tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post8334397958360004589..comments2024-03-27T20:42:03.076-03:00Comments on Journey with a Dancing Horse: Clinic Adventures: So Much Learning (and food)TeresaAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-61803012874606452652018-12-19T18:58:11.865-04:002018-12-19T18:58:11.865-04:00There are so many good things here. I feel like I ...There are so many good things here. I feel like I may need to come back and reread them at some point. Pulling the inside rein is one of my worst habits and don't even get me started on bend!Jenna Blumerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415862271375573914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-21278897504197828372018-12-10T17:55:03.590-04:002018-12-10T17:55:03.590-04:00I know! When I was watching it was all I could to ...I know! When I was watching it was all I could to not yell out 'AMEN SISTER!' :D :DTeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-52846126275416431402018-12-10T08:42:52.630-04:002018-12-10T08:42:52.630-04:00With each successive bullet point my head was goin...With each successive bullet point my head was going, "THIS! THIS IS THE ANSWER TO ALL! No, THIS! THIS IS BRILLIANT! No...THIS!..." lolLiz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-62577778715144934102018-12-07T18:41:52.539-04:002018-12-07T18:41:52.539-04:00So very very hard. So very very hard. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-57215527657463126982018-12-07T18:41:38.292-04:002018-12-07T18:41:38.292-04:00If she comes your way go and audit. If she comes your way go and audit. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-64937051341520666712018-12-07T18:41:25.209-04:002018-12-07T18:41:25.209-04:00It's difficult. I am working really hard on it...It's difficult. I am working really hard on it. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-56077842338024585242018-12-07T18:41:08.651-04:002018-12-07T18:41:08.651-04:00They can be fun! It was great to be able to watch ...They can be fun! It was great to be able to watch so many rides. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-83346066575933801572018-12-07T18:40:19.086-04:002018-12-07T18:40:19.086-04:00I enjoyed the one time I have ridden with her. I r...I enjoyed the one time I have ridden with her. I really want to again. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-81172908769467167632018-12-07T12:34:58.662-04:002018-12-07T12:34:58.662-04:00what excellent takeaways - thanks so much for shar...what excellent takeaways - thanks so much for sharing! i love the whole "it's not strength, it's timing" thing too. so so so hard in practice, but so so so effective...emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-69099385885590576642018-12-06T16:57:59.865-04:002018-12-06T16:57:59.865-04:00Thank you for this, I am bookmarking it for the fu...Thank you for this, I am bookmarking it for the future :)Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-71566867399940981592018-12-06T14:21:34.492-04:002018-12-06T14:21:34.492-04:00I like the idea of using your shoulder vs hand... ...I like the idea of using your shoulder vs hand... I'll have to remember that one!Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-16876663180750297122018-12-06T12:01:00.230-04:002018-12-06T12:01:00.230-04:00Clinics are always fun. Sounds like you picked up ...Clinics are always fun. Sounds like you picked up quite a bit from this one. Timing is so important. I’m learning that lesson more deeply working with a baby. You have to be fast with your release, or it does amplify quickly and become about strength. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303523299217618526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-49746422678937853162018-12-06T11:18:49.138-04:002018-12-06T11:18:49.138-04:00Thanks for sharing! I'm really hoping to ride ...Thanks for sharing! I'm really hoping to ride with her one day in the future. I watched her daughter ride in the Carl Hester clinic and she was just a beautiful rider.Boss Mare Eventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039910692009593158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-15740127853692863992018-12-06T09:23:53.495-04:002018-12-06T09:23:53.495-04:00Yes they are definitely common points. :)Yes they are definitely common points. :)TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-48633013173442139202018-12-06T09:23:23.909-04:002018-12-06T09:23:23.909-04:00That is blocks the energy makes sense. Shanea too ...That is blocks the energy makes sense. Shanea too uses the phrase 'heavy elbows'. :)TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-30476688152756079842018-12-05T21:07:05.662-04:002018-12-05T21:07:05.662-04:00So many of these points resonate with me. I've...So many of these points resonate with me. I've heard them all a thousand times from my daughter ( who is a trainer). Especially, soften inside rein and don't cross the wither! Sounds like a great clinic. Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-40148715944689889012018-12-05T19:26:36.762-04:002018-12-05T19:26:36.762-04:00Sounds like a great clinic. Auditing is so useful....Sounds like a great clinic. Auditing is so useful. <br /><br />"Use shoulder not arm to take back. Using the arm creates too much tension. It has no give and horses pull against it. Using the shoulder is softer and more fluid. While I don't claim to understand the mechanics of it, I could see the difference."<br /><br />My trainer used to bust me on this all the time. In the summer she would point out that she could see my biceps engaging. "Bent, pointy, heavy elbows" was her mantra. I think the principle might relate to the circle of energy idea. The energy circles from the horse's mouth longitudinally back around the hind end, up and through the rider - the connection being the reins. Stiff arms and too much hand blocks the energy. Mary Wanless has an excellent explanation in her books.<br /><br /><br /><br />Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.com