Some CC on me and coblet...

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So roped OH to come take some up to date schooling pics today...

How do you think his work is looking? We are aiming to do prelims this year on the dressage side of things...
Def felt some nice softening today today in his walk particularly.

Also my position... I think I bring my leg up too much...

I think I need to get some more weight off before he goes back on the grass this spring! But not too bad. Can't believe he is nearly 5 :eek::eek: where does the time go!!

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and this one just cracks me up... yes the feeling is mutual mum :p

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No comment as off to bed. Had a gripping day of paperwork :(

All I wanted to say is he is lovely and I love that last photo along with the caption!!! Reminds me of my old lads expression sometimes.
 
Beautiful boy!

For me, I want to get you to scooch your bum under yourself so that you tip your seat bones upwards from where they are now, pull your shoulders back, open out your chest and widen the hips.

This will help to bring your lower leg back a little I think, you look tight through your thigh - are you? Could those stirrups go down a hole after some out of stirrup thigh stretching before you start your session, swinging back and forth...

Looks like you are both having a great time. I'll shut up now and wait for the qualified people to come...

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Lovely horse, he's got nice markings.

CC... I would say lift your hands, in 4 of the pictures you've posted, they're on or near your leg. Try shortening your reins up and keeping them at the length as it will help stop your hands straying. Bring your hands up in front of you, think cups of tea on a tray that must not be spilled.

I've found just letting my feet hand out of the stirrups while walking round for the first 10 minutes help. Lift your legs out and away from the horse and hold that position for 10 seconds, then relax, stretch your body up and your heels down. Repeat this a few times. Think about pointing your belly button to the sky, and getting the end of your pony tail to the bottom of your back. It feels really odd doing this to begin with and as though you're really over exaggerating things, but it helped me really sit up and 'hold' my self.

If pics 4 and 5 he looks nice and up hill though.

Good luck in the prelims, I'm sure you will have no problem in doing well. :)
 
Ahhh he's lovely! And looks so much more mature than rising 5, like he has a wise head on his shoulders :)

I agree with you about your leg, although I think if you put your stirrups down a couple of holes it would instantly help you to open up your seat a bit and stretch your leg down.

He looks like he is coming along really nicely, although I'd probably want to see him stretching down a little more, like he is in the second picture :)

I'm no expert though, all I do know is that he is gorgeous!
 
I agree with what Billie1007 has said, however I'm not going to comment further on CC as I'm not qualified to.

All I want to say is I don't normally go in for coloured cobs but he is gorgeous!! He can come to live with me any day. And it's nice to see someone remembering to smile while schooling. You look like a partnership.
 
He is gorgeous. Love his brown bits!

I'd say look up, lift your hands up, sit up and do some work with no stirrups to stretch your legs down. Oh and thumbs on top and close your hands round the reins.
 
Wowzas thanks guys!!

ChristmasSparkles said:
No comment as off to bed. Had a gripping day of paperwork :(

All I wanted to say is he is lovely and I love that last photo along with the caption!!! Reminds me of my old lads expression sometimes.
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Aww Cs get your kip girl, been showing my mum lots of your sparkle threads today, she is in love lol!

Billie1007 said:
Beautiful boy!

For me, I want to get you to scooch your bum under yourself so that you tip your seat bones upwards from where they are now, pull your shoulders back, open out your chest and widen the hips.

This will help to bring your lower leg back a little I think, you look tight through your thigh - are you? Could those stirrups go down a hole after some out of stirrup thigh stretching before you start your session, swinging back and forth...

Looks like you are both having a great time. I'll shut up now and wait for the qualified people to come...

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No excellent points billie1007! Thank you. Yes I am in the habbit of schooling at hacking length, when I look back at pics stirrups down is def a point!!

RiderLizzie said:
Lovely horse, he's got nice markings.

CC... I would say lift your hands, in 4 of the pictures you've posted, they're on or near your leg. Try shortening your reins up and keeping them at the length as it will help stop your hands straying. Bring your hands up in front of you, think cups of tea on a tray that must not be spilled.

I've found just letting my feet hand out of the stirrups while walking round for the first 10 minutes help. Lift your legs out and away from the horse and hold that position for 10 seconds, then relax, stretch your body up and your heels down. Repeat this a few times. Think about pointing your belly button to the sky, and getting the end of your pony tail to the bottom of your back. It feels really odd doing this to begin with and as though you're really over exaggerating things, but it helped me really sit up and 'hold' my self.

If pics 4 and 5 he looks nice and up hill though.

Good luck in the prelims, I'm sure you will have no problem in doing well. :)
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I know i know reins!! :o my instructor is constantly telling me to shorten them, i am considering getting her to put some tape on where I need to keep holding them :p i like the tray idea!
And will try exercise you've said, thank you :D

CobsGalore said:
Ahhh he's lovely! And looks so much more mature than rising 5, like he has a wise head on his shoulders :)

I agree with you about your leg, although I think if you put your stirrups down a couple of holes it would instantly help you to open up your seat a bit and stretch your leg down.

He looks like he is coming along really nicely, although I'd probably want to see him stretching down a little more, like he is in the second picture :)

I'm no expert though, all I do know is that he is gorgeous!
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Aww thank you, he has always been a breeze. never had issue with anything. he is a dream :p

He has always had a very high head carriage, I think once we have cracked the long and low we will of cracked everything!

metalmare said:
I agree with what Billie1007 has said, however I'm not going to comment further on CC as I'm not qualified to.

