Session 17 warts & all.....

AdorableAlice said:
Surely the horse is due a day off, or a hack in some cool forestry ?
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supposedly there are days off and hacks by James in-between the next one is a long reining.

_GG_ I no you say it's wasn't ridden work. but for me it's not just the physical side it's more the mental side every horse needs a mental break. From going round in circles either on long reins or ridden

I have to admit after alittle time watching the schooling sessions i'm bored so what Armas is like I don't no
 
Purple18 said:
supposedly there are days off and hacks by James in-between the next one is a long reining.

_GG_ I no you say it's wasn't ridden work. but for me it's not just the physical side it's more the mental side every horse needs a mental break. From going round in circles either on long reins or ridden

I have to admit after alittle time watching the schooling sessions i'm bored so what Armas is like I don't no
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I am only commenting on what is happening. My comments on what I would like to happen are a page or two back :)
 
Goldenstar said:
My OH has a great ID called Fatty not so long ago we put him on my TB because he wanted to feel a TB canter after a few minutes of J trotting up to the walls and stopping I tactfully pointed out that Mr GS needed to steer J round the corners he looked very confused and sai but I never steer Fatty , it must be an ID thing.
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Glad it isn't just me then ! I lost my best ID far too early and miss him so much. He loved big trot and if I did not keep a contact on the outside rein as we met the quarter markers he would shoot across the diagonal in big trot. He thought he knew all the tests and he eventually got to medium, he liked to guess the next movement to help mum out, who invariably forgot parts of the test on a regular basis.
 
AdorableAlice said:
Glad it isn't just me then ! I lost my best ID far too early and miss him so much. He loved big trot and if I did not keep a contact on the outside rein as we met the quarter markers he would shoot across the diagonal in big trot. He thought he knew all the tests and he eventually got to medium, he liked to guess the next movement to help mum out, who invariably forgot parts of the test on a regular basis.
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I need an Irish draft !
 
I'm starting to think I need one too. I have one that is 1/8th ID but this is obviously not enough to get the special steering option! I need a full ID.
 
Copperpot said:
I'm starting to think I need one too. I have one that is 1/8th ID but this is obviously not enough to get the special steering option! I need a full ID.
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How's he meant to know where you want him to go when you've got a fag in one hand and sloe gin in the other ?
:D
 
Copperpot said:
I'm starting to think I need one too. I have one that is 1/8th ID but this is obviously not enough to get the special steering option! I need a full ID.
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It's mportant to remember that the special steering option normally covers only where the ID wants to go I call it common purpose school of training the horse learns what Mr GS wants to do and gets on with it his way ,he sits up top enjoying the scenery.
They have a great time .
Fatty has Mr GS trained exactly how he likes .
 
ahh okay

this from facebook

James Tuttle I may not post this on H&H as the constant rudeness is rather frustrating.

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:rolleyes3:
 
Darn it! Not guilty! I have managed at least 24 hours of relative loveliness!

I must say this is all getting a little bit hysterical? I know I've played a part in that...
 
ChestnutTinker said:
'Armas' is leaving??
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no idea sorry my guess would be he's just not going to post the sessions for awhile. I don't understand where the rudeness comment comes from yes we have had some posters saying unnecessary things but most have been helpful posts with concern for the horse a lot focused on the lameness.
 
Those are some big doughnuts.

Well OP, if you had any anger management issues I'm sure they are well on the way to being resolved after all this.

I should imagine you were addressing his crookedness when the wheels came off before. She is lighter and doesn't have the muscle power of a man so the chances are she'll get further with the training. He's really starting to trust her.
, I like the way she uses her voice with him. He's probably had a mixture of ridden aids, maybe started with one hand, spurs and seat? her voice helps to clarify things for him. Of course voice aids are penalised in competition (before this is picked up) but I think this boy will know the difference. As for his haunches; in a study of 50 riders (some competitive) on a dressage simulator only 3 out of 50 were symmetrical. I'm sure the delightful Virginie is symmetrical but Armas is not (esp left canter lead). Look forward to hearing about the chiropractor.
 
