tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post3852454011598992419..comments2023-10-08T09:37:18.894-04:00Comments on Endurance Granny: A Big Thank You to Mel from Boots & SaddlesJacke Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576351940350712538noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-30003835105127598532012-04-09T17:30:03.479-04:002012-04-09T17:30:03.479-04:00YAY!Good job!YAY!Good job!Jonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11455369648954700046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-91759177967707058412012-04-09T17:28:27.663-04:002012-04-09T17:28:27.663-04:00It kind of reminds me about my revelation that I n...It kind of reminds me about my revelation that I need to do ALL half halts/"corrections" within the rhythm. I rode on Friday and Farley was a bit hot - just the sort of situation where she starts to buck when I ask her to transition down. I started to go into my bad habits of bracing while pulling on her mouth and then remembered that huge blog post I did on rhythm from the last time I rode her and took a deep breath, started to count outloud and THEN started to ask for a slower speed within the rhythm and VOILA! no more bucking. I think the other benefit of blogging is that we REMEMBER our revlations. There's no way I would have remembered the whole rhythm thing except that I wrote a whole post on it. :).Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-19759203764040506432012-04-09T16:37:47.943-04:002012-04-09T16:37:47.943-04:00It wasn't big, it was huge. I'd gotten al...It wasn't big, it was huge. I'd gotten all clamped up inside after she'd tried to unload me THREE TIMES, then we got into this cycle. I've about decided even if she bolts (she hasn't) to either one rein her and shut her down, or just ride it out, no hanging on her face anymore. It was very helpful in that I sort of leaned back in my chair and visualized what she was doing, and my response (Farley's response) and it just all kind of came together. So far so good! Appreciate it.All Who Wanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811193190492037859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-83832975632196219542012-04-09T16:21:19.082-04:002012-04-09T16:21:19.082-04:00Ah! so glad something clicked for you!!!!!! It&#...Ah! so glad something clicked for you!!!!!! It's a huge trust moment - and it took me a LOT longer to figure out with Farley than it took for you to figure it out with Journey :) - for me to let go in the canter for just a moment and trust her so she can trust me. I think a lot of times we as riders try to micro manage the horses to a degree that is detrimental - it's a fine balance between making sure that the horse and rider is riding the appropriate "ride", and realizing that the horse isn't a robot machine that is necessarily not going to have an opinion, and chosing the place and time for letting them express that opinion. I'm not sure this applies to other disciplines beyond endurance (and mares!), but I've found that the ability of an endurance horse to make decisions, trust their rider (and vice versa) and letting them have opinions (as appropriate) is one of the most important things to balance.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.com