tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post6291253335871119406..comments2024-03-06T06:33:18.841-05:00Comments on Guinness on Tap: April Adventures Recap: The Take AwayAustenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-29869209175823053292015-04-24T09:16:40.308-04:002015-04-24T09:16:40.308-04:00Found it! http://www.horsecollaborative.com/sittin...Found it! http://www.horsecollaborative.com/sitting-horse-balance/ and my post on it http://guineaforaguinness.blogspot.com/2014/06/pesky-plateau-and-positional-pressure.htmlAustenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-31452157423395986802015-04-24T08:59:48.203-04:002015-04-24T08:59:48.203-04:00Ooh you are deff on to something, I think i am the...Ooh you are deff on to something, I think i am the queen of lean!<br />I shall have to backtrack and see if i can find this article...although I think i read it at the time - i really should just bookmark everything you share! Aoifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324156483692821044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-56629093739995624802015-04-23T08:21:17.975-04:002015-04-23T08:21:17.975-04:00The angel at the end. OMG. Losing it.The angel at the end. OMG. Losing it.Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-51663420421718485482015-04-18T07:23:07.744-04:002015-04-18T07:23:07.744-04:00Yay! I think we're all a little crooked, and r...Yay! I think we're all a little crooked, and right side dominance is pretty common, I hear. I hope your fixes come easily!Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-75030577454419487242015-04-18T01:02:54.534-04:002015-04-18T01:02:54.534-04:00Once again your post helps me fix myself too :) Al...Once again your post helps me fix myself too :) Also, I didn't think your last two posts were negative at all. I think that you are very good about focusing on the positives and the negatives without getting emotional about it. You always seem to turn the negatives into a learning experience. I think that's very admirable.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560432669562291616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-8608889821852898722015-04-18T01:02:46.123-04:002015-04-18T01:02:46.123-04:00Once again your post helps me fix myself too :) Al...Once again your post helps me fix myself too :) Also, I didn't think your last two posts were negative at all. I think that you are very good about focusing on the positives and the negatives without getting emotional about it. You always seem to turn the negatives into a learning experience. I think that's very admirable.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560432669562291616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-66776105732579283682015-04-17T08:04:11.805-04:002015-04-17T08:04:11.805-04:00Haha! #peglegpositionHaha! #peglegpositionAustenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-26092919010888212092015-04-17T08:03:50.494-04:002015-04-17T08:03:50.494-04:00Check to see if you aren't leaning forward. Th...Check to see if you aren't leaning forward. There's a great article I posted somewhere about the dressage seat that talks about common issues with leg and seat positioning. I found it really insightful.Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-88181924486111994642015-04-16T18:45:32.331-04:002015-04-16T18:45:32.331-04:00One of my legs is more compact than the other >...One of my legs is more compact than the other ><Micaylahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799043647759779897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-13001687733090098122015-04-15T16:50:21.138-04:002015-04-15T16:50:21.138-04:00I have the opposite problem with my legs, both suc...I have the opposite problem with my legs, both sucker swing too far back...maybe we could trade some of my lack of girth-homing-pigeon-legs for some of yours ;-)Aoifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324156483692821044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-69746542774858245022015-04-14T16:59:38.082-04:002015-04-14T16:59:38.082-04:00The title is my favorite! At first I thought it w...The title is my favorite! At first I thought it was going to be geared towards the horse but then I realized it would probably be a good exercise for me...what can I say? I like big butts and I cannot lie. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06726155529024447711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-15455841406770029152015-04-14T15:38:37.094-04:002015-04-14T15:38:37.094-04:00Hahaha "Dynamic Buttocks"! That's an...Hahaha "Dynamic Buttocks"! That's an interesting exercise. I think I do something similar naturally when trying to realign myself. Interesting!Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-11159285367582399842015-04-14T15:15:07.590-04:002015-04-14T15:15:07.590-04:00I'm thinking I am also struggling with sitting...I'm thinking I am also struggling with sitting straight and even in the saddle. I think I sit to the right a little bit. I just saw a Horse Collaborative article that sounded interesting. I am wondering if this might help me stay more in the center of the saddle... <br /><br />http://www.horsecollaborative.com/dynamic-buttocks-two-exercises-better-seat-improved-riding-position/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dynamic-buttocks<br /><br />I thought you had a great show though, congrats!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06726155529024447711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-90631042903401230932015-04-14T15:11:18.899-04:002015-04-14T15:11:18.899-04:00^^^This!!! It's not you, horse, its me! My p...