Armas
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Another interesting session today. He is a smart boy and learning quickly but still thinks he is the boss.[video=youtube;vGLKLFrZyRU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGLKLFrZyRU&sns=em[/video]
Session 23 ridden work.
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Caol Ila
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Not a big fan of the travers on the right rein, is he?
DabDab
Thinks the luddites had a point...
I thought that he was stepping under better from the start today, and he offered the travers on the left rein really nicely. But he did find that right rein travers difficult, and the fact that he is using muscles that are underdeveloped in comparison to those on the left I'm sure will do wonders for his straightness. However, after the initial right rein travers work he started walking a little stiff on his right hind (because of the massive exertion probably), which is I think why he put up such a protest when the trainer went to do more. Maybe she didn't feel his stiffness after the initial work, but I hope she hasn't overdone it too much - you may have a stiff pony in the morning.
Armas
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He is weaker on the right side however that should improve with time and correct work. He is of tomorrow relaxing and enjoying the sun.
Caol Ila
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I hope your horsey isn't too stiff today.
I guess if it were my horse, I would find the "make it or break it" approach a bit worrying. If it works, you will have the horse who goes really well quite quickly. But it is a bit too much like playing dressage roulette for my taste. My tendency is to gently ease them into work they find difficult over the course of quite a long period of time, rather than put them under a lot of pressure to do a movement they find physically very challenging and repeat aforesaid movement quite a few times during a single session. But I have never trained anything to the upper levels (maybe that's one reason why) and as I have seen far too many dressage horses laid up with strain-related injuries, I am perhaps overly cautious.
I guess if it were my horse, I would find the "make it or break it" approach a bit worrying. If it works, you will have the horse who goes really well quite quickly. But it is a bit too much like playing dressage roulette for my taste. My tendency is to gently ease them into work they find difficult over the course of quite a long period of time, rather than put them under a lot of pressure to do a movement they find physically very challenging and repeat aforesaid movement quite a few times during a single session. But I have never trained anything to the upper levels (maybe that's one reason why) and as I have seen far too many dressage horses laid up with strain-related injuries, I am perhaps overly cautious.