tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371838582463916633.post3126875960059974868..comments2024-03-06T01:17:47.589-08:00Comments on Eventing in Color: If dressage is like dancing...Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03008393984485600711noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371838582463916633.post-37628652676043477242014-10-07T08:59:52.225-07:002014-10-07T08:59:52.225-07:00Thanks! Yeah its hard but important!Thanks! Yeah its hard but important!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925650148327532110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371838582463916633.post-35400801497041265892014-10-07T08:59:27.548-07:002014-10-07T08:59:27.548-07:00=) She told me my lesson was similar to one she ga...=) She told me my lesson was similar to one she gave you over the weekend. And she was very proud of you and happy for your outing FYI. She communicates very directly, yet so very tactfully - I took everything she said to be honest and encouraging. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925650148327532110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371838582463916633.post-52242927724105658712014-10-07T08:55:05.204-07:002014-10-07T08:55:05.204-07:00Its always something, isn't it? I guess that&#...Its always something, isn't it? I guess that's why we pay the big bucks to those trainers and such.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925650148327532110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371838582463916633.post-57856901173268573472014-10-07T08:54:24.081-07:002014-10-07T08:54:24.081-07:00I'm making sure to practice it every ride - an...I'm making sure to practice it every ride - and I do notice a difference when I'm thoughtful about it vs when I'm not. Amazing how that works.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925650148327532110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371838582463916633.post-3161384655561438542014-10-07T08:53:52.562-07:002014-10-07T08:53:52.562-07:00I agree, agree, agree! I agree, agree, agree! Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925650148327532110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371838582463916633.post-16502849131302125362014-10-05T16:16:10.729-07:002014-10-05T16:16:10.729-07:00Sounds like a nice ride. I have also been working ...Sounds like a nice ride. I have also been working on keeping my weight on the inside stirrup.Paolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169356458758529349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371838582463916633.post-43387209238598101702014-10-05T09:17:42.674-07:002014-10-05T09:17:42.674-07:00Yah! Glad you were able to get in a lesson with h...Yah! Glad you were able to get in a lesson with her. We did many of those same exercises over the weekend, too. :0)<br /><br />And if Chemaine said he was better than she expected, it wasn't because of low expectations, but rather the idea that he isn't a "dressage" horse in regular dressage training (I imagine). You should take it as a compliment. :0)Bakersfield Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05571487914424695283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371838582463916633.post-44499411702741330062014-10-05T00:46:32.978-07:002014-10-05T00:46:32.978-07:00Great that you had a good lesson! I need to rememb...Great that you had a good lesson! I need to remember to shift my weight to the outside - wish we could part trade our habits and both end up even!!Christle Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214204082407566805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371838582463916633.post-20547427288991336432014-10-04T17:50:57.410-07:002014-10-04T17:50:57.410-07:00huh, sounds like a really really productive ride! ...huh, sounds like a really really productive ride! the whole weight and positioning thing is so tricky bc we have so much muscle memory - but that's a great insight about weighting the inside on the circle. i also like your description of the inside bend/flex, as i've been putzing around with that but will probably modify my approach after reading this. anyways - glad it was a good ride and hope the lesson sticks!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371838582463916633.post-19561339480788814692014-10-04T13:52:41.427-07:002014-10-04T13:52:41.427-07:00Dressage is exactly like dancing. Remember all the...Dressage is exactly like dancing. Remember all the awkward dances in middle school where nobody knew where to put their hands and feet or even how to ask that boy they liked to dance in the first place? It's like that, but with horses. ;)<br /><br />Glad you had a good lesson, though! Position and relaxation is half the battle. The other half is remembering you need to pay attention to position and relaxation. A Work In Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076863943914879567noreply@blogger.com