande50
Sat Nov 03, 2018 2:47 pm
Forum: Rider health and fitness
Topic: Accountability
Replies: 143
Views: 78709

Re: Accountability

demi wrote:. I would like to get Emma in shape enough to give me a good workout, too, but I’ll just have to see how that works out. It could happen :)


It could! :-) I retire horses all the time, and then circumstances change and back to work they go.
by kande50
Sat Nov 03, 2018 2:31 pm
Forum: Rider health and fitness
Topic: Accountability
Replies: 143
Views: 78709

Re: Accountability

You know, they do look pretty, Demi, but it artichokes were the only food in the world, I would be very thin :) I finally realized that a big part of why I love artichokes is because I dip them in butter. If I dipped just about any veggie in butter I'd probably like them just as much. Except beets,...
by kande50
Sat Nov 03, 2018 10:47 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Don't call it fall: September/October Autumn Goals
Replies: 423
Views: 168537

Re: Don't call it fall: September/October Autumn Goals

We had horses turned out in the front yard one time when the trailer was parked in the driveway with the doors open (2 horse straight load step up) and all of them took turns getting in to see if there was anything to eat in there.
by kande50
Sat Nov 03, 2018 9:55 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Do MC and I really have different gripes with Trump?
Replies: 64
Views: 36729

Re: Do MC and I really have different gripes with Trump?

khall wrote:
kande I really cannot see where Trump supporters are coming from.


Oh I can. Just like the rest of us, they look at the evidence and then pick the candidate whose ideas seem to be the closest to their own.
by kande50
Fri Nov 02, 2018 7:59 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Ignorance and getting rolled
Replies: 46
Views: 25438

Re: Ignorance and getting rolled

You asked how often something is someone's opinion and how often is it a fact. I explained you can figure out if something someone says is one or the other. So what you are saying is that once someone says it, it's their opinion and no longer fact? I think we first need a good definition of what is...
by kande50
Fri Nov 02, 2018 7:50 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Things you will never be able to do & Problems you will never be able to solve
Replies: 60
Views: 29907

Re: Things you will never be able to do & Problems you will never be able to solve

One good thing about getting horses as babies is that I have no one to blame for their training problems other than myself, which of course, makes me much more patient when it comes to having to spend time fixing them. I'm also unconcerned about physical issues such as conformation or temperament, b...
by kande50
Fri Nov 02, 2018 11:14 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress
Replies: 332
Views: 135466

Re: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress

If I ever get to flying changes my plan is to get someone with a very good eye on the ground so that they can yell "yes" whenever he changes so that I can reward the good ones immediately. My plan is to start with PK's method, in which he asks for the change from counter canter on a big ci...
by kande50
Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:29 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Side Reins!
Replies: 26
Views: 16342

Re: Side Reins!

The only reason I ever lunge is to introduce horses to something new (saddle, crupper, breeching, etc.), or to expose them to aspects of their environment I know they're going to want to see going both ways and at all 3 gaits. So when I lunge I make sure they're okay at The Other End.
by kande50
Thu Nov 01, 2018 1:37 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Do MC and I really have different gripes with Trump?
Replies: 64
Views: 36729

Re: Do MC and I really have different gripes with Trump?

Why listen to these jackass repubs (and I completely disagree with kande that they are doing better than dems, just look at the tight political races going on now) We can always try to change the goal posts, but as of right now the repubs are in power so what they're doing is working. Whether it's ...
by kande50
Wed Oct 31, 2018 12:04 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Rein length and connection for the lower levels
Replies: 81
Views: 34576

Re: Rein length and connection for the lower levels

I don't think the elbow or arm position changes with rein length, or is affected by rein length, or in my opinion relates to it. If neither the elbow nor arm position changes, then the only way to give with the reins would be by opening the fingers, which IMO, would be an inadequate give/release fo...
by kande50
Wed Oct 31, 2018 11:22 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Please tell me it can stop
Replies: 57
Views: 39445

Re: Please tell me it can stop

Just as in "When a Stranger Calls' the real danger is already IN the house---old white guys afraid of losing their power (imho of course). ...and their supporters, who are afraid of losing status. Or as someone wrote, "with status anxiety trying to elevate themselves by keeping others dow...
by kande50
Wed Oct 31, 2018 11:01 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Rein length and connection for the lower levels
Replies: 81
Views: 34576

Re: Rein length and connection for the lower levels

I guess I don't exactly care about classical position and will take effective position. Same here. I spend time in what I think is probably a more classical position, or at least as close as I can get to it, but also subscribe to the belief that I can sometimes help my horse understand if I can mak...
by kande50
Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:43 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Don't call it fall: September/October Autumn Goals
Replies: 423
Views: 168537

Re: Don't call it fall: September/October Autumn Goals

Some of the things i will do to minimize the risk are: Always turn her out alone. Put her in a stall when I hook up the trailer (she gets excited when I hook up and runs enough to work up a sweat). Turn her out daily even in bad weather so that doesn’t get “cabin fever” and turn into a maniac when ...
by kande50
Tue Oct 30, 2018 6:34 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Ignorance and getting rolled
Replies: 46
Views: 25438

Re: Ignorance and getting rolled

WheresMyWhite wrote:you may choose to believe they are being ignorant, etc but they, more than likely, feel the same about you.


And that's exactly the feedback I get when I talk to pro-Trump voters. The term "educated idiots", and similar, come up often.
by kande50
Tue Oct 30, 2018 6:28 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Ignorance and getting rolled
Replies: 46
Views: 25438

Re: Ignorance and getting rolled

Angfreda wrote:
Sure we do.


And that way is?

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