tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post5791725317240835949..comments2024-03-06T06:33:18.841-05:00Comments on Guinness on Tap: Things I Learned: The Florida Chronicles, Part 1Austenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-12028467584764043462015-02-18T15:43:04.293-05:002015-02-18T15:43:04.293-05:00Jealous of the comfy back! :)
I have always thou...Jealous of the comfy back! :) <br /><br />I have always thought that the best riding teachers are the ones that have struggled to learn the sport, not the naturally gifted riders. Something about that struggle to learn really cements the theory and the tips and tricks and methods into their brain, and makes them good at passing that info down. I think that's why we all get into blogging. We get a little bit of that every time one of us "average" riders takes a lesson and writes about it.Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-49618245808181228382015-02-18T14:19:43.970-05:002015-02-18T14:19:43.970-05:00Sorry - what I meant to say is - you'd be good...Sorry - what I meant to say is - you'd be <i>good</i> at teaching, not that you <i>should</i>. I know that I appreciate someone with communication skills and the ability to break down the information. Many people can ride passably, far fewer have the skills to teach effectively. <br /><br />My guy has a very comfortable back for bareback - lucky for me. I find that my hips open naturally, and my legs hang and lengthen more easily. Hoping that the muscle memory I build bareback will translate when I pull out the leather again. :D <br /><br />Looking forward to more of this series!Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-66483133372160614212015-02-17T14:47:38.645-05:002015-02-17T14:47:38.645-05:00Adding back stirrups is always so surprisingly har...Adding back stirrups is always so surprisingly hard! I always notice that my hip angle stays much more closed when I'm riding bareback than it does in the saddle. Whether that's a balance issue, a "my horse has a giant shark fin" issue, or what I haven't figured out!<br /><br />Thanks so much for the compliments. I really love being able to write out posts like this. They help me internalize my thoughts much better than simply writing out my lesson notes. I don't teach. Not sure I can think fast enough to do it, and really don't feel qualified.Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-62489124833589840272015-02-17T14:40:52.883-05:002015-02-17T14:40:52.883-05:00This is a great post. So informative and well writ...This is a great post. So informative and well written. <br /><br />As others have said - I'll be saving it to reference later. Most of my riding has been bareback lately, which makes a lot of the isolating you describe a bit easier. Adding back the stirrups is another matter however lol :D<br /><br />Do you teach? If not - I think you should.Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-23247851222866760242015-02-16T07:50:29.475-05:002015-02-16T07:50:29.475-05:00Aw thanks! I hopefully will have some more time th...Aw thanks! I hopefully will have some more time this week to sit down and put words to paper for further posts! :)Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-4765178784513377262015-02-13T14:14:56.585-05:002015-02-13T14:14:56.585-05:00I am in serious awe of your ability to isolate bod...I am in serious awe of your ability to isolate body parts. When I get more consistent time in the tack i hope to revisit these posts and work towards the tips and tricks so carefully explained.<br />I truly love your blog!Aoifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324156483692821044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-42916084204488311162015-02-10T09:12:44.072-05:002015-02-10T09:12:44.072-05:00Haha!Haha!Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-81478181120952266272015-02-04T15:26:46.148-05:002015-02-04T15:26:46.148-05:00I think I need to locate where my "seatbones&...I think I need to locate where my "seatbones" actually live :)Wilbur, Ellie, and Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620148609694352994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-6878966466250997342015-01-28T17:00:42.797-05:002015-01-28T17:00:42.797-05:00Gotta practice "them writin' skillz"...Gotta practice "them writin' skillz" on something other than Hildegard of Bingen... Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-5053138928470392582015-01-28T14:48:49.288-05:002015-01-28T14:48:49.288-05:00Your posts are always super informative!Your posts are always super informative!L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-43592709834689918862015-01-28T13:40:49.730-05:002015-01-28T13:40:49.730-05:00Oooh yeah. The hunter world did me a pretty big di...Oooh yeah. The hunter world did me a pretty big disservice when it comes to actually putting my butt in the saddle! :) Let me know how the exercises and feeling in here work out for you!Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-16865571751246014422015-01-28T12:07:29.871-05:002015-01-28T12:07:29.871-05:00great post!! my first trainer spent a lot of time ...great post!! my first trainer spent a lot of time getting us acquainted and familiar with feeling our seat bones in the saddle... but i somehow lost touch after my foray into the hunter world (where i picked up the 'perch' that now refuses to go away)... hopefully this will help me reintroduce my seat to the saddle lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-39854013694763075202015-01-28T08:07:28.688-05:002015-01-28T08:07:28.688-05:00Aw, thanks for the feedback! It's so helpful f...Aw, thanks for the feedback! It's so helpful for me to write down what I've learned as I'm putting it together!Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-9653599253686689152015-01-28T07:52:05.849-05:002015-01-28T07:52:05.849-05:00This is a fabulous post. I'm save these to rea...This is a fabulous post. I'm save these to read for times when I can really buckle down and soak it all in and commit pieces to memory. Even then, I "save" your posts in my feedly reader so I can reference back! Thanks for putting this all together!!Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-48325961411831801522015-01-27T23:00:00.021-05:002015-01-27T23:00:00.021-05:00Give it a try! I think you might be surprised at w...Give it a try! I think you might be surprised at what you can feel. If not, never fear. It'll be here when you're ready for it! :)Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-49621831228687886202015-01-27T22:58:39.521-05:002015-01-27T22:58:39.521-05:00Thanks!! Honestly, I think I'll be reading thr...Thanks!! Honestly, I think I'll be reading through this before I get on for the next few months...Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-17723038014815184352015-01-27T11:55:03.182-05:002015-01-27T11:55:03.182-05:00This is like... way more in depth than me right no...This is like... way more in depth than me right now. Good post though!SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-7067299919277318912015-01-27T08:36:21.718-05:002015-01-27T08:36:21.718-05:00I think I'm going to need to read this a few t...I think I'm going to need to read this a few times through to really absorb everything... great in-depth post! Alli + Dinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928482808436392040noreply@blogger.com