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Jun. 13, 2013, 07:53 AM
Kande I'm sorry but you have a completely incorrect understanding of contact... you seem to think it comes all from the rider and not from the horse,...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 12:55 PM
Umm, wrong Charlotte perhaps....?? But thanks!
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Jun. 12, 2013, 12:34 PM
Yes, nhwr, and it can also be useful for teaching very green horses to move away from the leg... and it's a good exercise for developing rider...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 12:04 PM
The problem with leg-yield as a schooling exercise (and its inclusion in tests on a straight line) is that it is, in itself, useless for developing...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 06:43 PM
I wonder too what effect the scribe's presence has on the judge's decisions... it may be interesting to consider how scoring might change if judges...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 06:34 PM
Why are we perpetuating this? Since the rider has disavowed USEF principles (as if they materialised randomly out of nowhere) I doubt there is much...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 02:31 PM
You can train a purple spotted giraffe to somersault and call it dressage if you want to.
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Jun. 11, 2013, 06:25 AM
Great advice already given here. I'll just add a few points that I don't think have been mentioned yet:
1) Remember that conformation isn't just...
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Jun. 10, 2013, 06:06 AM
Good stuff, OP! There's never been a time when I haven't cross-trained all of my horses. I really like using simple gymnastic jump lines (gridwork)...
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Jun. 8, 2013, 11:18 AM
But that's not really the topic, is it... that's the rigid dichotomous slant some people are putting on it. The OP (as I understood it) was not...
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Jun. 8, 2013, 07:16 AM
Bumping this up as it's on tonight!!
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Jun. 8, 2013, 06:18 AM
Absolutely Foxtrot - it's called the Dunning-Kruger effect! People with less knowledge/skill don't realise what they are lacking, and are unable to...
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Jun. 7, 2013, 10:43 AM
I think I'd be asking more questions of the vet... when he says he wants the horse working "in a frame" does he understand that to mean hocks are...
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Jun. 7, 2013, 06:06 AM
For increased suppleness I really like haunches-in work, particularly off a volte. You can establish a really correct, on-the-aids bend in the...
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Jun. 5, 2013, 07:51 PM
Sorry for being a bit pedantic but it's not cooperation that we seek... at least not until dressage tests are written that allow grazing at B and...
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Jun. 5, 2013, 04:10 PM
Both horses are still for sale, so unfortunately nothing has been kept in the UK just yet. Perhaps after the Euros..... but I'm still hopeful that...
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Jun. 5, 2013, 04:01 PM
MVP, this is interesting... can you tell me anything about the way your bitless setup offered varying directional pressure, and/or something...
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Jun. 5, 2013, 01:13 PM
Yes, this is precisely what I was suggesting in my earlier post... although (as someone who wasn't allowed to use stirrups for the first 12 months of...
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Jun. 5, 2013, 08:06 AM
Have you tried fetlock boots (some are quite bulky and might protect that area) or fetlock rings - or maybe some combination thereof? I've heard of...
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Jun. 5, 2013, 07:50 AM
http://www.cryozootech.com/index.php?m=news&d=news&l=en
"CRYOZOOTECH is proud to enter the Dressage world by presenting the two clones of RUSTY....
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Jun. 5, 2013, 06:00 AM
Hugs for you Juls... the wonderful thing about dressage is the closeness you develop with your partner. I've been through these losses myself and I...
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Jun. 5, 2013, 05:35 AM
The "seat" isn't just your bum... "maintaining the seat" implies that you need to keep your leg on, your core engaged and your hands in an...
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Jun. 5, 2013, 05:26 AM
Personally, no I wouldn't - but I also wouldn't care if there were separate classes that allowed this and other tack options. We sometimes forget...
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Jun. 2, 2013, 06:45 AM
I think the sad thing is that when someone posts on the internet about a resistance problem, the go-to assumption is that they might not have...
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Jun. 1, 2013, 01:26 PM
From what you describe, soundness should be your top priority. Pretty much any sound horse can be schooled to perform a credible first or second...
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Jun. 1, 2013, 09:38 AM
First of all check if you have the prerequisites in place. Being "on the bit" is a matter of degrees and it evolves from correct training - so it's...
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Jun. 1, 2013, 07:45 AM
Brilliant! YES, that's Forward - keep it up and you'll soon learn to enjoy it. And I demand pictures!! (I'm a fellow member of the...
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Jun. 1, 2013, 07:34 AM
I believe Dee Loveless did H/J before switching to dressage. Also second Kathy Connolly, and of course there's always the "Two Bills" (McMullin and...
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May. 31, 2013, 11:20 AM
Perhaps just not the planet you're on? (Sorry, couldn't resist) :D
JNN, it sounds like almost any of the top level NE trainers would be...
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May. 31, 2013, 09:30 AM
Tonnes of names spring to mind but none that would definitely be ok with the use of draw reins for dressage. Are you perhaps looking for a lower...
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