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Hi Hank,
I concentrate on getting the neck out especially during the warm-up fase and once he is stretching, everything just falls into place. He then, later in the session, come up more in the whither while he is still beatifully on the bit. I am…
Chambons are really great for teaching a horse that is kind of stuck to lower it's neck and stick its nose out. I don't use them as often as sidereins because I find they can teach a horse to go on its fourhand but it sounds like in your horse's cas…
Just an update. We are now working on getting the neck out because he is sucking back the neck (perhaps he has been doing this all along and I didn't realise it until now) And now that I'm really only concentrating on getting the neck out it has ope…
Hi Puzzle,
I think you are getting good advice here. You can't go wrong with Jane Savoie, either. I will say, as I am starting to come out of this faze with my five year old, steering is way harder to get down then I would have thought. My guy doesn…
Lunging is a fantastic tool, but so is a leadline. I've found that doing leading exercises a few minutes a day makes a difference in the amount of contact my gelding is willing to take. It's made him lighter in the mouth and more flexible through hi…
Hi Barbara. I'm really only doing transitions within the gait due to his level of schooling. At the moment I'm working on getting his neck out which is making a huge difference - I maily concentrate on that during a schooling session and it's improv…
Thanks Hank. A agree with you.
We have def been making progress.
I am using trotting poles - 4 on the O and he really enjoys it. Also been concentrating on getting his neck out, working into the contact.
I have to admit I need to concentrate more…
Lungeing will help you a lot. Belinda Trussell talks about it in this week's video on cross training for the dressage horse.
You can use the chambon or the side reins, but he must be lunged by someone who is very good at it and who can get the horse…
I agree with Geoffrey. I would not be concerned with your horse's head at all at this point. Just make sure you have a steady contact in both reins at all times and with a young horse that means making necessary adjustments quickly and constantly i.…
Hi geoffrey. Thanks for the feedback. I will search the posts. I've also seen some nice posts by Jane Savoie which I will try.
Hi Puzzle, I'm assumeing the horse is a youngster strait from the breaker? The first things I do with the babys is a lot of lungeing on the chambon, this will build up the top line and the strength in the horse to carry itself . The other thing is l…
When last was his teeth done - or perhaps the "seats" pinching his back?
Right. I know this is a long topic, merely because I do not know what come first and I cannot get it all together. When I backed my WB a very slow walk was his idea of working. Initially I only concentrated on him getting the idea of moving forward…
I try to ONLY concentrate on what I am doing when competing and it helps a lot to ignore the horse - as far as possible of course!
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- At 2:09pm on June 27, 2009,
Barbara Sky Horse said… - Hello and Welcome Freda!!!
As a new member myself, one thing I can tell you about Barnmice ....
It's Loaded with Wonderfully talented, Genuinely Successful, Sincerely Helpful Folk!!
So I recommend ... Don't Be Shy!! ...Wade right on in ...
Post Everywhere!!
I have to tell you ....
laughed when I read your self description of "struggling dressage rider"
The first thing that crossed my mind is "Welcome To EVERY Level of Dressage"!!!
I mean honestly ... aren't we Always struggling??
Struggling to perfect some aspect, struggling to make what we do more balanced, more smoothe ... struggle struggle struggle!!
...Dressage - the constant struggle to move from where we are to Perfection!!
...I don't know ... maybe that's just my own view, what do you think??
Again.. sincere Welcome!!
~ Barby
- At 9:42am on June 27, 2009,
Barnmice Admin said… - Welcome Freda! I love your description of yourself and can completely relate!! :)
Noticed your question for Tim - I think he's away right now, but I can tell you that YES canter trot canter is such a good exercise for youngsters. How old is your guy/girl?
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