tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post7724485304904231859..comments2023-10-23T12:43:45.847-07:00Comments on Eventing-A-Gogo!: Lady Gogo's P-P-P-Poker FaceAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-79010206181419532222009-02-21T20:17:00.000-08:002009-02-21T20:17:00.000-08:00My first horse went through a rearing phase. Prett...My first horse went through a rearing phase. Pretty unusual for him, actually - his standard evasion was "ADD MORE FORWARD," not sucking back enough to rear.<BR/><BR/>Scared the hell out of me for awhile. But then I figured out how to ride him through it, and the issue was gone. <BR/><BR/>It sounds like Gogo is similar. She's not trying to hurt you - she's just a little strange in the head sometimes!manymisadventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269126419483167938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-35299396311063108722009-02-20T16:06:00.000-08:002009-02-20T16:06:00.000-08:00I've noticed how your warmups have gotten shorter ...I've noticed how your warmups have gotten shorter and shorter - that's just awesome! <BR/><BR/>Rearing isn't so bad. Champ went through a rearing phase - totally my fault, and once I figured it out he almost completely quit. Flipping, OTOH, is terrifying! But I still don't think I could sell a horse that flipped over. People are jerks. On the other hand... most of your fellow boarders aren't good (talented) horsepeople, are they? You really have to learn something about horses and think hard about your technique and work at it to fix rearing. Maybe they're not able to do that.<BR/><BR/>Also my friend <A HREF="http://nutterbear.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Sara</A> lives close enough to Bit of Britain to shop there. I'm pretty jealous of her; I bet you would be too.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-35333166858272256162009-02-20T10:32:00.000-08:002009-02-20T10:32:00.000-08:00I taught my horse counter canter out in the field....I taught my horse counter canter out in the field. Since he has chronic lead changing problems (he likes to do it too often), I thought it would be really difficult. So we did giant loops around the field on the counter canter every day. I started on a loose rein and gradually picked up the contact a little more each day. When he was into a dressage counter canter, we started narrowing the loop, first half the field, then a quarter of the field, and then finally twenty meter circles on the counter canter. Then we put them into dressage lessons. Now I never ever ask for a flying change in my dressage tack (and I won't until we train for Advanced if we get that far), and I never ever ask for counter canter in jump tack. The gradual process paid off, as my horse will do twenty meter circle serpentines, all on the same lead, without threatening to switch. Good luck!Alighierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838026840142467572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-87783606926783007762009-02-20T06:01:00.000-08:002009-02-20T06:01:00.000-08:00We always used to start the counter canter down th...We always used to start the counter canter down the center line -- choose the lead you want, ask for it and hold it one stride into the the turn at the far end, then trot. When this is consistently doable and the horse is listening to you rather than her instinct, start working on the long sides choosing the lead that you want. As this come more consistent hold the lead into the corners. For my coach it was all about getting the horse to respect your choice, regardless of feeling off balance.dphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072031429438530210noreply@blogger.com