tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post3787205565144548726..comments2024-03-06T06:33:18.841-05:00Comments on Guinness on Tap: Dat show season, tho.Austenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-51901151177987780062016-03-07T17:24:31.564-05:002016-03-07T17:24:31.564-05:00I'm really far behind so I will just say '...I'm really far behind so I will just say 'omg you can do it!"L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-8721501615764663452016-03-04T20:08:47.912-05:002016-03-04T20:08:47.912-05:00I vote double, but that's because he looks han...I vote double, but that's because he looks handsome as shit with it!Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-58738025009414631352016-03-04T14:56:57.672-05:002016-03-04T14:56:57.672-05:00I'm betting we could do that! :-)I'm betting we could do that! :-) Codex Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-11041324091408376612016-03-04T13:26:04.382-05:002016-03-04T13:26:04.382-05:00Yay! Maybe if I can't find a ride, you can pic...Yay! Maybe if I can't find a ride, you can pick me up? ;)Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-8117810795189380352016-03-04T12:45:04.634-05:002016-03-04T12:45:04.634-05:00I'll be at the May 21-22 PVDA show. It'll...I'll be at the May 21-22 PVDA show. It'll be Penn's first recognized outing!Codex Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-59062473011354525522016-03-04T11:10:03.041-05:002016-03-04T11:10:03.041-05:00Hmmmm ... I will think on this issue...Hmmmm ... I will think on this issue...Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-52733936157279495182016-03-04T11:09:45.318-05:002016-03-04T11:09:45.318-05:00What are you planning for May? Glenwood Park was r...What are you planning for May? Glenwood Park was really just on there because of proximity. I doubt I'll be hitting it up. Usually I only end up doing 2-3 shows on my list anyway. :)Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-47411461006455981632016-03-04T11:08:58.269-05:002016-03-04T11:08:58.269-05:00<3 I will miss you guys too!!!<3 I will miss you guys too!!!Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-68535917601303226922016-03-03T21:55:26.509-05:002016-03-03T21:55:26.509-05:00I hope that you feel better soon. It doesn't s...I hope that you feel better soon. It doesn't sound like there is too much downside to you using the double, so it's worth a shot.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560432669562291616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-1593435346925474702016-03-03T19:18:27.532-05:002016-03-03T19:18:27.532-05:00I vote the double! May as well give it a whirl- yo...I vote the double! May as well give it a whirl- you need his focus and attention at shows anyway, so you may as well test drive how practicing in the snaffle and showing in the double goes. I never got Mikey back to his double- he was doing well in his snaffle so I left him in it for his last show. Also, warming up in your snaffle and showing in the double sounds like a neat experiment too- isn't that what a lot of the pros do? If you won't lose Pig's concentration getting off and back on, it might be worth a try too.<br /><br />Also, I'm so sad I'll only see you in May! I was debating going to June VADA/NOVA, but I can't justify the cost when a closer cheaper show with two qualifying classes is that weekend too. Also, I haven't heard good things about Glenwood Park from the eventing crowd, just FYI.Codex Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-6997353841012364012016-03-03T19:04:59.152-05:002016-03-03T19:04:59.152-05:00Also ... checked your show schedule and there are ...Also ... checked your show schedule and there are no Indiana shows there. *SAD FACE* I will miss you guys this year.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609268980526224486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-69216081709549723872016-03-03T16:54:28.413-05:002016-03-03T16:54:28.413-05:00Now this I would read a blog on. (Yeah me and like...Now this I would read a blog on. (Yeah me and like two other people, but whatevs.) Courage and I are a long ways from a double, but he's very light/sensitive and given the recent rule changes, I'm questioning whether he'll ever go in one. <br /><br />Obviously, total non-issue because we aren't even close to there yet, but it would be interesting to hear about your journey with your sensitive horse. ;-) SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-65592169562799858292016-03-03T16:30:42.587-05:002016-03-03T16:30:42.587-05:00Can't hurt indeed! I don't usually ride hi...Can't hurt indeed! I don't usually ride him in the double. I find too many rides in it tend to back him off contact too much. But for a ride where I need him to stay with me more, it's usually a good choice. <br /><br />It's very interesting to me how everyone uses a double for different things. I didn't think I'd have any use for it on this horse for a long time because he is the opposite of heavy, and I'd always seen it used in relation to heavy horses. But, now I realize that it has a TON of valid use with a horse that is super light or tense in helping them get their head in the right place to have them come through better, rather than get it too high with the snaffle and lose the connection in the back. It's fascinating... Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-31185716703141495262016-03-03T16:27:28.149-05:002016-03-03T16:27:28.149-05:00The world is innundated with Brimstone. It's a...The world is innundated with Brimstone. It's a damned invasive species...Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-24828413324103892662016-03-03T16:26:56.416-05:002016-03-03T16:26:56.416-05:00Nooo! I was hoping you could! I'll keep you up...Nooo! I was hoping you could! I'll keep you updated!Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-27674658767192316692016-03-03T16:26:35.014-05:002016-03-03T16:26:35.014-05:00When you put it that way, it makes a big case for ...When you put it that way, it makes a big case for the double. I'm always about maintaining a happier horse brain. :)Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-74727167171481283092016-03-03T16:25:25.836-05:002016-03-03T16:25:25.836-05:00That's a good point...That's a good point...Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-45600443374424293652016-03-03T16:00:18.374-05:002016-03-03T16:00:18.374-05:00Oh yes I have gone back and forth between double a...Oh yes I have gone back and forth between double and snaffle for 2 years at Third. But my horse is the opposite of Pig - he dives way down. Sometimes he would REALLY dive in the double and duck behind the contact, so I rode him in the snaffle until we worked through that. Now he is much better in the double. I think it will ebb and flow. But, can't hurt to try!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609268980526224486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-85593413579092989822016-03-03T15:53:16.079-05:002016-03-03T15:53:16.079-05:00I, uh, "strongly relate" to horses that ...I, uh, "strongly relate" to horses that require last minute equipment adjustments. Because sometimes the super-magic fairy dust bit from yesterday is FIRE AND BRIMSTONE today. <br /><br />Because obviously.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-43560004326583846192016-03-03T15:24:29.474-05:002016-03-03T15:24:29.474-05:00So excited for Janet Foy!! Good luck at the school...So excited for Janet Foy!! Good luck at the schooling show too! Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255900012774193536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-82437966494498547372016-03-03T15:13:02.116-05:002016-03-03T15:13:02.116-05:00The double makes him look legit as shit. Not that ...The double makes him look legit as shit. Not that he isn't legit, but it takes him to a whole new legit level.Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308477892024999793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-63610019754054030602016-03-03T15:00:19.521-05:002016-03-03T15:00:19.521-05:00Congrats on the clinic! I'm no help on the bri...Congrats on the clinic! I'm no help on the bridle... Officially can't make it to that clinic to audit and watch and learn either. Boo. But please keep me informed on others in the future. I'd like to get to a minimum of two this year to audit and learn!!!Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-41211612833600568282016-03-03T14:56:56.707-05:002016-03-03T14:56:56.707-05:00I vote you take the double for a test drive! No be...I vote you take the double for a test drive! No better time than a schooling show with no real consequences. Alli + Dinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928482808436392040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-34521437104975727822016-03-03T14:40:25.831-05:002016-03-03T14:40:25.831-05:00ugh so crappy about being sick! i think which brid...ugh so crappy about being sick! i think which bridle you ride in depends on which outcome is more important. sacrificing some brain power for potentially better quality with the snaffle? or sacrificing potentially better quality to ensure that brain stays firmly installed? could really go either way! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-18887506980644625302016-03-03T14:35:30.956-05:002016-03-03T14:35:30.956-05:00Feel better soon! I vote for the double. May as we...Feel better soon! I vote for the double. May as well test it out.EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.com