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in the end, even with a hurried trot, we have a qualifying grade. so i'll stay with my young coach i think and move on. the young horse judges were very experienced, and also breed etc so i do trust them. i will work with my tempo and stay with what…
good advice again!! i remember reading that you always need to really go for it in order to get the top marks for a movement, so that's part of my philosopy. but the maddening part was that i felt the rhythm was too fast, and subsequently so did the…
good advice! thanks- i knew my bubble would burst, but i just didn't want it to happen yesterday:)
ahhh it was a disaster! my new instructor told me i had to send her forward more. i told her yesterday it felt hurried to me, but she said no it was good. so my marks were lower than they've ever been, no placings. and my 4 yr old test also said hur…
that is a funny one! it's amazing what people say. we had a similar experience buying a young pony for my daughter- then they even asked if we wanted to return for a second look! i thought we'd been insulted enough!
thanks for the advice! it's rainy…
ok- i need big wishes of luck to overcome expectant nerves tomorrow!! doing the hardest level 1 test on my baby and the fei 4 yr old test!!
have your read and reread your dressage today magazines? i love mine!!
ahh! memories of the snow and cold and more snow. i've lived near buffalo and also outside calgary-so lots of both. for the past 20 yrs i've been in auckland new zealand, and snow at christmas is just a dream! i'm pushing up my riding in time for lo…
she looks lovely! i have a similar problem with my rising 4 yr old. today we started really getting her forward in her trot and canted work, while maintaining her frame, flexion and balance. i send her forward, get the movement for several strides a…
how exciting for you! and she sounds just lovely!! you go girl!
thanks heaps ann!! its a tall order! my lesson today wasn't quite how i wanted it. we're working on getting young delphi more forward for the lengthens. will keep you posted how it goes next sunday!! many thanks again!!
here in nz, i am just starting delphi's 4 yr old show seaon. she got a 3rd in her 1st show with almost 67% so that was encouraging, and she is very relaxed and focused. she has qualified for the larger shows with that mark. our next show is dec 20 a…
hey over 50 is going to be okay! i just won a $500 dressage scholarship through my local branch -dressage waitemate!! i am so thrilled!!
gosh i don't feel over 50! but it's hard to ignore. i love my horse babies and love showing and riding!
50 and still going strong!
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- About Me:
- i am canadian but have lived in new zealand since 1989. i own 2 homebred hanoverians, a filly rising 4 and her full brother rising 2. the filly is really cool-very trainable and rideable and about to start her dressage career.
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- new zealand
- Do you have any pets?
- 2 horses, chickens, a greyhound and a tortiseshell cat
- Topics of Interest
- Dressage, Breeding, Horse Care, Training, Shows and Competitions, Stable Management
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 2:17am on November 8, 2009,
vickie lawson said…
- hi sissi: where are you living?
- At 1:40pm on November 7, 2009,
Sissi Wagnerberger said… - Welcome to Barnmice!
I live in NZ too. I moved here from germany about 4years ago.
i do dressage and i breed and show minis.
- At 5:04pm on October 30, 2009,
Barnmice Team said… - Glad to have you in the community Vickie :)
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Hi! I had the privilege of seeing Edward Gall and Moorlands Totillas at the Europeans at Windsor just recently...they are 'totally' beautiful together..I have never witnessed a Dressage human and equine partnership like theirs..long may they inspire…
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During this sequence it is fascinating the watch this young horse playing with the biomechanical properties of his vertebral column. When the back muscles properly convert the thrust generated by the hind legs into horizontal forces, (forward moveme…
Well, I don't mind admiting when a horse has the better of me, and this one certainly did!! It was a hard day of riding this tricky horse , and he got the best me on more than one occasion. As you can see in the photo , he's a mighty beast and will…
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