Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Random Images The world is vast & weird. The planned philosophical discussion & training update was becoming bloated and tiresomely whine-y. New plan. Philosophical discussion, short version. The point of schooling Intro dressage is not to win Intro A , although IContinue reading “Libations & Sustenance”
Category Archives: Riding
Walking The Tests
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Rodney walks to warm up body and brain. It takes a while. Why not use the time to practice my dressage tests? We – the barn we – used jump standards and poles to lay out a 20×40 ring. Rodney and I walked UDSFContinue reading “Walking The Tests”
What Think You? Biomechanics Vs. Feel
Discussions On Riding Theory Background Statement: Riding is part biomechanics & part reacting to the horse. How much of each depends on your training philosophy. Motion: Of the two, feel is more important. Discuss. My Thoughts Both is best. Beezie Madden, Micheal Matz, and Micheal Jung are examples of exemplary style meeting effective riding.Continue reading “What Think You? Biomechanics Vs. Feel”
Rodney and the Loggers
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. I would not have been surprised if Rodney had hopped right back on the trailer. Recently, Stepping Stone Farm has opted to farm some of their trees. Big, clanky trucks were on site for many days. I was not. When I found outContinue reading “Rodney and the Loggers”
Squaring The Circle
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Rodney is sensitive. I know this. I keep relearning it. He’s not sensitive in the ‘twitch your eyebrow, horse explodes’ manner. This is good. I don’t ride hot horses well. He does what I ask. All of it. No matter how subtle. I’m sureContinue reading “Squaring The Circle”
Milton’s Holiday Rides
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. I talked about Rodney last week [Holiday Rides]. What of Milton? He’s been doing great. Groundwork Milton has become quite the long-line star. He’s doing enough work that he’s starting to put on weight somewhere other than his hay belly. There might beContinue reading “Milton’s Holiday Rides”
Rodney’s Holiday Rides
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. tldr: Going well, Lots of trailering. Lots of walking. Rodney. Is. Exhausting. Because of course he is. Partly due to the enormous expectations I put on him from day one. Will this be the horse who takes me amazing places? Now I add,Continue reading “Rodney’s Holiday Rides”
