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Katie Prudent Clinic in MD; Who's going???
Topic Started: Mar 27 2007, 06:50 AM (1,689 Views)
Melliebay
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Brydelle and AP, it was great meeting you guys!

The clinic was very good, a lot like GM. Katie's leg is TO DIE FOR. :yes:
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Apr 28 2007, 05:19 PM
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Apr 28 2007, 02:13 PM
MellieBay, great meeting you!

To others, if you rode in it, I might have gotten some pix of you.

AP - GREAT seeing and catching up with you! Can't wait to do it again.

MellieBay- Ditto! It was great meeting you and talking with you. I definitely hope to catch up with you at U'ville. Keep me posted on Frank and Colin!

Thanks to KMP and CHC for a great clinic. KMP is a beautiful, effective rider!! She is much like GM in her approach, attention to detail, which I LOFF!!

I should have my notes up by Tuesday. Too late tonight, as we are showing tomorrow so still more to get done tonight and it another early day tomorrow! :)

I may have a few pics as well of some horse and riders, but my camera and picture taking skills aren't near as good as AP's, so she may be the better contact. I am happy to share though, so feel free to PM or email me. I should have a few on my website in the April News section.

Be back soon!!

Great seeing you too.

Thanks for the kudos on the picture taking but I'm telling you, I missed so many shots, I can't even tell you. I'm having a hard time getting used to the digital dealie. I do like the quality of the shots, though. That's pretty cool. So much to learn w/this thing.

Loved watching Katie -- have never seen her over jumps so low so that was kind of a neat perspective. Yes, her leg is SOLID isn't it? Not to make an issue but was really surprised to see her ride w/o a helmet, given her very bad fall and head injury years ago.

Love the Geoff Teall book you loaned me. Very cool to flip thru. I'm sure I'll buy it for my collection as well.

Are you judging near me anytime soon?
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Apr 29 2007, 02:48 PM
Loved watching Katie -- have never seen her over jumps so low so that was kind of a neat perspective. Yes, her leg is SOLID isn't it? Not to make an issue but was really surprised to see her ride w/o a helmet, given her very bad fall and head injury years ago.

Love the Geoff Teall book you loaned me. Very cool to flip thru. I'm sure I'll buy it for my collection as well.

Are you judging near me anytime soon?

I agree about the helmet, even w/o the horrible fall before. But I wasn't going to say anything...:)

Glad you like the book. It is an easy read and nice photos. There are good things in there about preparation for showing, expectations of judges in hunters, and equitation, etc.

As far as jugding and being north of here, I will be at Locke Meadows in May, Hollow Oak in July and October, and at EKG (Fredricksburg) in August. Check my schedule on my site...I will keep it posted. :)

Must get together again soon!!

Clinic notes will be up tomorrow!!
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KMP Clinic at Columbia Horse Center on Saturday, April 28th

Take Home Messages of the day
1. Impulsion = Energy
2. Riding well = Discipline of self and of horse
3. FORM is FUNCTION.
4. Learn (and practice) adjusting your stirrup CORRECTLY.
5. Work your horse evenly both directions.
6. Do EVERYTHING the RIGHT way ALL the time.
7. Even quick horses NEED leg.
8. Ride with closed fingers. Stiff hands start in the shoulders.
9. Flexion of your horses head NEVER comes from pulling on the rein, but from creating IMPULSION from their haunches.


Session I (8 riders)

KMP lined the riders up along the short side, and learned each of their names. She feels it is very important to have a good student-teacher relationship. She told them a few characteristics that are key in a good student:
1. MUST Listen
2. React quickly
3.TRY, TRY, TRY (even if you are unsuccessful)

She then had them go out and track right in a circle at the walk with two horse lengths btw each of them. They were to maintain that distance and not pass or circle. She was “spot checking” each rider, picking up the good and bad. During this time, she requested that one of the riders adjust her stirrups. The student started by taking her foot out of the stirrup…and KMP immediately had everyone stop and went over the proper way to adjust your stirrups. Then she had them practice…you said you should be able to do this at the walk, trot and canter!! 

She then had them pick up the posting trot. Then had them length and shorten the trot, focusing on maintaining the same TEMPO but lengthening or shortening the stride of the horse, not just going faster or slower.

Next, was work w/o stirrups. Many of the riders had difficulty with this. She again said, you have to practice what is hard, push yourself, do not be a “soft” rider. Then one at a time, she had them go to the extended posting trot to the end of the line, and then the next one was to go. Then she had them pick up their stirrups one at a time. Once they had their stirrups back, she went on to working on bending. She reminded them to NOT forget about their outside rein for the inside bend, to keep the horse from being over bent. Using an inside indirect rein (hand to opposite hip), you should just be able to see their inside eye. On to the canter, one at a time, they cantered to the end of the line. She focused on a clean downward transition, sitting and supporting the downward transition.

