Adventures in Saddle Seat Sandra Hall Photography [That Elusive Sunday Blue, Show Report, National Academy Championship Horse Show, 2018] Friday First in the ring with Bel Cheval’s I’m Joanie Saturday Tigger by Tiger takes over. Sunday. The Other Class. In Competition. Left, waiting for the judges’ announcement. Right, watching other people ride MY pattern.Continue reading “Sandra Hall Captures The Moment, Show Photos, Nationals 2018”
Category Archives: Saddle Seat
More Thoughts, More Loot, Nationals 2018
Adventures in Saddle Seat tldr: Won 5 weeks ago. Am still obsessed. Am likely to be for a while. ~~~ [That Elusive Sunday Blue, Show Report, National Academy Championship Horse Show, 2018] ~~~ The two riders were trying to give each other a high five, but their mounts were not cooperating. I stepped inContinue reading “More Thoughts, More Loot, Nationals 2018”
The Face of Surprise and Delight, Nationals 2018
Adventures in Saddle Seat [That Elusive Sunday Blue, Show Report, National Academy Championship Horse Show, 2018] Diagonals Magazine ~~~ I am busy with family holiday activities. Therefore, most of this week will be a fleet of posts looking back to Nationals. Standard blog scheduled to resume next week. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
The Second Day of Progress is Never As Good As The First
Adventures in Saddle Seat Two weeks ago, I had an great lesson. Big changes. Huge potential for better riding and better ribbons [Making Adjustments]. Last week’s lesson was … good. This was inevitable. 1) Solidifying progress is never as much fun as the initial discovery. 2) You get on and immediately want everything toContinue reading “The Second Day of Progress is Never As Good As The First”
Making Adjustments
Adventures in Saddle Seat At my last lesson [Styles], Coach Courtney moved my foot forward several inches. This had the effect of straightening my ever-slumping shoulders. It all starts with the leg. The effect was remarkable, at least in a saddle seat. It has been harder to implement with the home team. Changes areContinue reading “Making Adjustments”
Lesson Styles, Go Big or Go Over What You Know
Adventures in Saddle Seat There are two philosophical approaches to my saddle seat lessons. The Upward Trajectory. Ride the fiery steeds. Try new things. Learn from every horse. Get outside of my comfort zone. Well, a little bit. This is me. I’m not suddenly going to develop four-star nerve. The Comfortable Shoe. Ride aContinue reading “Lesson Styles, Go Big or Go Over What You Know”
Once More Into The Cart, Show Report, Winter Tournament 2018-19 #1, Driving
ASB Pleasure Driving Alabama Winter Tournament 2018-2019 ERA Stables/Elite Riding Academy Arab AL, USA Saturday, November 10, 2018 [Show Report] 26. Academy Driving with Whiskey Throttle – 1st of 1 Thank you to Courtney Huguley for the willing Whiskey. Another driving Thursday! While mainly a blatant attempt to squeeze two posts from one horseContinue reading “Once More Into The Cart, Show Report, Winter Tournament 2018-19 #1, Driving”
Virtual Brush Box 