Training of horse and rider is not always fast....or linear! A case study

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Training of horse and rider is not always fast....or linear! A case study

Postby piedmontfields » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:42 pm

A case study by piedmontfields and Emi :-)

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Postby Moutaineer » Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:54 pm

Interesting! I could put one of these together with Laddie :)

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Postby Chisamba » Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:06 pm

Moutaineer wrote:Interesting! I could put one of these together with Laddie :)

I had exactly the same thought!

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Postby blob » Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:15 pm

I fully agree with the sentiment that training is neither fast nor linear. Though, I have to say, Piedmontfields, in this particular case there appears to be clear progress with Emi through the years!

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Postby demi » Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:52 pm

Really nice progress, Piedmont and Emi! Thanks for posting.

I would love to see Laddie, and Kimba, too! And anyone else on the board who wants to post pics. It is satisfying to me, to see good progress in dressage because it really makes the horses more beautiful, and of course more fit.

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Postby StraightForward » Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:40 am

Interesting photo series, Piedmont!

Here is a montage I put together of Annabelle's progress January-July last year, and then another photo just before she got hurt in October, though I should go back and review that video for a better screen grab. Now I'm just hoping she'll be back to her April-July work before too long.
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Keep calm and canter on.

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Postby piedmontfields » Thu Apr 18, 2019 1:45 am

Thanks for the encouraging comments. Yes, I know I am not a perfect rider; it delights me to see that Emi improves in spite of that.

Straightforward, I like the series and progress! I hope it gives you inspiration as you get back to it with Annabelle. I would love to see other timelines! I'm not sure why it occurred to me to do this, other than the usual sense of frustration with progress and myself.

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Postby Chisamba » Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:28 pm

So do you mind if I add my collage here? Or shall I start a new thread?

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Postby piedmontfields » Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:35 pm

I like seeing them all together, but it is up to you Chisamba!

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Postby Chisamba » Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:38 pm

piedmontfields wrote:I like seeing them all together, but it is up to you Chisamba!

With your permission I'll put them here

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this was when i first looked at her and then bought her. I posted the photo on UDBB and the huge majority of folks were sure she would never be a dressage horse and i should not bother with her

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despite her bad feet she was stoic, I was suffering a lack of confidence and working almost completely alone in a new premise, I almost sent her to get started but decided to do it myself

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This was our first show I think it was August 2014 they were taken by the NJ Herald, it was the State Fair and I was in the paper lol

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I know this was 2015 because my son took the photos, Kimba could not canter originally and was a pacer so she was very zoomy in this phase

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the beginnings of collection she hollowed her back a a lot, but I remember being quite proud of her progress here

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first level scores
6/11/17-6/11/17 Windy Hollow Hunt Dressage June II First Level Test 1 O/AA/JrYr First 1 Marion Georgiev Marion Georgiev J. Roth 66.111 1
6/11/17-6/11/17 Windy Hollow Hunt Dressage June II First Level Test 2 O/AA/JrYr CBLMQ First 2 Marion Georgiev Marion Georgiev P. Chopra 65 4
6/11/17-6/11/17 Windy Hollow Hunt Dressage June II First Level Test 3 O/AA/JrYr GAIG/USDFQ First 3 Marion Georgiev Marion Georgiev P. Chopra 62.794 5

she bucked in that First 3

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And then second level, i took her out once last year, Musical Comedy actually suggested the show. I was a tiny bit disappointed with the scores, we could have done better, i was quite tense and did not show her at her best that day.
Dressage at Bucks County Horse Park V
Second Level Test 1 - O Second 1 Marion Georgiev C. Canace 65 1 Dressage at Bucks County Horse Park V
Second Level Test 2 - O, Second 2 Marion Georgiev H. Mason 63.59 2

It looks like 2016 was my fattest year.

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Postby blob » Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:46 pm

These are great to see.

Chisamba, it's clear to see Kimba's improvement both in training, but also in her body condition.

Straightforward, great to see Annabelle's trot get looser, more open.

Below is mine with my mare. I copied Chisamba some and included a starting and ending pic of her just standing to show the change.

For those who don't know, I adopted MM from the BLM in july 2011. I started her under saddle in Oct 2011 after lots of ground work. Our journey has been slower than I might have liked the last several years, with a few years of confused and non-productive training int he middle. I do feel like we're back on track and even if progress has been slow, it has been there.
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Re: Training of horse and rider is not always fast....or linear! A case study

Postby piedmontfields » Fri Apr 19, 2019 2:55 am

I really love seeing these photos grouped together! Kimba is like a different horse. Love MM's development. This is really why I love dressage training!

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Postby Tuddy » Sat Apr 20, 2019 7:43 pm

I am in love with this thread! Thanks to everyone for sharing.


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