Purple18 said:
no idea sorry my guess would be he's just not going to post the sessions for awhile. I don't understand where the rudeness comment comes from yes we have had some posters saying unnecessary things but most have been helpful posts with concern for the horse a lot focused on the lameness.
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It's alright, i'm just a dumb blonde who gets confused easily!
 
Purple18 said:
ahh okay

this from facebook

James Tuttle I may not post this on H&H as the constant rudeness is rather frustrating.

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:rolleyes3:
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Purple18...I am sorry, but I think it is highly inappropriate to post someones full name on here without their permission.
 
Purple18 said:
ahh okay

this from facebook

James Tuttle I may not post this on H&H as the constant rudeness is rather frustrating.

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:rolleyes3:
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strange that you should miss out (or did you remove them????) some words from that sentence

What James actually put was this:

I may not post this on H&H as the constant rudeness from a minority of posters is rather frustrating.
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Was it deliberate?

I am not taking sides here but some people are behaving quite badly, James is no angel and, like I said before, I have been fairly blunt with him in the past, but the way some of you jump on him is bordering on mob mentality:frown3::frown3:
 
weebarney said:
I need an Irish draft !
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You might not have wanted the one I mentioned. He was 18.2h and when I showed him (HW hunter) it normally took 2 throws to get the judge on. I did hunt him, but he wiped me off on plenty of trees, cracked my knees on the hunting gates and if I dared to jump he had so much power he ejected me like some sort of harrier jet. He also struggled with very steep down hill muddy slopes, god knows why, he used to lock all his legs and slide down, the mess he made looked like a tank had gone down. I gave up the hunting after he jumped a huge ditch with so much power, he did stay straight and I did meet the saddle on the way down, but my ankle broke as my foot landed back in the iron. Blooming hospital cut my boot off down the front !!

Now for the poster who wants a fag and sloe gin, my very first ID was the boy. Only 16.1, I did 22 seasons on him. Only instructions he needed was go and whoa. He always checked I was upright and holding his breast plate just before ambling towards a jump. If he thought the jump was too big for me he would wait until the top was knocked out. He never stopped out hunting, however he soon learnt that 3 stops early on at a hunter trial allowed him to go home and as for show jumping (I was young in those days) we rarely found the the third fence and I have some fabulous pictures of him tipping me over his head and laughing at me.

I used him at our local RDA group where he was a saint, he taught my then husband to ride and carried him at an opening meet, waiting until the fences were demolished before scrambling through the debris. Husband was totally pxxxed by the end of the day and had spilt port all down the neck of the horse, which as he was snow white made him look like he had cut himself. I used him at our p to p and he always nicked candyfloss from some poor unsuspecting child, cost me a fortune.

He retired at 24 and in his last season he completed a final heroic task. Our huntsman had a terrible fall and the ambulance could not get to him. The saddle came off my horse and the hunstman lay across him and was led, very gently to the nearest lane. I wish we could clone horses, I would have him forever.
 
Adorable Alice that was me and he sounds perfect! Although my ISH will let me smoke and drink and has "saved" me out hunting many times. Maybe that's the ID side of him. And he always stops when I fall off thank god. One day I will have a full ID. He will be dapple grey and we will amble around the countryside me smoking and drinking and him making all the important decisions for us :)
 
_GG_ said:
Purple18...I am sorry, but I think it is highly inappropriate to post someones full name on here without their permission.
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I cut and pasted exactly what he posted nothing more nothing less


amaranta no the version I put was the only one I saw I think the one you have may have been edited

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a lot of people here are also on facebook and Armas page and there for no james full name I posted the whole thing to show it was not me just making it up. I'm sorry if that have offended anyone by doing so.
 
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Copperpot said:
Adorable Alice that was me and he sounds perfect! Although my ISH will let me smoke and drink and has "saved" me out hunting many times. Maybe that's the ID side of him. And he always stops when I fall off thank god. One day I will have a full ID. He will be dapple grey and we will amble around the countryside me smoking and drinking and him making all the important decisions for us :)
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Fatty says I always wait for MR GS when hes rolled off for a rest and I do pop him back into saddle on landing if it's all gone wrong by side stepping to catch him.
That's the landing correct option for those interested it comes automatically after the riders has had four drinks at the meet.
 
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