They started jumping over a small gymnastics along the long side of the arena. It was an in and out, trot pole to cross rail to a small gate. To begin, she took the crossrail down and laid it on the ground. She had them trot in and halt on a STRAIGHT line. She talked about releases. The CREST release is good for beginners to intermediate riders. But for more advanced riders, they can progress to an automatic release, maintaining contact and a straight line from the bit to hand to elbow. Then she put the crossrail back up, and had them go through. Focusing on maintaining the tempo, and stopping on the line. Several riders had difficulty halting and their horses drifting right, as they were anticipating the right hand turn. She pointed out that these riders are SOFT, and they need to stick to the plan and be firm.

She got on a chestnut mare that was quick. It was funny, b/c the rider was said, “She gets fast if you touch her mouth.” and KMP said, “That doesn’t make ANY sense, so I should get on.” The mare would raise her head to try and evade contact and get quick, KMP kept consistent light contact, kept the mare straight, and MAINTAINED the tempo, no matter what the mare did. She worked the mare back and forth over the in and out. The mare improved quickly.

Then she put together a small course. Trot into the in and out, halt on the straight line, pick up the right lead canter, turn right up the diagonal, jump the gate, roll back to the oxer in the outside line, land and continuing cantering to the left to the other diagonal line (gate to brush box) in 5 strides. She focused on them riding a pre-planed track and make the appropriate changes based on the previous ride. She also mentioned that if you need to make adjustments to your horses stride based on how you jump in, you MUST do it immediately in the 1st-2nd stride, do NOT wait!

She then divided them into hunters and jumpers. She had the jumper riders do an the inside turn on the roll back, and also encouraged them to sit more on the turns for balancing the horse, whereas the hunter riders were to maintain 2pt throughout most if not all of the course.

Session II (8-9 riders)

She started them the same way, lining them up, learning their names, and then started them on the circle, reviewing their position; stressing form is function, and practicing good horsemanship.

She had them pick up the posting trot, to a figure of eight, working on bending their horse to the inside. Then she had them do a sitting trot one at a time across the diagonal and then had them leg yield to the outside rail, then she had them do this at the canter, in both directions.

Then she had them start over the single vertical gate, land and go to sitting trot and push (leg yield) them into the corner. Then she had them go over a small course, starting off the left lead up the diagonal line (vertical to oxer) in five strides, around the short end of the ring, where you roll off the rail about a quarter of the way down to a roll top set at a diagonal, land and turn left to the outside line in five strides. She wanted the riders to execute accurate turns, but holding them out and not letting cut or fall in, and establish a pace and stick with it. She said, “Good riding is Analyzing.”

Session III (8 riders)

She started them as the previous two groups. Highlighting that one must have an adjustable horse, length, shorten and maintain, as many of us weren’t born with the being able to see a spot, but it can be learned with practice and an adjustable horse.

She had them go into a posting trot and brought up riding on the bit. It is about creating energy (aka impulsion) and then regulating it. She put out two poles about 36 ft apart on one side of the circle, and continued to have them trot over them. She then had them practice leg yielding down the center line. Back out on the circle, she had them canter (freely) over the poles beginning on the left lead; everyone got either 3 or 4 strides. She then had them all do it in 3, and then in 4. She wanted these riders to STRETCH themselves, to change their habits to GOOD habits. Depending on if the 3 or 4 was easier for the each of them, she had them do the opposite.

She had them start over the in and out off the left lead, landing and then collecting and sitting trot through the corner. Then she selected a few of them to come through and put 2 strides in the in and out.

For their course, she had them start with the outside line off the left lead in 5 strides, to the first of the diagonal off the left lead, rolling back to the right around the in and out of the triple, around to the triple (4 strides to an in and out), land and track to the left, around to the roll top, to a bending 5 strides to the in and out along the long side.

Session IV (8 riders)

Started the same as others, on a circle, maintaining a 2 horse length separation, though it seemed this group had the hardest time with this, even having a small pile up in one of the corners. 

On to the posting trot, sitting trot, leg yielding, haunches in, haunches out. She feels that lateral movements are very important for jumpers, it stretches them, their hamstrings, backs, etc.

Next, she had them line up along the long side. From the corner, she had them pick up the walk through the corner, pick up the left lead along the short end, then trot the far corner, then counter canter down the far long side. All the riders executed this well.

Then, she had them walk the corner, then pick up the counter canter and keep it through corner. A few of them had their horses swap in the corner on this one.

