Well good news, bad news (like normal *sigh*). Thanks to everyone that works on my floor at work being sick with the cold, I now have the cold as well. Which is why I'm sitting home on a night that I would normally be at the barn.
Good news is that I did have a good ride on the weekend with Oscar, and Chilly continues to progress with D. The co-op student at the barn rode her last week, and she went very well for him. I hope to be back on her in a couple of weeks. She is lacking speed or impulsion, but that can be taught, the fact that shes not in a big hurry to go anywhere is good for her future as a western pleasure horse.
So we have a clinic coming up on April 1st with Lucas's old trainer at our barn, and just found out today that we can get into another clinic the first weekend in May with the same trainer. That will be good to have a follow up on what we have or have not accomplished in a month, but its also at the show grounds where the AQHA and APHA shows are held that we hope to go to by the end of the summer. It will be a good chance to get her off the property, to a new place without the stress of a show and we'll have some extra hands on deck if I need them.
It will be nice to have an outside perspective that we (D and C and I) know and trust that can let us know if she's as nice as we hope she is.
Showing posts with label clinic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clinic. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Clinic
I have a post on showmanship that I'm working on but it will have to wait another day or two.
Ty and Karen Hornick were up to do a clinic this weekend. I had originally wanted to ride in it but thought that it might be too much for me an whatever horse I could take. I regret not at least doing 1/2 of the rides (It was 2 rides per day 2 hours per rides).
Even auditing was really good, I really learned a lot (or at least found out ways to use old exercises in new ways). I forgot how much body control you need to lope that slow, and made me realize that even though Lucy and I need lope miles, I also need to get more control over her hips and shoulders.
Some of the stuff they did was very basic, lots of pushing the horses shoulders around in small circles, both at a walk and a trot, then doing the same thing while pushing the haunches around. This built into square corners at a walk and trot. Then moving into a lope all while doing the same exercises.
They also built on the spur stop, and how to use that along with the body control the other exercises developed to put more slow into the horses jog and lope.
Cant wait to go work on Lucy tomorrow!
I managed to get a ride in on Friday night and it was really good, we loped a bunch in our bad direction. We had some really good moments when we 'clicked' we just need to build on that as much as possible over the next couple of weeks (and months) to come.
Ty and Karen Hornick were up to do a clinic this weekend. I had originally wanted to ride in it but thought that it might be too much for me an whatever horse I could take. I regret not at least doing 1/2 of the rides (It was 2 rides per day 2 hours per rides).
Even auditing was really good, I really learned a lot (or at least found out ways to use old exercises in new ways). I forgot how much body control you need to lope that slow, and made me realize that even though Lucy and I need lope miles, I also need to get more control over her hips and shoulders.
Some of the stuff they did was very basic, lots of pushing the horses shoulders around in small circles, both at a walk and a trot, then doing the same thing while pushing the haunches around. This built into square corners at a walk and trot. Then moving into a lope all while doing the same exercises.
They also built on the spur stop, and how to use that along with the body control the other exercises developed to put more slow into the horses jog and lope.
Cant wait to go work on Lucy tomorrow!
I managed to get a ride in on Friday night and it was really good, we loped a bunch in our bad direction. We had some really good moments when we 'clicked' we just need to build on that as much as possible over the next couple of weeks (and months) to come.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Clinic breakdown
So the clinic on Sunday was so-so. The judge from the day before did the clinic. He liked Lucas' walk and trot, but thought I was having him go way to fast in the ring.
He didn't think much of Lucas though, he recommended that I look at purchasing a young prospect as he thinks all Lucas is good for is the HUS and showmanship. (Even though he still gave him a reserve in halter)
And I agree, Lucas does get extremely worked up over the pattern classes, so much so that we never practice a pattern at home or at a show with cones. I only have one good pattern, after that I might as well just not even bother. So when we practiced several patterns on Sunday Lucas just couldn't handle it. Hes so worried about messing up that if I as him to do anything he panics and just shakes, and loses complete focus.
The judge was good in giving his opinion on how things look from the middle of the ring but didn't have much of an opinion on how to improve things... Once Lucas had done his 'freek out' over the patterns the judge wanted to know what exactly had led up to this point. He is very 'anti-trainer' (not that that is a bad thing, and he is a breeder, not a trainer) and was not surprised with Lucas' back groud. He was also sure that Lucas' tail had been done at one point.
He referred to Lucas as the "Monster english horse",,,
It kinda pisses me off, is that how the industry should be? Horse doesn't fit your exact specifications, sell, and buy new? If people didn't work with the horses that had minor issues, what would happen to them? And I don't mean horses that try to kill you, but not alot of owners would be willing to deal with Lucas' issues. Such a disposable society....
Anyways Lucas isn't going anywhere!!! Even when I cant ride we will still be able to do showmanship and halter :)
He didn't think much of Lucas though, he recommended that I look at purchasing a young prospect as he thinks all Lucas is good for is the HUS and showmanship. (Even though he still gave him a reserve in halter)
And I agree, Lucas does get extremely worked up over the pattern classes, so much so that we never practice a pattern at home or at a show with cones. I only have one good pattern, after that I might as well just not even bother. So when we practiced several patterns on Sunday Lucas just couldn't handle it. Hes so worried about messing up that if I as him to do anything he panics and just shakes, and loses complete focus.
The judge was good in giving his opinion on how things look from the middle of the ring but didn't have much of an opinion on how to improve things... Once Lucas had done his 'freek out' over the patterns the judge wanted to know what exactly had led up to this point. He is very 'anti-trainer' (not that that is a bad thing, and he is a breeder, not a trainer) and was not surprised with Lucas' back groud. He was also sure that Lucas' tail had been done at one point.
He referred to Lucas as the "Monster english horse",,,
It kinda pisses me off, is that how the industry should be? Horse doesn't fit your exact specifications, sell, and buy new? If people didn't work with the horses that had minor issues, what would happen to them? And I don't mean horses that try to kill you, but not alot of owners would be willing to deal with Lucas' issues. Such a disposable society....
Anyways Lucas isn't going anywhere!!! Even when I cant ride we will still be able to do showmanship and halter :)
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