tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post8398923727854790330..comments2023-08-03T04:01:42.288-04:00Comments on Dream Big: Lesson 8/16Codex Dressagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-87290309288773521082016-08-19T16:18:48.778-04:002016-08-19T16:18:48.778-04:00Inside rein being the one you're moving away f...Inside rein being the one you're moving away from right? So you never want the head and neck to be super bent, so they need to stay straight. That concept alone should help you let go of the inside rein for the most part. Your inside leg shoves the horse over (and ok, I'm guilty here too because we were asking for so much over that his head and neck were overbent too), but then use your outside rein to catch the overbent head and neck, but you can still work your inside rein to help encourage more over. Keep your fingers active, no stale fingers! A little inside rein, a little outside rein, back and forth as needed. I feel like there isn't a hard and fast rule here- every leg and rein is used, but in different places and as needed.Codex Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-17460203234509230602016-08-19T16:14:50.603-04:002016-08-19T16:14:50.603-04:00I'm glad you get something out of it! I know I...I'm glad you get something out of it! I know I go over other people's lesson posts looking for exercises that I can either check that Penn and I get the concept they worked on, or maybe it's a concept we're struggling with!Codex Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-54850423495257519492016-08-19T16:13:50.399-04:002016-08-19T16:13:50.399-04:00It was a good lesson- I never thought to do a ton ...It was a good lesson- I never thought to do a ton of tiny loops. If Penn had been wiggly about other things, I would have always started small and worked up. He really got a lot steadier with two small loops. I'll have to mix it up with big loop, two small ones (or more if we're outside because the outdoor is huge), then put one loop back in and see if it works better.<br /><br />The storm was wicked intense- it knocked out the power and some trees!Codex Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-30063339688965074502016-08-19T10:40:44.000-04:002016-08-19T10:40:44.000-04:00love the idea of the zig zag practice and the grou...love the idea of the zig zag practice and the ground poles. leg yields are basically my nemesis haha - i can't make myself let go of the inside rein!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-17796245770332722102016-08-18T19:05:30.936-04:002016-08-18T19:05:30.936-04:00That sounds like a really great lesson. I love rea...That sounds like a really great lesson. I love reading your descriptions of what you are working on and your exercises give me great ideas for things to do with Katai!Piccoloponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275679567725425281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-52582515382265154962016-08-18T17:06:49.508-04:002016-08-18T17:06:49.508-04:00Sounds like a really productive lesson! And holy c...Sounds like a really productive lesson! And holy cow, that storm photo!!TrainwreckInTealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557554448624901955noreply@blogger.com