All I want to say is I don't normally go in for coloured cobs but he is gorgeous!! He can come to live with me any day. And it's nice to see someone remembering to smile while schooling. You look like a partnership.
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Haha oh was making me laugh, I do love riding him, definatley my happy place :o
 
FfionWinnie said:
He is gorgeous. Love his brown bits!

I'd say look up, lift your hands up, sit up and do some work with no stirrups to stretch your legs down. Oh and thumbs on top and close your hands round the reins.
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Yup my hands are a main point to improove!! He is gorgeous though, i'm so proud :D hehe
 
No CC from me, but just wanted to say what a lovely horse you have and it's so nice to see the person on board looking so happy. You're grinning in most pics, thats how riding your horse is meant to feel !!:D
 
Can only echo what the others have said, I definitely thing lots of leg stretching and popping your stirrups down will benefit you hugely!
As for the shortened reins.... I have this problem as well. My horse goes a lot better the longer the rein, I can school him in a perfectly held outline while holding almost at the buckle and dare I say it... close to my thighs! No idea why, as I have tried and tried to school him on a shorter 'proper' length, but this is just the way he prefers. It just means when I get on another horse my washing lines become very apparent and I find it difficult to correct them :p

And of course I have to say he is so cute :)
 
Welshie Squisher said:
No CC from me, but just wanted to say what a lovely horse you have and it's so nice to see the person on board looking so happy. You're grinning in most pics, thats how riding your horse is meant to feel !!:D
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No CC from me either but the grinning was what struck me too! :D Love it!

The cups of tea comment make me actually laugh as that is what DS was taught at RS - Imagine small woman instructor with pony & DS on lunge line running round school after him and pony shouting 'CUPS OF TEA, CUPS OF TEA!' :p
 
heebiejeebies said:
As for the shortened reins.... .....It just means when I get on another horse my washing lines become very apparent and I find it difficult to correct them :p
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I had this issue in that K would sit lovely with a longish rein and my hands lower and 'out', she wasn't truly holding her self and was a comfortable position for her. Cue a 'boot camp' instructor and a couple of months, me picking my hands up, shorter reins and she works in a much better outline, more uphill and the increase of power from behind has changed quite a lot for the better.
It is easy for a horse to lull you into the 'oh this is nice, isn't it?', but when you ask them to work in the same way when you have changed something, it becomes more difficult for them. When shortening the reins, you shorten the frame they have to work in, and it requires a lot more strength and effort from the horse to do this.

tankgirl1 said:
The cups of tea comment make me actually laugh as that is what DS was taught at RS - Imagine small woman instructor with pony & DS on lunge line running round school after him and pony shouting 'CUPS OF TEA, CUPS OF TEA!' :p
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I carry a metaphorical tray of champagne and vodkas in my lessons ;)
 
Same as most have said - love the smiles, beautiful horse, hands up with thumbs on top, this will also allow a little more bend your elbows (yours aren't too bad, but some kind folk make the mistake of allowing their hands forward too much, thinking they are being kind to the mouth, whereas in reality they lock their elbow which result is a rather fixed and unyielding contact), start your session with lots of leg stretches and some work without stirrups and you'll find it easier to drop them at least a couple of holes, make sure you're not sitting tight through your hips (hard to tell from photos but can result in that leg position), start in walk to try to feel but not force each stride, just relax your hips and let them swing with his movement, open your shoulders and sit proud - as I'm sure you are of your handsome and clever boy.
 
He is lovely! Nice to see you having such a good time! I'm really not qualified to CC but is agree with what you and others have said about your legs-drop your strirrups a bit maybe and what my RI always says to me is to put weight down my little toe which for me anyway puts my legs in the right place. I don't know if your doing this already, but with him being young You may want to some 'long and low' work to really get him
Stretching. Lovely, lovely boy! I'm sure you'll do we'll at dressage :)
 
He is gorgeous, you can't really beat a good coloured!

He looks really nice for a 5 year old. I think he's best outline is in the second photo where he has allowed his neck to stretch more forwards and down (although make sure you keep your elbows bent, thumbs on top and hands together). If you can aim towards that ideal in all paces (and even lower and longer) it will help strengthen his back. Key to this is more lateral suppleness. If you look at the 4th photo in canter he is not bending round your leg, which makes him stiff in his back and tempts you to use your hands open and low. Try if you can to bring the shoulders around in the circle so that you get more bend around your inside leg and more weight on your outside hand.

Transitions, leg yielding and riding squares are all helpful exercises.
 
Thank you all the brilliant replies really appreciate them :)

Have defiantly got stirrups down and better hand position....
 
you obviously love your horse but you did ask for CC.

Forget about a bl**dy outline. Sort yourself then your horse will come together.

Your position needs a lot of work, hands all over the place, turned over, tipping forward, no weight into heel, you lean in, head down.

Can you get a couple of lessons on the lunge? Work without stirrups to get your leg down and round him. Not on your horse he's too big and young to manage, on a riding school nag or something? Try to ride somewhere with mirrors if you can.

No reason why you cant go out and do well this summer with just a few hours with a good instructor. Good luck.
 
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