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- Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:19 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Good connection
- Replies: 103
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Re: Good connection
I find the descriptions given by blob and exvet to be exactly what connection means in dressage and further helps my learning to get it right. (Thank you!) How can you have connection without contact? By trying to compare different riding disciplines may not make sense for a connection discussion. ...
- Fri Jul 05, 2019 8:05 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Good connection
- Replies: 103
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- Fri Jul 05, 2019 7:50 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Good connection
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- Fri Jul 05, 2019 3:33 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Good connection
- Replies: 103
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Re: Good connection
But rather than developing a steady contact over time, trainers instead lunge the horse in side reins so that they can teach him to push firmly against the bit all the time, right from the beginning and forever more. And then they call it an elastic contact to try to pretend that this abuse of the ...
- Fri Jul 05, 2019 2:15 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Let's sweat some! July/August goals and progress thread
- Replies: 226
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Re: Let's sweat some! July/August goals and progress thread
awesome! that sounds fun! I thought about doing WD but it's hard to find a western saddle for my dude, being short backed.
- Fri Jul 05, 2019 2:11 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Good connection
- Replies: 103
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- Thu Jul 04, 2019 11:06 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Good connection
- Replies: 103
- Views: 48770
Re: Good connection
I'm not sure what you are looking for here demi, what specifically do you want to hear from us? I think we all like this horse very much, it's not a personal critique here. Looks like the style of horse I would like to ride.
- Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:22 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Let's sweat some! July/August goals and progress thread
- Replies: 226
- Views: 118267
Re: Let's sweat some! July/August goals and progress thread
Awwww get well soon!
- Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:47 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Good connection
- Replies: 103
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- Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:47 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Good connection
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- Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:44 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Good connection
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- Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:40 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Good connection
- Replies: 103
- Views: 48770
Re: Good connection
I think the drooping reins when doing piaffe or some other highly collected movements are good. To go around a whole test with reins and posture like Flight has on that pic I would think would require the utmost balance from the horse and impeccible timing of the rider. The best in the country don'...
- Thu Jul 04, 2019 5:45 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Good connection
- Replies: 103
- Views: 48770
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- Thu Jul 04, 2019 5:41 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Good connection
- Replies: 103
- Views: 48770
Re: Good connection
Remember a connected horse isn't the same as collected. Collected is more a physical thing- ie the horse has a % of weight behind, or not. A horse can be connected on the bit and not collected ie training level
- Thu Jul 04, 2019 2:35 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Good connection
- Replies: 103
- Views: 48770
Re: Good connection
the horse looks ready to work and there is a lot to like.
- Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:15 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Let's sweat some! July/August goals and progress thread
- Replies: 226
- Views: 118267
Re: Let's sweat some! July/August goals and progress thread
greenholmeshandy wrote:Unfortunately Shandy is broken. Hopefully will mend with rest . That's it really for July/August.
what happened? so sorry.
- Wed Jul 03, 2019 2:34 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Let's sweat some! July/August goals and progress thread
- Replies: 226
- Views: 118267
Re: Let's sweat some! July/August goals and progress thread
I have a kent and masters dressage for sale. 17.5. Original model. LOVELY
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 8:39 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: caveletti and hill work for the dressage horse
- Replies: 9
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Re: caveletti and hill work for the dressage horse
yeah! Good memory.... My horse is a good little jumper, I have an assistant trainer jump him once in awhile and I do a lot of canter/trot poles. He is a lot of horse for me to jump alone, but now that he's not so green it's much smoother-- hahahah and i will consider it. I do hillwork 1x a week or s...
- Mon Jul 01, 2019 5:39 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: May & June Goals & Progress
- Replies: 338
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Re: May & June Goals & Progress
he's pretty Dresseur...! Good luck with everything! Keep us posted
- Sun Jun 30, 2019 3:47 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: May & June Goals & Progress
- Replies: 338
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Re: May & June Goals & Progress
awww wish I was "in person" to help you out, My horse is a good babysitter.... ;( good luck and it sounds like you have a good thought process
- Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:50 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Trainers riding through you.
- Replies: 74
- Views: 35927
Re: Trainers riding through you.
