still not great because I get nervous when I finally get someone to take video. I want everything to show up in the video and I end up not being able to focus on riding!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
Floating trot :)
Yesterday our trot work was great! I've been riding him long and low so I decided to have Deuce go more into the bridle yesterday. I felt him using his back in the trot more than i ever have...and his stride lengthenings felt like he was floating! It was really fun to ride.
We worked on canter trot canter transitions again. Tons of them. I think he's over his tantrum now so that's good. I don't expect him to be completely on the bit when he goes from trot to canter. But he definately cannot throw his head up and use his neck to go into the canter. He's finally learning this I think. I need to be careful with my position when I ask for the canter too so I make sure I'm not leaning to one side.
I found that it's better to ask for canter departs on the rail when he is going track left, and on a circle when he
is going track right. He tends to over bend to the left so I think that's why. I also need to be sure to always have weight in my right stirrup. I don't want Deuce to grow up crooked! :)
We worked on canter trot canter transitions again. Tons of them. I think he's over his tantrum now so that's good. I don't expect him to be completely on the bit when he goes from trot to canter. But he definately cannot throw his head up and use his neck to go into the canter. He's finally learning this I think. I need to be careful with my position when I ask for the canter too so I make sure I'm not leaning to one side.
I found that it's better to ask for canter departs on the rail when he is going track left, and on a circle when he
is going track right. He tends to over bend to the left so I think that's why. I also need to be sure to always have weight in my right stirrup. I don't want Deuce to grow up crooked! :)
Saturday, January 2, 2010
...I guess he is only 4...
I've just been riding Deuce long and low the past couple days. I went over a little tiny cross rail yesterday and just played around in the arena. I was goin to do more serious stuff today but Deuce had a different idea. I didn't have a whip and I didn't have spurs, so Deuce just decided not to listen. Trotting slow and sluggish was about all he wanted to do no matter what. At first I borrowed a crop from my friend (that was all she had - no dressage whip) That sort of worked but I had to keep transferring my reins to one hand to be able to use it. I got him going in a nicer trot and did some canter work but couldn't get a nice transition on the right lead. Finally I borrowed a dressage whip and things went better. I just did tons of trot canter transitions and left it at that. That's not what I originally had planned but I think Deuce learned he has to be more attentive. Tommorow I think I'll do some walk/trot lateral work.
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