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| A way fun day...hunter princess does dressage | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 11 2007, 08:23 PM (524 Views) | |
| snaffle | Nov 11 2007, 08:23 PM Post #1 |
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Is the meadow on fire?
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We had a clinic at our barn today with a dressage trainer. She was terrific! She had us working on getting our horses' heads into a proper position. We trotted FOREVER...which was actually about 10 minutes. It was exhausting. Then we worked on leg yields, shoulder in, and extended trot. Before getting imported a couple of years ago, my horse had quite a bit of dressage training. He is really easy to 'do' dressage on, so it was really fun. The extended trot was a blast! He was all framed up and pushing really hard from the back...and reaching way out with the front. The most fun thing was that he really enjoyed it. Big grin all day! |
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| Witchy | Nov 12 2007, 07:57 AM Post #2 |
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That sounds like a blast. I love a horse with a good extended trot. Yum!!! Are you going to play around with Dressage lessons a bit more or was it a one time thing? |
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| onwego | Nov 12 2007, 08:40 AM Post #3 |
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I did a dressage clinic last spring with Dottie Morkis (sp?). I had a blast, but I don't think dressage is my calling. It helped that she really loved my horse, even though he's a TB. Apparently she doesn't like TBs, at least that was the word on the street from those who cliniced with her earlier. My horse doesn't really look like a TB though and I just never mentioned what he was. |
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| snaffle | Nov 12 2007, 11:20 AM Post #4 |
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Is the meadow on fire?
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I would love to do more dressage! I think I got bit by the dressage bug! I've been having challenges with my horse this year. He gets really excited when we're jumping and he's got a bit of a spook. That would be fine, except I fell off and broke my leg last year and now I'm a big chicken. While doing dressage I did not have the constant feeling of 'Oh God, I'm going to die.' It was a nice feeling! :lol:
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| OnyxThePony | Nov 12 2007, 02:30 PM Post #5 |
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Oh that sounds wonderful!! I will be the first to admit it- I"m a HP but I LOVE dressage. I actually started out more in dressage at one of those crappy all-around public stables, where they weren't very good at teaching jumping! All my bad jumping habits go back to that time in fact (tipping forward, jumping ahead). At one (and the only) small fun show my (snooty circuit) hunter coach put on for reasons unknown, we had a dressage test, and you could only imagine her shock and surprise when I entered the class and pulled 2nd on my green-as-grass attitudinal mare. I swear I"m the only rider who goes back and forth from dressage to hunters!
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| hijumpin1 | Nov 15 2007, 08:30 AM Post #6 |
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Off visiting Candy Cave, be right back.
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I love it. I used to despise flatwork when I was a juniour. I looked at is as simply a step towards preparation towards overfences work. A necessary evil, if you will. As I get a little older and shakier about jumping, I can see myself heading the dressage direction. I will admit, someday before I die, I would like to own a Baroque breed. I think they are lovely (especially as dressage mounts). |
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| heineken | Nov 15 2007, 08:47 AM Post #7 |
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Off visiting Candy Cave, be right back.
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I too will admit to being a closet dressage rider. With my trainer's encouragement my little OTTB is probably one of the three most broke to the bridle horses in the barn. Most of the HP's feel flatwork is just a warm up to get to the "good stuff" but I really enjoy the flat work and the patience that it takes to do it "right". Duplo would rather I just forget flatwork altogether and jump more! |
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| SnackPack | Nov 15 2007, 09:37 AM Post #8 |
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Glad you had fun snaffle. I've done a tiny bit of dressage, but don't really enjoy it. I'm sure it would be a blast if I could skip all the learning and go directly to Grand Prix. I want to do canter pirouettes and half pass and piaffe and passage...I just don't want to learn or train a horse to do it. My one experience with a "clinic" was a bit annoying. Clinician (Lynn Roberts) didn't like my horse (his attitude) and spend a WHOLE lot of time on her cell phone. Had a similar experience with a jumping clinic with Don Sachey... That';s a huge pet peeve of mine. If I'm taking a lesson or clinic, you shouldn't be on your cell phone or talking about your recent trip to Hong Kong. Let's focus on me. :lol: My trainer and I decided the other day that when we get too old for jumping (or too fearful or whatever) we will do reining....not dressage.
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| Circuspony | Nov 16 2007, 09:56 AM Post #9 |
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Thomas H. Cruise!
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I really enjoy dressage - it's pretty intellectual and I love that! I don't think I could ever quit jumping, but those moments when everything comes together and your horse is on the aids, truly forward and correct are so thrilling.
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| Black Tack | Nov 22 2007, 08:39 AM Post #10 |
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Being a dressage rider, I was thrilled to see this thread I see so many women getting into dressage when jumping becomes a bit too challenging. And they actually realize it can be very fun and rewarding. It certainly is a longggggg learning curve!Snack Pack, I really hope you don't base your opinion of dressage on two bad clinics. Give it a try with a positive and fun clinician and you may just see that it can be very interesting and enlightening. Doesn't mean you will ever make the switch but it will at least give you a fair view of the discipline. Actually I thought I might try reining when I retire my dressage saddle, in my mid eighties or so
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| SnackPack | Nov 26 2007, 08:52 AM Post #11 |
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I've only had one iffy dressage clinic. But really, the fact is, I don't like dressage all that much. It bores me. Which is why I will probably take up reining if I ever get to the point that I'm scared or too old to jump. :lol: |
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