Then she ramped it up even more, she had them pick up the left lead, and do a half turn about a ¼ way down the far long side, and hold the counter lead through the corner. I think only 1 or 2 horses executed this w/o swapping, breaking, or cross cantering.

She had them start on the left lead, and canter the in and out, rolling backing holding the counter lead and jumping the in and out, and then stopping on a line. As most horses had a hard time with this, she said that this usually happens, even with the best schooled horses, so it needs to be practiced. Then she had them jump the in and out, continue straight and hold the counter lead. If they landed on the correct (left) lead, she wanted them to do a simple change to the counter lead.

Their first course was the outside line in 5 strides, to the first jump on the diagonal line on an angle, rolling back to the right, (inbtw the in and out), long gallop to the triple, around to the left to the rolltop, bending lien to the in and out on the outside. Even when we need to shorten our horses, we need to keep the canter LIVELY.

For the jump off, she had them start off the left lead to the first jump of the outside line, rolling back tightly to the left to the oxer of the diagonal line, around to the in and out outside long side, rolling back to the in and out of the triple, landing and tracking left, around to the left to the roll top. It is in the corners, that jump offs can be won or lost.
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I love you Brydelle!! Printing it off now...!! Thanks for the great note taking!!!
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Apr 30 2007, 05:32 PM
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Apr 29 2007, 02:48 PM
Loved watching Katie -- have never seen her over jumps so low so that was kind of a neat perspective.  Yes, her leg is SOLID isn't it?  Not to make an issue but was really surprised to see her ride w/o a helmet, given her very bad fall and head injury years ago. 

Love the Geoff Teall book you loaned me.  Very cool to flip thru.  I'm sure I'll buy it for my collection as well. 

Are you judging near me anytime soon?

I agree about the helmet, even w/o the horrible fall before. But I wasn't going to say anything...:)

Glad you like the book. It is an easy read and nice photos. There are good things in there about preparation for showing, expectations of judges in hunters, and equitation, etc.

As far as jugding and being north of here, I will be at Locke Meadows in May, Hollow Oak in July and October, and at EKG (Fredricksburg) in August. Check my schedule on my site...I will keep it posted. :)

Must get together again soon!!

Clinic notes will be up tomorrow!!

Hey.... let's catch lunch/dinner when you are up here...

AP and I had fun the other night but I'm sure one more to the mix would be even merrier!! :one:
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May 2 2007, 06:49 PM
Hey.... let's catch lunch/dinner when you are up here...

AP and I had fun the other night but I'm sure one more to the mix would be even merrier!! :one:

I think AP knows more people than GOD and I know like 2, and she is one of them. :)

Definitely, a good dinner after a day of judging is always welcome!!
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watched Katie win the GP at Lexington this past weekend. HOLY GOD. what a fantastic ride.
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May 3 2007, 05:46 PM
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May 2 2007, 06:49 PM
Hey.... let's catch lunch/dinner when you are up here...

AP and I had fun the other night but I'm sure one more to the mix would be even merrier!!  :one:

I think AP knows more people than GOD and I know like 2, and she is one of them. :)

Definitely, a good dinner after a day of judging is always welcome!!

Oh stop! It just comes from living in one place for so long and being OLD.

Yes, we should all get together for dinner. I am definitely taking Brydelle out for one meal or another because she was nice enough to pick up my ticket for the KMP clinic (she is just too nice!).

I think I will definitely be taking a few days off for the U'ville experience this year so I can hang out with Brydie and Bonnie et al.
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May 7 2007, 05:03 AM
watched Katie win the GP at Lexington this past weekend. HOLY GOD. what a fantastic ride.

Oh, that is super cool. I like seeing that the girl's still got it!
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May 7 2007, 05:54 AM
I think I will definitely be taking a few days off for the U'ville experience this year so I can hang out with Brydie and Bonnie et al.

Well, I am going to miss U'ville this year, I will be in Seattle for ACVIM that whole week.

I got your phone message but just got back from FL today, I am very excited for you. :) I will call you on Tuesday about the KK clinic. Are you doing all three days? I am judging on Saturday at Locke Meadow, I could come up Fri or Sun, which would you prefer??

We can talk more tomorrow...
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watched Katie win the GP at Lexington this past weekend. HOLY GOD. what a fantastic ride.

Just getting to see her ride the few times at the clinic were great. She is so skilled and SMART. :)

How is your mare? I hope things are continuing to improve. :)
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she's 100% better. She showed this past week and was a superstar.
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she's 100% better. She showed this past week and was a superstar.

GREAT!!! I am sorry we missed the both of you at the KMP clinic. Hope to see you around soon!!
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