Spurs or no spurs?

I'm loving this thread, so much entertainment :D

Anyone else enjoying it should check out the "Young Horses" thread in TR, Koen is rather entertaining in that one too!

Auslander, great picture of Alf, it definitely wasn't a mistake posting it, he looks super even if he is desperately unhappy :D :D :D
 
I know P ;)

I'm going to go and sit on my pony and wiggle my feet and see what happens, though given the weather we might just get blown along today anyway!
 
Auslander I think your horse is stunning and looks so willing to work. Is that the same horse in the someone watching you thread?
 
LaMooch said:
Auslander I think your horse is stunning and looks so willing to work. Is that the same horse in the someone watching you thread?
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Yep! Six years older, and pretty much a big pet now - but he can still bust out the moves. Mainly out hacking when he sees another horse - he's a stallion in his head!

He looks like a woolly mammoth at the moment - I need extra long spurs to stab throughout the pelt!
 
Auslander said:
Yep! Six years older, and pretty much a big pet now - but he can still bust out the moves. Mainly out hacking when he sees another horse - he's a stallion in his head!

He looks like a woolly mammoth at the moment - I need extra long spurs to stab throughout the pelt!
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He is lovely and careful Koen will have a fit at the extra long spurs bit :D:D:D:D:D
 
Auslander said:
Interesting! How do you apply different aids for different movements then? I fail to see how you can ride a line of one-time changes without moving your legs.
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That's your the problem in a nutshell. Forget "a line of one-time changes". Can you ride a simple change of leg across the diagonal without moving your legs?
 
Koen said:
That's your the problem in a nutshell. Forget "a line of one-time changes". Can you ride a simple change of leg across the diagonal without moving your legs?
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I never move a muscle on a horse, I sit absolutely stock still and rigid, and just 'think' the movements and hope they'll happen :rolleyes3:
Watch any top dressage test, you'll never see moving legs.....

Can you rise to the trot yet?

Koen said:
And you come cross as desperately thick.

Go out and play before you become fat and ugly.....or is this a matter of closing the door after the horse has bolted?
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Very nice....what a lovely individual, can't imagine why no one's taking you seriously...?

Koen said:
Whooosing sounds above your head?

Is it a plane is it a bird no duh it's your brain going West.

Thats about it amusing the forums kiddies for today. I have one of my own to contend with thank you very much. Though at a year and a half they are somewhat brighter thank the lord.

Thanks to the dear beloved Im taking a nice break from all that......well almost.
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?????
Most of that was completely unintelligible. But do I understand correctly that you have a child? Hope the poor mite never dares disagree with you!

No ones taking you seriously here Koen, because you are rude, unpleasant, and unable to enter a civilised debate or answer the polite questions that people have taken the time to ask earlier in the thread. Perhaps you can learn from this? If you want to influence people, you need to learn to conduct yourself better than you do at present.
 
Auslander said:
Yes actually - I can. Can you?

Why should i forget the tempi's?
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I am SO SO tempted to post some vids of myself doing tempis, and some passage/piaffe. But I never post pics here, and Koen would probably just say they were from google :rolleyes3:

I strongly suspect that Koen is just mastering canter off the lunge. But still, an armchair critic is always entertaining! :D
 
Koen said:
Thats about it amusing the forums kiddies for today. I have one of my own to contend with thank you very much. Though at a year and a half they are somewhat brighter thank the lord.

Thanks to the dear beloved Im taking a nice break from all that......well almost.
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And your a mum!?

It takes all sorts.
 
Patterdale said:
I am SO SO tempted to post some vids of myself doing tempis, and some passage/piaffe. But I never post pics here, and Koen would probably just say they were from google :rolleyes3:

I strongly suspect that Koen is just mastering canter off the lunge. But still, an armchair critic is always entertaining! :D
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I'm tempted to drag Alf out of the field - all fat and hairy and muddy, and shoot a little "carthorse does dressage with a big grin on his face" vid!
 
Koen said:
And you come cross as desperately thick.

Go out and play before you become fat and ugly.....or is this a matter of closing the door after the horse has bolted?
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That's coz I is really thick, like, innit.

