tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post1195384731779080915..comments2024-03-26T08:18:42.915-04:00Comments on Cob Jockey: Tense HandsJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-83392344966360150302015-10-07T16:47:22.669-04:002015-10-07T16:47:22.669-04:00This is a SUPER interesting concept and totally ma...This is a SUPER interesting concept and totally makes sense now that i think about it (but I never thought about it before!) Now I totally want to try this with someone...I don't think the stranger sitting next to me on the train right now would be vet appreciative if I poked him and was like "Can you feel me using my core?!?!?!" So I will have to wait until later to try it lol. <br /><br />Also wicked jealous of breeders cup tailgating!!! That sounds amazing!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411599470246102708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-8925391581751989642015-10-06T15:07:57.377-04:002015-10-06T15:07:57.377-04:00You and I must be channeling each other. I finally...You and I must be channeling each other. I finally realized (after trainer rode Paddy) that she could use light amounts of core (instead of dialing it up to 11 like I was) because her hands were relaxed. Now, I just have to focus on making that happen like all the time...jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-14314753171291867182015-10-06T14:06:47.470-04:002015-10-06T14:06:47.470-04:00Yeah, I'm fuzzy on specifics but there's t...Yeah, I'm fuzzy on specifics but there's this thing, I think at Calumet, where they're opening up a pasture for vehicles and it's $50/car, and there's food trucks and jumbotrons and stuff. It's going to be awesome!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-77496766180487430542015-10-06T14:00:30.035-04:002015-10-06T14:00:30.035-04:00You are tailgating at the Breeder's Cup?!?! I ...You are tailgating at the Breeder's Cup?!?! I am SO JEALOUS. That is going to be one wild weekend! (I think the Cats are also playing that same day ...)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609268980526224486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-22873098657387266002015-10-06T13:13:30.221-04:002015-10-06T13:13:30.221-04:00I'm glad you found it useful! I'll be tha...I'm glad you found it useful! I'll be that guy on the interwebs, the blogger who spends hours breaking down biomechanics from a single AA point of view. Sometimes it's useful. Ha!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-16278390844290660612015-10-06T13:12:50.284-04:002015-10-06T13:12:50.284-04:00Definitely. Some things have to be tense to stay ...Definitely. Some things have to be tense to stay with the horse, others are totally detrimental if they're tense.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-63540371104635876222015-10-06T13:12:28.630-04:002015-10-06T13:12:28.630-04:00Yes! I have been sitting on that post for a while...Yes! I have been sitting on that post for a while because I know people are going to be like "He's not forward enough," but it's not that at all. It helps so much.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-69785701586870695692015-10-06T13:11:55.413-04:002015-10-06T13:11:55.413-04:00It's really really hard. I'm only partway...It's really really hard. I'm only partway there, it's tough.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-51645768633311630202015-10-06T13:10:34.756-04:002015-10-06T13:10:34.756-04:00Love this timely reminder... Love this timely reminder... Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092098198949213494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-56868022944384895222015-10-06T12:28:36.196-04:002015-10-06T12:28:36.196-04:00Science! I'm really guilty of tense riding too...Science! I'm really guilty of tense riding too, which is a hard but rewarding habit to break.SheMovedtoTexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062200290148658096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-91425625583804973722015-10-06T11:37:41.918-04:002015-10-06T11:37:41.918-04:00My first two lessons with my trainer were at a wal...My first two lessons with my trainer were at a walk and trot so slow I thought for sure we were doing something wrong, but it has mage such a HUGE difference to slow everything down so that Bobby and I can both concentrate on every single aid. Mind blown for sure.Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308477892024999793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-87382689517672184452015-10-06T10:54:05.004-04:002015-10-06T10:54:05.004-04:00hm very thought provoking! i struggle with a lot o...hm very thought provoking! i struggle with a lot of tension everywhere bc it's hard for me to separate aids (like holding my core but simultaneously being soft elsewhere - i just want to hold everything!!). amazing to hear how well it's working for you two tho! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-80892465716233108192015-10-06T09:53:42.554-04:002015-10-06T09:53:42.554-04:00Thanks, you will! You could now, for sure!Thanks, you will! You could now, for sure!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-24179374262011711022015-10-06T09:47:15.815-04:002015-10-06T09:47:15.815-04:00Love this--what you're saying totally makes se...Love this--what you're saying totally makes sense and it's so fun to watch you guys get it! (And pretend that someday, we will too.)SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-8336011003502189972015-10-06T09:46:15.650-04:002015-10-06T09:46:15.650-04:00I'm so glad! They are my favorite kind of pos...I'm so glad! They are my favorite kind of post too.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-57922779907701072292015-10-06T09:44:58.473-04:002015-10-06T09:44:58.473-04:00I love Sally Swift, would have loved to see one of...I love Sally Swift, would have loved to see one of her clinics. I have to settle for the books!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-14068059503528140082015-10-06T09:44:40.846-04:002015-10-06T09:44:40.846-04:00Let me know what happens when you play with it, I&...Let me know what happens when you play with it, I'm curious to find out!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-90674853640541325412015-10-06T09:41:27.044-04:002015-10-06T09:41:27.044-04:00Great post! I get more out of blogs by people who...Great post! I get more out of blogs by people who aren't (by their own admission) natural riders writing about the step by step process of figuring out this dressage thing. Keep on giving the details!Exploring Dressage Biomechanicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859580820686218207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-33365511193026512082015-10-06T09:26:00.855-04:002015-10-06T09:26:00.855-04:00So true, but so many never have the revelation you...So true, but so many never have the revelation you did. Sally Swift of Centered Riding used to do similar exercises in her clinics to show how the body effects response and understanding. Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13675631291488697042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-20020094500755872802015-10-06T08:02:46.016-04:002015-10-06T08:02:46.016-04:00Such an interesting concept - I don't think it...Such an interesting concept - I don't think it sounds New-Age-Crazy at all! Our bodies are one unit, and what you do in one part has an effect on other parts, as much as we strive for 'independent' aids as riders, it's still all one body. Definitely something I'm curious to play with on my pony... Alli + Dinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928482808436392040noreply@blogger.com