tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post5720572723609034329..comments2024-03-13T07:08:24.695-04:00Comments on Cob Jockey: Clinic Stream-of-ConsciousnessJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-8592805637995991832014-04-01T18:54:49.147-04:002014-04-01T18:54:49.147-04:00Ha! I would have creeped way harder than that. ;-)...Ha! I would have creeped way harder than that. ;-) What a great experience for all of you. :-)SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-18953753065751707692014-03-31T09:23:18.126-04:002014-03-31T09:23:18.126-04:00Great comments! He reminds me of Sherman, who look...Great comments! He reminds me of Sherman, who looked at everything but the jump. makes for an interesting ride.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13675631291488697042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-43171312841583849172014-03-31T09:09:49.456-04:002014-03-31T09:09:49.456-04:00"Ears on everything except what he is suppose..."Ears on everything except what he is supposed to be looking at" - hahahah, I know nothing about riding this. Nothing at all... ;)jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-62688654568357911442014-03-30T20:02:10.378-04:002014-03-30T20:02:10.378-04:00Yeah! Yeah, he really liked him. He gave us some...Yeah! Yeah, he really liked him. He gave us some great points to work on going forward, too.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-44320770221014918872014-03-30T20:01:45.082-04:002014-03-30T20:01:45.082-04:00Yeah, I am exceptionally grateful to her. It was ...Yeah, I am exceptionally grateful to her. It was really beneficial to both of us. All three of us, really.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-484193611256741022014-03-30T19:59:24.694-04:002014-03-30T19:59:24.694-04:00I absolutely agree with you, Val. In fact I think...I absolutely agree with you, Val. In fact I think it was Amy of Slow and Steady Wins the Race who posted a German graphic illustration of "Right" and "Wrong" collection yesterday, illustrating that exact point. When I've watched my trainer ride both this weekend and in the past, I've noticed that Connor tends to carry a lot of tension in his throatlatch sometimes. It feels like jaw tension, but there are a lot of wrinkles in that area and the muscles are tense. He can be on the vertical without that tension in Dressage. The clinician wanted a put-together canter with almost no rein tension, which was hard for Connor for two reasons: one, he's heavy on the hands/is bred to pull from the front end, and two, he is long-backed and easily gets strung out if you don't work really hard with leg to engage the hind end. In the beginning of trying to put his canter together, it also took a lot of hand to keep that energy from flying out the front and letting him get flat. Going forward, that will be the hardest thing for me, putting him together in the way my trainer had him going this weekend without letting him get flat.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-52943718354351980612014-03-30T19:29:52.578-04:002014-03-30T19:29:52.578-04:00I can't wait to see video either! What a wonde...I can't wait to see video either! What a wonderful experience to be able to see someone else that is experienced ride your horse.Piccoloponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275679567725425281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-1389053049791859162014-03-30T17:38:42.118-04:002014-03-30T17:38:42.118-04:00I think there's a place for a collected dressa...I think there's a place for a collected dressage frame, and for opening the throatlatch up for further reach, like you would in an extension/lengthen. <br /><br />Maybe because I know Connor, but he's on the vertical or slightly in front but can still be constricted in his movement when in a dressage frame. He really tends to get deep, while staying vertical. <br /><br />Otherwise, I totally agree with you that reach should be readily available. The difference between upper level dressage is the collection level. A trot collected for upper level work isn't capable of an extension until the frame is lengthened some. Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-17996191113029198832014-03-30T17:38:22.123-04:002014-03-30T17:38:22.123-04:00I think there's a place for a collected dressa...I think there's a place for a collected dressage frame, and for opening the throatlatch up for further reach, like you would in an extension/lengthen. <br /><br />Maybe because I know Connor, but he's on the vertical or slightly in front but can still be constricted in his movement when in a dressage frame. He really tends to get deep, while staying vertical. <br /><br />Otherwise, I totally agree with you that reach should be readily available. The difference between upper level dressage is the collection level. A trot collected for upper level work isn't capable of an extension until the frame is lengthened some. Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-67474229156023598432014-03-30T14:58:39.294-04:002014-03-30T14:58:39.294-04:00How fun that you got to see him go in the clinic! ...How fun that you got to see him go in the clinic! Sounds like nothing but good feedback from the clinician.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-7409425865762252982014-03-30T14:06:21.921-04:002014-03-30T14:06:21.921-04:00Can't wait to see some video of him jumping in...Can't wait to see some video of him jumping in the clinic! :)Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04862898176284766826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-9850783901939205452014-03-30T09:50:53.125-04:002014-03-30T09:50:53.125-04:00What does chip in mean?
The point about the dress...What does chip in mean?<br /><br />The point about the dressage frame is really interesting to me, because it means that even a dressage horse should go with an open throatlatch. This also keeps the nose ahead of the vertical. It irks me when someone (even a judge) looks at a horse with an open throatlatch and says "make him rounder". Even some pictures of high level dressage horses look gross to me, because they are so clamped up. Reach is necessary in free movement which should be present in all disciplines. Do you agree? Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-54985533341293759962014-03-30T08:09:39.155-04:002014-03-30T08:09:39.155-04:00Sounds very cool! Glad you got to watch him go aro...Sounds very cool! Glad you got to watch him go around. Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02884053627728391449noreply@blogger.com