tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post5435927875351789827..comments2023-05-18T04:06:32.186-04:00Comments on Calm, Forward, Straight: In the Arena #38 - More bareback therapy + my little cookie monsterCalm, Forward, Straighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-74056844275992799242010-12-05T21:14:08.276-05:002010-12-05T21:14:08.276-05:00Hi RR-
I will be doing the glove experiment again...Hi RR-<br /><br />I will be doing the glove experiment again :)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-65751818981110421482010-12-05T21:11:29.514-05:002010-12-05T21:11:29.514-05:00Hi Chloe-
Thanks for stopping by :)Hi Chloe-<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by :)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-58148376237965251392010-12-05T16:12:46.152-05:002010-12-05T16:12:46.152-05:00I went through a stage riding gloveless because I ...I went through a stage riding gloveless because I could feel more. It was helpful. Now I think I only ride using gloves when it's really cold.Rising Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-34440039540899588262010-12-05T03:34:25.898-05:002010-12-05T03:34:25.898-05:00Hey cool blog, just read it for the first time.......Hey cool blog, just read it for the first time....gave me a giggle (in a good way) when you described your arena situation....i kinda have a similar problem...except mine is huge uneven paddocks that have two types of conditions mud or rock hard....anyway check out my blog www.wildhorseproject.blogspot.com<br />it is my journey to take my horses from the wild and teach them dressageAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057329757493026569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-15048368932224122292010-12-04T13:23:35.459-05:002010-12-04T13:23:35.459-05:00Billie-
Thanks so much for the info. We're ad...Billie-<br /><br />Thanks so much for the info. We're adding salt and vitamin E now :) I'm looking to upgrade my scale as well lol!Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-62790718715920693522010-12-04T13:20:40.681-05:002010-12-04T13:20:40.681-05:00Carol-
When schooling bareback, I'm trying to...Carol-<br /><br />When schooling bareback, I'm trying to keep my leg on and heel down, same position as saddled but without weighting the stirrup - a suggestion from my trainer. It REALLY opens my hips! Hacking around I let it all hang :)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-82539386396360504712010-12-04T13:13:10.449-05:002010-12-04T13:13:10.449-05:00Muddy K-
Glad you liked the pictures. Val was in ...Muddy K-<br /><br />Glad you liked the pictures. Val was in posing mode :) You should definitely tell Santa about the bareback pad.<br /><br />When I'm just hacking around I let my legs hang... when I'm schooling, I have been attempting to keep heels down and calf on... as if I'm in stirrups but without the effect from putting weight in the stirrups. Hope that makes sense :) A suggestion from my trainer to get even more benefit from the bareback time.Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-53343266257820337122010-12-04T10:26:31.176-05:002010-12-04T10:26:31.176-05:00I too add salt, but I purposely use the iodized b/...I too add salt, but I purposely use the iodized b/c I'm also balancing my iodine in the horses' diets and use what's in the salt to help achieve the total needed.<br /><br />The amount is based on NRC guidelines plus some extra, broken down by potassium, sodium, and chloride amounts for maintenance and also for supplementing to adjust for sweat loss for horses in work and/or in summer heat. <br /><br />I've read that most horses can't get enough salt via licks b/c they'd have to lick many hours a day to meet their needs. <br /><br />It's not micro-managing to begin to question ways of horsekeeping and wanting to get more exact about things! :)<br /><br />(says the woman who has 4 scales and a calculator in the feed room, LOL)billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-5524565621134170632010-12-03T23:08:39.716-05:002010-12-03T23:08:39.716-05:00Aww, that first picture is adorable, and all of th...Aww, that first picture is adorable, and all of them are very cute. He's such a pretty horse.<br />I add salt as Kate outlines. Riding bareback, I just let my legs hang in a naturally relaxed fashion.<br />Sounds like you had a great ride.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207626703988850059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-32972717350811411262010-12-03T19:25:57.114-05:002010-12-03T19:25:57.114-05:00Arlene-
I thought about you folks up in the froze...Arlene-<br /><br />I thought about you folks up in the frozen north after I posted... sorry if I sounded like I was bragging ;)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-64145693414706591362010-12-03T19:19:40.375-05:002010-12-03T19:19:40.375-05:00Absolutely wonderful pictures.
I'm totally in...Absolutely wonderful pictures.<br /><br />I'm totally into letting my legs just hang when I ride bareback, and I mean really hang, utterly relaxed. They find a solidity of their own and then it seems to take so much less movement to apply an aid. It's that old saw about imagining how you'd land -- on your butt or on your feet -- were Val suddenly to vanish from beneath you.<br /><br />So you're really enjoying that bareback pad, huh? I'm thinking it might be time to put one on my Christmas list.Muddy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937615888562277779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-74397291629974035862010-12-03T19:09:04.503-05:002010-12-03T19:09:04.503-05:00Kate-
Thanks for the salt info!
Luckily we have...Kate-<br /><br />Thanks for the salt info! <br /><br />Luckily we have well water. It's around fifty five degrees all year - warm in the winter and cool in the summer :)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-50615364311436369432010-12-03T18:55:03.448-05:002010-12-03T18:55:03.448-05:00I love the pictures of Val, he's such a handso...I love the pictures of Val, he's such a handsome guy. <br /><br />It does sound like you had a productive session and are really loving your bareback pad. Good for you and Val! Wish we had your weather here, it's starting to get really cold at night. We don't blanket unless it's going to be wet out, they all have such thick coats it's not necessary.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005422562901601859.post-90667336314774943522010-12-03T16:27:59.895-05:002010-12-03T16:27:59.895-05:00If you add salt to the feed, use the plain (not io...If you add salt to the feed, use the plain (not iodized) type. I used to add about 1 tablespoon a.m. and p.m. to Maisie's feed to encourage her to drink. Some people also sprinkle salt on the hay. Heated water is often a big help as well.<br /><br />Love the pictures!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com