on long reining...
i had been shown this correctly a few years ago with Moll, but had not practiced and so wasn't getting it....
using the right kit would help.... hence, ML, the anticipated purchase of short Libby's driving reins, and a flexible short driving whip...
anyway, with that kit that RI had brought with her, and some reminders about body positioning, we were going great guns. to practice in walk; she says it'll be a bit before we're up for circles, LOL.
Started off with some in hand work to show her how i've been doing with that, and she was pleased, and said should do in hand before starting the longlining session...
i do have some video, as Gaynor came for the purpose (and for her learning, of course, LOL) but will need to view it/edit it for uploading purposes...
RI was impressed that i have a roller with terrets - got it in Saumur a few years ago (on my second trip to see you, Trudi!) and have never seen any in the UK....
and RI was impressed with the improvement in M's back since she was last here, which was ages and ages ago what with all the various injurious events of the year!
and we finished with G hopping on bareback so she got a mini lesson as well..
Sunday, 7 October 2012
The other video
and no, he hasn't understood the whole thing...
question answered - yes.
Saturday, 6 October 2012
gaynor rode
and M was showing how the in hand work is paying off in walk...and G said he was a lot easier (he looked to be)
i had thought of riding myself, to see if my behind and ribs have recovered enough after the fall last month (think the ribs have, not at all sure about the behind though! there's a lump, and i can't put any pressure on it such as leaning on a wall or whatever..) and G asked if she could, so of course i said yes
anyway, he worked really nicely in walk, relaxing into the contact and made an excellent frame for reasonable periods.
not, of course, nearly so well in trot but that's to be expected
i had thought of riding myself, to see if my behind and ribs have recovered enough after the fall last month (think the ribs have, not at all sure about the behind though! there's a lump, and i can't put any pressure on it such as leaning on a wall or whatever..) and G asked if she could, so of course i said yes
anyway, he worked really nicely in walk, relaxing into the contact and made an excellent frame for reasonable periods.
not, of course, nearly so well in trot but that's to be expected
Friday, 5 October 2012
winter starts here
he wanted to be in eating, so he's in, eating. hope i left enough, LOL.
We are not allowed to supplementary feed in the field.
before leaving him in, i took him n the arena to practice the lunging ... after gaynor's sterling efforts last sunday and my in hand work this week, thought i'd give that one another shot... improving for me, but still only in walk.
he really doesn't like the lunge whip "doing" anything... hold it still, fine, do anything with it, not fine...
one has to wonder why.
not that he gets nasty or anything, but he does stop doing anything the minute it moves ...
We are not allowed to supplementary feed in the field.
before leaving him in, i took him n the arena to practice the lunging ... after gaynor's sterling efforts last sunday and my in hand work this week, thought i'd give that one another shot... improving for me, but still only in walk.
he really doesn't like the lunge whip "doing" anything... hold it still, fine, do anything with it, not fine...
one has to wonder why.
not that he gets nasty or anything, but he does stop doing anything the minute it moves ...
Thursday, 4 October 2012
on lunging and in hand work...
ok, so the lunging...
remember, I've been able to lunge all previous horses I've had with no difficulty whatsoever, and have lunged one of Natasha's that others (her groom, for instance) couldn't...
It's not me doing the lunging in these videos, it's Gaynor; he won't do it at all for me (the best we can do so far is him walk round me in a circle). It was so bad at one point that even reverting to someone leading him round from the outside with person standing properly in the middle didn't work - as soon as person leading let go, he turned in! happily, we are, we think, beyond that...
and getting to this point has taken a year of working on it off and on.
Last year, we rather came to the conclusion that it was something that had never been established with him when he was first started.
there's another vid that i'm struggling to upload as it's rather large which i hope shows G able to stand her ground - i remember we both commented that it was the first time she'd been able to do that with him
Sometimes with the lunge whip we think its a shade too much for him and then it's best to remove that by dropping it, which is what happened.
Anyway, once the other vid is loaded I'll link that in (thought i'd done it last night, but it isn't there... must have not pressed some relevant button on youtube!)
As for in hand work. I've been reading Oliver Hilberger's Schooling Exercises In Hand, which is excellent. very slightly different from that which i had been doing, and put it into practice tonight. We had been improving on that already, but this was a LOT better, and i was even able to do as recommended and turn him to right bend whilst still being on his left. Much the best of the books on in hand work I've read so far, the photos are good and the text is pretty good as well. Would like to see it replicated on video as well. Anyway, looking forward to more of that work now!
and hoping this all translates into something useful on longlines, as that needs a lot of work as well. We've had similar issues as when lunging - a propensity for turning in and an unwillingness to go forwards. Lesson Sunday coming (touching wood, have had to cancel so many lessons for injury this year it's been ridiculous!) on that...
remember, I've been able to lunge all previous horses I've had with no difficulty whatsoever, and have lunged one of Natasha's that others (her groom, for instance) couldn't...
It's not me doing the lunging in these videos, it's Gaynor; he won't do it at all for me (the best we can do so far is him walk round me in a circle). It was so bad at one point that even reverting to someone leading him round from the outside with person standing properly in the middle didn't work - as soon as person leading let go, he turned in! happily, we are, we think, beyond that...
and getting to this point has taken a year of working on it off and on.
Last year, we rather came to the conclusion that it was something that had never been established with him when he was first started.
there's another vid that i'm struggling to upload as it's rather large which i hope shows G able to stand her ground - i remember we both commented that it was the first time she'd been able to do that with him
Sometimes with the lunge whip we think its a shade too much for him and then it's best to remove that by dropping it, which is what happened.
Anyway, once the other vid is loaded I'll link that in (thought i'd done it last night, but it isn't there... must have not pressed some relevant button on youtube!)
As for in hand work. I've been reading Oliver Hilberger's Schooling Exercises In Hand, which is excellent. very slightly different from that which i had been doing, and put it into practice tonight. We had been improving on that already, but this was a LOT better, and i was even able to do as recommended and turn him to right bend whilst still being on his left. Much the best of the books on in hand work I've read so far, the photos are good and the text is pretty good as well. Would like to see it replicated on video as well. Anyway, looking forward to more of that work now!
and hoping this all translates into something useful on longlines, as that needs a lot of work as well. We've had similar issues as when lunging - a propensity for turning in and an unwillingness to go forwards. Lesson Sunday coming (touching wood, have had to cancel so many lessons for injury this year it's been ridiculous!) on that...
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
videos
in the meantime, rugs came back from cleaning and i ended up with one of someone else's - happily, someone else's on the yard - so chap's gone off to see if he can sort that out .. and can i remember what i sent away? not likely ...
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
penny dropping?
think he's starting to "get it".
the last few times i've noticed that he's starting to pay attention... that inner ear, cocked towards me, rather gives it away - not wholly consistently, but very noticeable when it hasn't been previously.
anyway, today Gaynor came and we lunged (riding not an option, the only bit of him dry was head/neck, body still wet from recent rain).
and then he consented to free schooling, which he's not done before (or, put another way, would never do for me, LOL)
i'm getting error messages when trying to upload the videos :-(, so will load them off the phone and then post links tomorrow ..
the last few times i've noticed that he's starting to pay attention... that inner ear, cocked towards me, rather gives it away - not wholly consistently, but very noticeable when it hasn't been previously.
anyway, today Gaynor came and we lunged (riding not an option, the only bit of him dry was head/neck, body still wet from recent rain).
and then he consented to free schooling, which he's not done before (or, put another way, would never do for me, LOL)
i'm getting error messages when trying to upload the videos :-(, so will load them off the phone and then post links tomorrow ..
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