In the Ly's, if they are not flowing and correct, Hp's won't be either. Even though you could move on to Hp's and get a 6 or so. Someone posted about getting a good trot from a halt, which is 1st level requirement. How often do we see that? Not often imo. That is hard to do. The horse has to have a...
- Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:48 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Help me Horse Shop?!? - Now need help with names :)
- Replies: 89
- Views: 62610
Re: Help me Horse Shop?!? - Now need help with names :)
adorable! Congrats!
- Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:15 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: May & June Goals & Progress
- Replies: 338
- Views: 156941
Re: May & June Goals & Progress
Yeah I hope to show recognized. The issue is our showgrounds is not very good for the footing. That's why I haven't shown recognized in the past. Luckily we have a few more options now
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 6:26 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: My training with Gunnar Ostergaard
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10712
Re: My training with Gunnar Ostergaard
piedmontfields Normally during my 60 min training sessions I do have a lot of walk breaks in long frame, but during this session with Gunnar when I wanted to give the horse long reins during the walk break he said no do not do it or it will be difficult to gather her again. can you explain? why did...
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 5:46 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Safe sport
- Replies: 125
- Views: 67403
Re: Safe sport
wow sue how traumatic....sorry to hear that happened....
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 5:26 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Safe sport
- Replies: 125
- Views: 67403
Re: Safe sport
I get that we need ruled but I just see this as safe sport trying to act like police. Let it be a criminal charge first. Its so much bigger than horse showing. I have to agree. A more proper procedure would be a TEMPORARY suspension, an investigation (with all legal protections in place for both ac...
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 5:24 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Trainers riding through you.
- Replies: 74
- Views: 35927
Re: Trainers riding through you.
No, I need specific feed back ie- activate muscle X in your left lower ab to result in horse doing Y. Can you feel horse doing Y? yes or no. or "you horse is hanging on the outside rein so we are doing haunches in to get the horse to stretch the outside of the body. I want you to open the outsi...
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:51 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Safe sport
- Replies: 125
- Views: 67403
Re: Safe sport
I get that we need ruled but I just see this as safe sport trying to act like police. Let it be a criminal charge first. Its so much bigger than horse showing. I have to agree. A more proper procedure would be a TEMPORARY suspension, an investigation (with all legal protections in place for both ac...
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 12:38 am
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Safe sport
- Replies: 125
- Views: 67403
Re: Safe sport
I would quit if my boss did that but to each their own. I could not stay and support someone after that even if as you say "they are a good boss".
- Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:01 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: More videos from Jeremy Steinberg
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3695
Re: More videos from Jeremy Steinberg
can you post the other link? What does everyone think of the work here? thanks for sharing! I like to see how much he rewards the horse. They are very straight, perhaps almost too much so....The horse seems to have a long back, and If this was my horse I would prefer more lateral looseness (softness...
- Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:16 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Safe sport
- Replies: 125
- Views: 67403
Re: Safe sport
"You have no problem with someone who has been found to have a pattern of behavior assaulting minors continuing to operate within the USEF and have access to minors through USEF activities? How do we know the behavior has stopped and hasn't occurred in the last 20 years?" Having lived in ...
- Thu Jun 20, 2019 8:31 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Safe sport
- Replies: 125
- Views: 67403
Re: Safe sport
Let me try one more time. In every post I have made I say that I support SS. I am not alone in thinking that there are procedural problems. Other Olympic disciplines are also trying to make changes. And trust me I knew predatory gay guys too. I also never once said I felt that Rob or the trainer/s ...
- Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:52 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Safe sport
- Replies: 125
- Views: 67403
Re: Safe sport
I think it is interesting that feminists, and I certainly consider myself one; I had a strongly political feminist mother and was raised with prochoice marches, MS magazine, Betty Friedan, etc etc etc. have somewhat of a disconnect regarding women and victimhood. Women should be soldiers, firefight...
- Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:00 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Safe sport
- Replies: 125
- Views: 67403
Re: Safe sport
And in the case of Williams, so many people were outraged and spoke out about his innocence and the horrors of SS. But then Anne came forward with specifics and I'm not sure how anyone can think the ban wasn't absolutely necessary. It's a shame he wasn't put in jail decades ago. I don't think anyon...
