Dressage Lessons with Pammy!!!

[Baggybreeches]

I have just rung the lady from NDG about the lessons with Pammy Hutton at Osbaldeston. She has spaces so my boys are booked in! Even better is that my friend is paying for Emerald (1/2 share with her) and the OH is paying for Sov, cos he has seen Pammy at Badminton and thinks she is brill

! Just hope the boys behave themselves,I know Em will be good, but Sov can be a bugger.
Soooo Excited only another 14 sleeps to go!!

 

[vicster]

How lucky are you - i hope everyone has a great time there

 

[Bossanova]

Oooh lucky thing, you'll have a whale of a time. i took my boy to her for a couple of lessons earlier this year and she was fab, not fierce like many people say and gave me somegood things to work with (dont think she liked my horsey though....she said he was obviously very special to me but she didnt think he'd go anywhere in the dressage world....tell me something I dont know... even though he'd just performed a beautiful set of airs above the ground

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[katiejaye]

I had a lesson with Pammy and she is not fierce but very honest and to the point! A girl at my yard had her lesson before me on her horse she's had for a couple of months and Pammy told her she that he (the horse) was useless, rude and she should sell him immediatelya and they wasted their money! The girl (and her hubby) were devastated as they really love the horse. He wasn't really right for her though so I guess Pammy was just being honest!

Luckily she liked my boy but said he had a lack of respect so got my cantering him head first into the wall so he understood transitions better! I wasn't so keen on her techniques for me personally, as I'm not really and agressive rider, but she was very good at giving confidence as is a very nice lady.

 

[lisan]

Oh Elaine thats fantastic!!! When is it??? Would'nt like to embarass myself by bringing my Madam!!!!!!! Is it expensive?

 

[PapaFrita]

Oooh, lucky you!! Will you let us know how it goes? I'd LOVE to be able to have a lesson or two with someone like Pammy, although she might not be terribly impressed with PF!!

 

[Ferdinase514]

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got my cantering him head first into the wall so he understood transitions better!

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OMG!

 

[Santa_Claus]

Its actually a very efffective technique and very rarely will a horse actually hit the wall. the first time they may semi head butt it lightly as you don't tell them to stop but from the second time onwards they will stop far quicker

As for pammy herself I think she is very good only had a couple lessons with her but they were all very worth while

 

[henryhorn]

If she goes on the same format as Tall Trees she will have another instructor with her (Marie) and they keep to opposite ends to get you no matter where you ride!
Both ride the horses occasionally, and the lessons were enjoyable, both my daughter and husband used to go.
Cost round here was about thirty pounds each, there are four on a lesson at a time unless you book a private lesson.
My husband's horse is off with a hoof crack and my daughter finds one to one lessons more beneficial, so they haven't been this year, but you should enjoy yourself, her bark is worse than her bite

Oh and be careful, she occasionally reads this forum and reminded me of something I'd said..!

 

[Tempi]

the cantering into a wall thing is a brilliant technique - ive been using it in my lessons with my trainer recently to get Bloss to come under herself more in her canter to walk transitions - works wonders and the horse will never actually run into the wall (unless its totally stupid!!)

 

[katiejaye]

I agree it's a good technique but she actually wanted me to make him bang his head and I couldn't quite bring myself to do it! Maybe i'm just a wimp!? Plus he wouldn't go anywhere near the wall on one side of the school for about a month after that lesson!

She really helped with my trot and canter work though and got Loops moving much more from behind.

 

[Sags_Deer]

blimey maybe i shall try the walk technique with my boy, dont have an indoor school tho, someone explain how to do it a bit more. does pammy travel around teaching?

 

[Santa_Claus]

wall technique = ride directly at wall (has to be high with no chance of jumping it so indoor is ideal) and don't apply any stop aids just sit there and let them stop themselves. first time round they may lightly hit wall as so shocked you not stopping them. every subsequent time they will come back far more easily and will start to sit on their hocks. You shouldn't do it too many times though 3 or 4 times at most should be enough to instill the desired effect

 

[Baggybreeches]

Its £45 for each horse, and you are in a group of three. Paula who shares Em is paying for his lesson and taking us in her car and trailer! A couple of people have told me she is fierce, but tbh thats what I need because I am too easy going about things.