^^^This!!! It's not you, horse, its me! My poor mare. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06726155529024447711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-84933552724214373162015-04-14T13:54:48.541-04:002015-04-14T13:54:48.541-04:00Ugh. Muscle memory is the worst. With the death pl...Ugh. Muscle memory is the worst. With the death plague and grad school, all my muscle everything has left my body. <br /><br />I was having a blast! :)Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-56520721474472912902015-04-14T13:54:06.149-04:002015-04-14T13:54:06.149-04:00I giggle ever time she brings up the hydrant. I ca...I giggle ever time she brings up the hydrant. I can't help it. Please! Let's trade some crookedness, or maybe we'll just trade horses for a week and see if that straightens us out. ;)Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-45164911209733278312015-04-14T13:53:06.109-04:002015-04-14T13:53:06.109-04:00Or you can email me at the contact info listed abo...Or you can email me at the contact info listed above under "Contact"Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-43191228268350681212015-04-14T13:52:49.133-04:002015-04-14T13:52:49.133-04:00In general, weight on one side asks the horse to s...In general, weight on one side asks the horse to step under that weight. One hip forward encourages a bigger step from that hind. So in a turn you want your weight slightly outside with your inside hip slightly forward so that horse is stepping up with that inside hind and keeping his balance outside. Sometimes you have to tweak that depending on your horse's balance and their resistances. I think I've been compensating for Pig's wonky right stifle for awhile, and this sort of compensation turned into a positional thing. Oddly enough, I used to off the other way!<br /><br />I shall try to contact you! I am excited about jam! :)Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-65249794716789605122015-04-14T13:38:25.276-04:002015-04-14T13:38:25.276-04:00woo hoo you can totally do the thing!! i love your...woo hoo you can totally do the thing!! i love your posts bc they always get me thinking about my own positional issues... which of course are many and varied haha. <br /><br />good luck getting it all sorted out. i think the hardest part is the muscle memory bit - it seems to take forever for a new positional habit to actually stick, but it's worth the work i suppose :)<br /><br />also, fwiw i didn't think your show recap was negative at all - and even if i had, all the smiling and cheesing photos with Pig would have dispelled anything along those lines. it looked like you were having a blast!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-69707132653207167492015-04-14T12:34:55.223-04:002015-04-14T12:34:55.223-04:00Ahaha I love the "dog peeing on a fire hydran...Ahaha I love the "dog peeing on a fire hydrant" visual. Straightness as a rider is so hard. I haven't had a lesson in months and I can feel myself getting crunched up over my left side and coming off my right seatbone. TC is a bit stiffer left than right these days, so I think that has something to do with it. I am not helping though. I'll give you some of my crookedness if you give me some of yours!! Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255900012774193536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-21495480255751263472015-04-14T12:14:00.506-04:002015-04-14T12:14:00.506-04:00I loooooooove reading your posts because I always ...I loooooooove reading your posts because I always learn so much! Okay so weight on the seatbone encourages haunches to twist that way, huh? Well that would explain (in part) why a certain someone travels around with his right haunch slightly in all the time... he also hates stretching out that right side/giving up the bend on that side but that is a different matter. <br /><br />So what I hear you saying is that I need to evenly distribute my weight better across my seatbones? This is trickery. I don't believe you. NOBODY HAS EVER TOLD ME THIS. But for real, I am trying it.<br /><br />I also need to work on canter departs off my seat and the "windshield" outside leg. Good thing canter departs are an excellent strengthening exercise anyway.<br /><br />PS I need your address for jam, so will hunt around on here for your email but if you figure out a way to email me first, just do that.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834098473974912416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-13121367666849417052015-04-14T10:52:13.372-04:002015-04-14T10:52:13.372-04:00Yay! You're getting it! I like to think throug...Yay! You're getting it! I like to think through the mechanics of everything before I try it. Changes are going to be super intimidating while I work through the timing and action of the cues.Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-7045631612586501092015-04-14T10:51:26.439-04:002015-04-14T10:51:26.439-04:00I tried to be honest, but I felt like maybe I didn...I tried to be honest, but I felt like maybe I didn't sound as pleased as I was overall.Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-91769185198428972152015-04-14T10:50:56.182-04:002015-04-14T10:50:56.182-04:00Ah! No! Don't wanna!Ah! No! Don't wanna!Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677504786349906999.post-78001429580629744252015-04-14T10:50:42.471-04:002015-04-14T10:50:42.471-04:00Fingers crossed fixing my hydrant peeing issue doe...Fingers crossed fixing my hydrant peeing issue does it. Wait...Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.com