tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post4926611361783875921..comments2023-05-18T04:06:32.186-04:00Comments on Calm, Forward, Straight: In the Arena # 124 - Redemption song....Calm, Forward, Straighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-62777566165654382462012-05-30T10:47:20.795-04:002012-05-30T10:47:20.795-04:00So glad you had such a beautiful return to the off...So glad you had such a beautiful return to the official practice of dressage! :DFunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-56319330855391752552012-05-29T14:16:02.019-04:002012-05-29T14:16:02.019-04:00Margaret-
There are so many elements to remember!...Margaret-<br /><br />There are so many elements to remember!<br /> <br />I feel like all I do (internally) is go from one to another, checking. I can't wait until some of my riding becomes ingrained enough to be relegated to the subconscious. ;)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-45709797132694692352012-05-29T14:07:37.224-04:002012-05-29T14:07:37.224-04:00Val -
It would be helpful if the seatbone shifti...Val - <br /><br />It would be helpful if the seatbone shifting happened intentionally... I'm sure that being uneven on my seat contributed to the trot canter confusion. :)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-8459497623148440672012-05-29T14:04:22.649-04:002012-05-29T14:04:22.649-04:00Carol-
Consistency wouldn't be how I would de...Carol-<br /><br />Consistency wouldn't be how I would describe us... There seems to be a smaller interval between aha moments, and some of the lessons are starting to stick. :)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-5001181993571066442012-05-29T14:00:33.086-04:002012-05-29T14:00:33.086-04:00Story-
I'll be holding off on acquiring spurs...Story-<br /><br />I'll be holding off on acquiring spurs for the foreseeable future! ;)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-61261664696710741822012-05-29T08:37:37.488-04:002012-05-29T08:37:37.488-04:00I think so many of us are on the same wave length ...I think so many of us are on the same wave length this week. I am all about "body conscious" this week. My seat, quite hands, looking up and where I am going. My seat tends to want to not "settle" in centered. Somehow I think I am more protected when riding on my crotch (NOT!). Ah, nice post. And he is so cute in the paddock.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-15422425022615193172012-05-28T22:27:38.139-04:002012-05-28T22:27:38.139-04:00Cool! I had the same outside seat bone in turns e...Cool! I had the same outside seat bone in turns experience recently. <br /><br />Really planting the outside and lifting the inside seat bone forward can initiate the canter. Maybe Val was cantering off your seat!<br /><br />Loved his breathing and play in the video.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-49553388123514735842012-05-28T21:24:40.751-04:002012-05-28T21:24:40.751-04:00You are making so many break throughs I can't ...You are making so many break throughs I can't keep up! I'm very impressed with the light aids you're using. I'm working on this too, and the results are so great when I manage to do it consistently.<br />Glad you had such a great ride. The fall was a fluke. Enjoy your boy!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207626703988850059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-79867057330757863872012-05-28T14:53:14.519-04:002012-05-28T14:53:14.519-04:00Victoria-
I love Sally Swift. I think if I were d...Victoria-<br /><br />I love Sally Swift. I think if I were doing more centered <i>living</i>, I'd be doing more centered <i>riding</i>. <br /><br />Her melting ice cream cone image works well for me. ;)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-49470911443395799662012-05-28T14:49:40.146-04:002012-05-28T14:49:40.146-04:00Jeni-
My struggle is that intellectually I know ...Jeni- <br /><br />My struggle is that intellectually I know how sensitive my horse is, but don't always ride like I know it. :)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-40937762012118428512012-05-28T11:51:37.850-04:002012-05-28T11:51:37.850-04:00Very impressive! It's so hard to really relax...Very impressive! It's so hard to really relax and soften after a fall. As I was reading your post, I started thinking about Sally Swift and how she describes feeling like you are like a tree rooted to the horse with your legs as the roots going down to the ground - or something like that. You know, Centered Riding. Anyway, one of the things that I have always loved about riding Silk is that she does what I am asking almost instantly when I think it. My horse, the mind-reader. They really are much more sensitive than we are.Victoria Cummingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267314663679137147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-2818461445497266142012-05-27T22:15:48.319-04:002012-05-27T22:15:48.319-04:00Seems we are the same wave lengths?
When I give k...Seems we are the same wave lengths?<br /><br />When I give kids/never been on a horse adults - my very first lesson is about feeling. They never make it off lead line that lesson and I'm talking about riding by feeling. I start with "A horse can feel a fly crawl across it's hair, therefore it can feel the minimal changes in your weight position and must react to them." They are always at awe when I move my body position back to the stirrup line and with very loose lead ask the rider to simply sit up straight and tighten every muscle from groin to scalp and the horse stops immediately.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906855143092978620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-89925495550842292522012-05-27T22:08:37.004-04:002012-05-27T22:08:37.004-04:00juliette-
I was thinking especially of the line -...juliette-<br /><br />I was thinking especially of the line -<br /><br />"emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds"<br /><br />I feel that my ingrained bad (riding) <br />habits are like mental slavery. ;)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-27359970295208795582012-05-27T22:05:59.206-04:002012-05-27T22:05:59.206-04:00GHM -
Softness begets softness... I have a tende...GHM - <br /><br />Softness begets softness... I have a tendency to overpower in my non riding life as well. ;)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-64490803912292564092012-05-27T22:04:21.847-04:002012-05-27T22:04:21.847-04:00Kate-
Thinking about your post is what reminded m...Kate-<br /><br />Thinking about your post is what reminded me to back off the aids and use my mind. Thanks again!Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-17605327643823556592012-05-27T21:47:52.112-04:002012-05-27T21:47:52.112-04:00Terrific - so glad it all went well. I love your d...Terrific - so glad it all went well. I love your description - you write perfectly! Also, I've been enjoying Chris Cornell's version of Redemption Song this week so your title struck a nerve.juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488138405040629084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-9991906706065814912012-05-27T20:58:28.123-04:002012-05-27T20:58:28.123-04:00Your ride sounds great. I find that the softer I g...Your ride sounds great. I find that the softer I get the softer the horse gets. When I ride I try to use the lightest possible cues and think what I want and it seems the horse will really get used to that. There really is no need for all the squeezing and over cuing. I mean if they can feel a fly or mosquito land on them they can certainly feel our legs or seat gently asking for something right? Hope you're having good rides this weekend.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-47071485656009132792012-05-27T20:04:53.330-04:002012-05-27T20:04:53.330-04:00Sounds just lovely - I think we all tend to overcu...Sounds just lovely - I think we all tend to overcue since we humans are less tuned in/sensitive than horses, and learning how to be as tuned in and sensitive as they are is a lifelong search. Glad it worked for you - I've found it very powerful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com