tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post879852146309581391..comments2023-08-03T04:01:42.288-04:00Comments on Dream Big: Lesson 11/17Codex Dressagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-58514017462676579442015-11-19T23:03:57.402-05:002015-11-19T23:03:57.402-05:00The recliner thinking is the only way I could brin...The recliner thinking is the only way I could bring Mikey back from extended canter to collected in any kind of prompt manner. It's the only way I can get that good solid half halt. I like practicing some stuff in walk, but agreed, the impulsion in trot makes it easier! Codex Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-58664515404524872292015-11-19T22:32:58.165-05:002015-11-19T22:32:58.165-05:00It sounds like a really good lesson. I hadn't ...It sounds like a really good lesson. I hadn't heard of the "pushing a recliner back with your shoulders" analogy, but it's a great visual that I can't wait to try out. Also, leg yield is much harder in the walk to me. It seems much easier when you have the impulsion of the trot. That sounds like a very good lesson!Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560432669562291616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-79131607516417220202015-11-19T16:12:11.270-05:002015-11-19T16:12:11.270-05:00I vote Hogwarts. Pull the left rein enough and you...I vote Hogwarts. Pull the left rein enough and you get your letter to Hogwarts.<br /><br />I love my Rambo Newmarket blanket!!! It's a bit big for Penn, but I don't care. I love it. Also goes well with the navy boots, which magically match because I am all about navy!Codex Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-82344486602695234212015-11-19T12:45:57.698-05:002015-11-19T12:45:57.698-05:00Sounds like a few awesome rides! My left side is t...Sounds like a few awesome rides! My left side is the weird side too, I'm working really hard to not have that translate to my young one, but I'm probably failing miserably. I just love hanging on that left rein! I feel like if I just pull on it a little more, it will open a door to Narnia or something. I LOVE that blue cooler! And your navy boots, those are on my Christmas list :) Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255900012774193536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-73600016775025204062015-11-19T11:14:30.691-05:002015-11-19T11:14:30.691-05:00My biggest problem is riding it like leg yield and...My biggest problem is riding it like leg yield and not half pass. And I ride him so straight that he has trouble moving over- I taught Mikey wrong (he got way too much bend in the neck and counter flexed way too much), so I'm overcompensating by making sure Penn keeps his head and neck perfectly straight instead of allowing him a small amount of counter flexion.Codex Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-80232043471740086132015-11-19T11:00:45.588-05:002015-11-19T11:00:45.588-05:00Leg yield fixes so many things. Mostly for me it m...Leg yield fixes so many things. Mostly for me it means I have to ride enough to actually move my horse's haunches over, instead of constantly asking for more bend and getting nothing. And straightness. So hard. Did you know you can't leg yield while pulling on your inside rein to try to bend your horse? Probably you did, but this was news to me. I have a love affair with my inside rein. jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-18045142205563405502015-11-19T08:16:17.049-05:002015-11-19T08:16:17.049-05:00Haha! Penn is so prompt in his transitions, he was...Haha! Penn is so prompt in his transitions, he was genuinely confused at why I was asking for canter so poorly, and to his credit, he certainly tried to pick it up without any prep from me! He has to learn the canter cue comes with a seatbone, not just the leg. I told Trainer "He needs to know that the leg can mean different things, but I don't want to ruin his prompt transitions!" That was a big reason I didn't play with it on my own- I know how hard it was to get Mikey to be prompt and this one already is! The leg yield is going to be very good for him to learn how to match leg and seat cues for different things. He's going to be flustered for a while though.Codex Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-67251242672898060962015-11-19T06:35:05.117-05:002015-11-19T06:35:05.117-05:00I was telling a friend the other day that one of m...I was telling a friend the other day that one of my favorite things ever is teaching a baby racehorse a leg yield. Why? Because it's one of the first times they learn that an aid can mean different things (leg on does not always = go), and it's so cool to watch them figure that out. <br /><br />Also because when a baby OTTB learns leg yield, there's usually a fair bit of flailing and speeding. Ha! Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.com