tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post5168806531877968153..comments2024-03-06T06:33:18.841-05:00Comments on Guinness on Tap: No Stoppy-Stop With the Handsy-HandsAustenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-62947579699963117512014-08-05T16:53:27.506-04:002014-08-05T16:53:27.506-04:00I needs to learn this for my freight train that is...I needs to learn this for my freight train that is NancybelleAoifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324156483692821044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-66315868592294455452014-07-10T13:10:01.873-04:002014-07-10T13:10:01.873-04:00Aw thanks! When asking for an extension I actually...Aw thanks! When asking for an extension I actually do the opposite, throwing the reins at my horse's head and watching as he flails and falls on his forehand. Why are hands so hard?!Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-66310793027761497072014-07-10T12:22:06.722-04:002014-07-10T12:22:06.722-04:00I just want to say I love this title! Struggled w...I just want to say I love this title! Struggled with the same issue for years, and still do really. My favorite move is to gently pull when I want Simon to extend his stride during a line... yeah, that's smart.SheMovedtoTexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062200290148658096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-14363252312298859902014-07-09T13:58:16.577-04:002014-07-09T13:58:16.577-04:00No idea! They seem so simple ... ! No idea! They seem so simple ... ! Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-1098406374039087342014-07-09T12:01:24.858-04:002014-07-09T12:01:24.858-04:00I think your idea of a dressage rider's half h...I think your idea of a dressage rider's half halting support group is great :D Argh, how can half halts be so difficult?!?Roosa's Horsey Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827410009484558113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-75709201388804305472014-07-08T22:33:09.680-04:002014-07-08T22:33:09.680-04:00Yes! That's exactly it! The moment I get tense...Yes! That's exactly it! The moment I get tense, my horse goes into neck and poll lockdown. :/Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-12032609350897290322014-07-08T22:32:27.591-04:002014-07-08T22:32:27.591-04:00Right there with you!!Right there with you!!Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-2114644864302091392014-07-08T22:32:12.265-04:002014-07-08T22:32:12.265-04:00I know, right?! It's always such a balance. Th...I know, right?! It's always such a balance. This horse of mine has always been so finicky about contact that I've let him get strong. Now, my fingers are starting to ache after riding! Oh no!!Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-25102728022609750242014-07-08T22:30:52.810-04:002014-07-08T22:30:52.810-04:00Haha, I need that post too! I hope you find it!
...Haha, I need that post too! I hope you find it! <br /><br />Judging from what's sore on me today, the muscles I'm working are the upper abdominals, so, just below my boobs. I didn't know those moved that way...Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-12851134170871980802014-07-08T22:28:16.569-04:002014-07-08T22:28:16.569-04:00It is fun! I'm constantly amazed at how all th...It is fun! I'm constantly amazed at how all the work on other horses translates to my own.Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-355935061788510252014-07-08T19:19:37.992-04:002014-07-08T19:19:37.992-04:00I struggle with this too! While yes, we do need co...I struggle with this too! While yes, we do need contact there also has to be an allowing hand an a playfulness to the neck. I have been trying to really focus on this lately because while I don't pull on purpose sometimes I get "stuck" there and then so does my horse's neck! arghKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609268980526224486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-87388111252746526112014-07-08T19:15:02.065-04:002014-07-08T19:15:02.065-04:00I had a dressage lesson last weekend and it MURDER...I had a dressage lesson last weekend and it MURDERED my core. I felt like a pathetic weakling and I ride almost every day!SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-24702988200056437262014-07-08T17:28:00.402-04:002014-07-08T17:28:00.402-04:00A trainer I rode with last summer put such a fear ...A trainer I rode with last summer put such a fear of pulling in me, that I wasn't closing my fists or being strong enough in my position (I let the rein get longer and longer of fear pulling!). Once I got through that end of the spectrum, I started to find a happier balance.<br /><br />Unless one of my boys is being particularly unresponsive or stiff, I've gotten pretty decent at slowing or halting through the use of my seat and core. I didn't realize how much I was pulling until I wasn't! :0)Bakersfield Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05571487914424695283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-13771958292360065492014-07-08T16:52:18.774-04:002014-07-08T16:52:18.774-04:00Thanks once again for the great post - short and t...Thanks once again for the great post - short and to the point! Now that I have Riva going forward - she is like a freight train...so hard to remember not to pull. Now I need a post about good core building exercises :)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10313417800020012776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-59188170516288925222014-07-08T16:45:51.605-04:002014-07-08T16:45:51.605-04:00The mini working student program days sound fun! O...The mini working student program days sound fun! Oh dressage, so many little details to cover.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560432669562291616noreply@blogger.com