You, on the other hand, come across as super-intelligent, incredibly kind and loving, and sensitive. I just wish we could all be more like you. That's probably why no one likes you, because we're all just so jealous of your wonderful attributes. Yes, that must be it *nods head vigorously*
 
Oh, by the way

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That's a shame, isn't it?
 
Koen said:
And you come cross as desperately thick.

Go out and play before you become fat and ugly.....or is this a matter of closing the door after the horse has bolted?
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JennBags said:
Oh, by the way

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That's a shame, isn't it?
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....... and you wonder why? I've disagreed with many and most I'm sure, but such vulgar attacks as Koen's posted, do little to encourage any wish for familiarity, or liking. Perhaps it's the way of the Continentals. I wonder if we're not better off out of the EU and such common behaviour.

Alec.
 
Alec, somehow I don't think Koen truly is Continental. Incontinent, perhaps :D

His/her posting style seems familiar. Skewby...madcatlady...just a couple of alter egos that spring to mind.
 
JennBags said:
Alec, somehow I don't think Koen truly is Continental. Incontinent, perhaps :D

His/her posting style seems familiar. Skewby...madcatlady...just a couple of alter egos that spring to mind.
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Its clearly a regular poster, getting a kick out of being a bit OTT. I have my suspicions...

"Koen" has gone from being Dutch (but confusingly without any Dutch language skills or intonations and a strange propensity to quote dated Afrikaaner phrases from google), to English, to Australian, via Hong Kong, and from male to female and back again. Now worrying he claims to be in charge of an 18 month old child.

Anyway, I do find the character quite entertaining (apart from the young child thing, which is a bit creepy), I really do think he/she should hold some online clinics. He/she could become a bit of tongue in cheek amusing character on here, unconstrained by this thread.
 
This is obviously all going from one very flat extension posted of a horse running on its forehand with its nose strapped up way too tightly. The rider graphically not in the centre of the saddle. I suspect it's a correct deduction.

If the horse was younger I would say he's not ready for an extension. Not nearly. More transitions more basic basic work before being asked for extensions. But hey you are already talking one time changes down the centre line. Ooops

On a positive note at least he isn't forced into a frame between hand, spur, whip and rigid spine and seat. As is so commonly seen in sale yards across Europe and not only in amateur dressage but a lot at Grand Prix level in competition.

I might add in the Netherlands this is rarely found, a round frame is desired in younger horses and correctly so. No one there at least it seems wants to end up with a horse at Grand Prix level with irreparable lordosis (dipped back) a trailing hind end, straight front legs thrown into the wind, head held up with high hands on the curb, nose clamped shut in with a crank cavesson and being jabbed continuously with spurs.

I see alert signals in the overly tight drop nose band that not everything is right. That he is being asked to do things he's not capable of doing possibly?

If running across the diagonal at a riding school three times a day with his nose wired closed means he has a job so be it but I wouldn't envy him.

Feel free to shoot the messenger. I care more about the horse than the rider to be at all worried.
 
Mithras said:
Afrikaaner phrases from google

I do find the character quite entertaining (apart from the young child thing, which is a bit creepy
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How drearily dull and pretentious. "I do..." Are we to assume here that you're stricken with class envy?

A "kartoffel" is German for potato, oh well travelled one. I did learn a few Afrikaner words on Safari at Christmas time, though.

You're heading for being sued with your second remark. But thats probably the only excitement you will ever get in your life so.... maybe you only wish someone would pay you that much attention. Can't imagine anyone ever will but you've definitely lost all of mine with your desperate and crass attempt to get a heated reaction.

Reading your remarks I can only pity you.

Enjoy, "do" enjoy my pity, it's at least something.
 
Bout bloody time you took the time to be more specific :p.

oh yes and then there is the propensity in the netherlands to take that round frame to it's extreme...... rolkur is a much better option obviously! and no one ends up with a trailing hind end and front legs thrown in the wind... really... all their horses have hinds matching front angles????
 
Koen said:
Because you're not ready for them and nor is the horse. If you have to waddle your legs about you might as well get off the horse and do them yourself.
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Im not sure how you know the horse isn't ready for them? If you mean based on the pic - it was taken in 2006 when he was doing Advanced Medium. As for me - you've never seen me ride...

I do not waddle my legs around to ride tempi's, but I do apply the correct aids - which involves moving the lower leg. Study any GP rider riding a line of one's - and you WILL see their legs move.
 
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