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 6:30 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Anyone (over 40) up for 'then and now' pictures?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17341
Re: Anyone (over 40) up for 'then and now' pictures?
lovely pics! Im NOT OLD ENOUGH teee heeee
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- Wed Jun 19, 2019 6:29 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Safe sport
- Replies: 125
- Views: 67403
Re: Safe sport
khall wrote:
I cannot understand this mental apathy to men behaving badly, illegally and immorally. If we do not stand up for ourselves and our children nothing will change.
I agree....
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:47 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Need to talk this out
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14145
Re: Need to talk this out
It also helps when you are at shows/lessons/clinics off site if you have a horse who can be flexible to some degree. A bit of a tangent: I also suggest being able to ride in the am, pm, etc. and take the saddle off, put back on and go back in NOTHING worse than not knowing during saddle fitting if h...
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 3:24 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Need to talk this out
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14145
Re: Need to talk this out
PaulaO wrote:She's done with her grain when I get there but is still munching hay.
ok, well i would just start riding then. Hay is not dinner to me. I know she gets crabby but that is something she can get used to....
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 3:23 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Safe sport
- Replies: 125
- Views: 67403
Re: Safe sport
He was found not guilty in an actual legal proceeding. What is the protection for an accused against potential liars and vindictiveness? Or is it just a too bad for you buddy/girl if you are falsely accused? right. This is where I think there is a disconnect. My opinion is this suspension should st...
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 2:20 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Need to talk this out
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14145
Re: Need to talk this out
If its just grain, my horse takes like 2 mins to eat so I would still get there at 4:30, grab tack and brushes and my horse is ready (I do take time to groom so the food digests and I wait till he is done before I grab him). Or if I had a lesson and had to start getting ready I would brush during ea...
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 2:17 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Safe sport
- Replies: 125
- Views: 67403
Re: Safe sport
Sex crimes are very hard to convict because the preponderance of evidence is testimonial. He said/she said. Add in the "but it ruins the man's life!" element, and there you go. Lots of exit ramps to end without conviction. But the paucity of hard evidence does not make rape any less a cri...
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 2:01 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: My training with Gunnar Ostergaard
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10712
Re: My training with Gunnar Ostergaard
oh! its 37 mins! horray! I am so glad you posted this so we can learn. LOVELY HORSE
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 1:47 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: May & June Goals & Progress
- Replies: 338
- Views: 156941
Re: May & June Goals & Progress
oh! and I got a 9! on the stretching circle of all things.
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 1:47 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Here he is!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11401
Re: Here he is!
lovely!!!
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 1:40 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Safe sport
- Replies: 125
- Views: 67403
Re: Safe sport
Usef one organization. Safe sport, completely different congressionally mandated organization that now is mandated to monitor all Olympic sports. Usef responds to the recommendations of Safe Sports wrt sexual misconduct and bullying. USEF does not investigate, Safw Sport does. They are separate ent...
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:51 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Safe sport
- Replies: 125
- Views: 67403
Re: Safe sport
There is a lot of bad info here. Safe Sport gives me the impression they are the investigators. Now that could be people mis-informed but the role of the legal system and the role of USEF is very unclear in many aspects.
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 11:37 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: May & June Goals & Progress
- Replies: 338
- Views: 156941
Re: May & June Goals & Progress
thanks all, I got a lot of good info lately on my situation behind the scenes. Jingles worked
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 11:33 am
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Safe sport
- Replies: 125
- Views: 67403
Re: Safe sport
Just to be clear, Ryeissa: You consider training to be "acting like police." As we say in the polite south, why bless your heart! POINT 1 No, I'm talking about Safesport INVESTIGATIONS. Not training. I don't think its the job of USEF to go after offenders. POINT 2 Access to shows I like t...
- Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:01 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Safe sport
- Replies: 125
- Views: 67403
Re: Safe sport
I get that we need ruled but I just see this as safe sport trying to act like police. Let it be a criminal charge first. Its so much bigger than horse showing.
- Tue Jun 18, 2019 6:21 pm
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- Topic: Safe sport
- Replies: 125
- Views: 67403
Re: Safe sport
I've worked on many federal things that are good hearted and sound good..............but never work.