tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914490487247661521.post6377798181076782723..comments2023-07-29T03:11:00.311-07:00Comments on <center>The Continental Drift:<br><i>A Piece of a Heart Horse Comes Home</i></center>: Ol' IronmouthAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914490487247661521.post-53626487645312731872012-05-03T19:33:02.479-07:002012-05-03T19:33:02.479-07:00Yikes!! I'm glad you managed to stay on during...Yikes!! I'm glad you managed to stay on during the trip. Silly girl. Maybe she will watch where she is going. Do you think cavaletti would help her? You could easily build some like someone else suggested with cinder blocks and PVC pipe. Good luck with the head hanging. It's interesting to hear how you retrain her vices. :)Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914490487247661521.post-11248687023000362112012-05-02T13:15:58.033-07:002012-05-02T13:15:58.033-07:00Well - this is very interesting. I'm afraid th...Well - this is very interesting. I'm afraid that the lesson horse I've been on the last two times is definitely a head-hanger, particularly in the canter, and I really didn't know what to do about it. Guess this is typical lesson horse behavior and makes sense when you describe it in Pangea.<br /><br />I mentioned it to the trainer and she said to use half-halts. Easier said than done... I know, in theory, what a half-halt is but struggled to engage in them. This was a private H/J lesson, not dressage, so we didn't really have the time or or situation to belabor the point. Don't know when I'll get back on the girl, either. Such is the life of a very part-time, poor lesson student!RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914490487247661521.post-40259779005809063872012-05-02T00:31:20.014-07:002012-05-02T00:31:20.014-07:00I just have to say that I HATE riding horses that ...I just have to say that I HATE riding horses that hang... Particularly after a nasty fall in which I snapped the tendon in my fourth finger on my left.. It just hurts too much now to riding on anything other than a very light contact. <br /><br />Good luck solving that problem.Scyllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279649656307314892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914490487247661521.post-18494433608994893182012-05-01T20:17:49.632-07:002012-05-01T20:17:49.632-07:00Yup that's what I heard too! She moved recentl...Yup that's what I heard too! She moved recently and took her jumps with her. But you're right, there are a number of places around where I can pop over some things, my workplace included if I really want!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914490487247661521.post-18215009980635626072012-05-01T20:09:32.780-07:002012-05-01T20:09:32.780-07:00There used to be 3 jumps at the facility you board...There used to be 3 jumps at the facility you board at, owned by a friend of mine (the jumps, not the barn, assuming you've still got her at the place that your last little video of her cantering was in). But she's since moved on and has her own little piece of land (no arena yet) and took her jumps with her. You came just barely too late, I think. <br /><br />You're in pretty much the best place in north texas with a few eventing barns around you - I'm sure you can find somewhere to pop over jumps. Or you can get creative like the rest of us Texans and buy cinderblocks and pvc/fence posts to make crossrails out of :PAnEnglishRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999878298171714712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914490487247661521.post-60750862615721172322012-05-01T17:53:30.658-07:002012-05-01T17:53:30.658-07:00Ooh, someone else with a horse who is convinced th...Ooh, someone else with a horse who is convinced that 'I carry you- you carry my head' is a fair trade!<br />I think I've skipped several heart beats in my life riding horses that trip, it always gives me a mini heart attack!Christle Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214204082407566805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914490487247661521.post-36449294835624867262012-05-01T12:57:13.013-07:002012-05-01T12:57:13.013-07:00Yikes! Way to stick to your horse!
I can sympath...Yikes! Way to stick to your horse!<br /><br />I can sympathize with the mega half-halts. My horse was taught to be a freight train on the trail, which is not fun. Thankfully dressage has taught him how to carry himself, so trail riding is a much more pleasurable experience. There is definitely hope for improvement. :)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914490487247661521.post-30249440757103169992012-05-01T10:52:52.173-07:002012-05-01T10:52:52.173-07:00Can I say how happy I am that Pangea is just like ...Can I say how happy I am that Pangea is just like my horse, Phoenix, with the hanging and getting on the forehand! This makes me excited because now I will see how you fix it, and I can steal some tips! :)malpalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883025942244615820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914490487247661521.post-6469340628837730822012-05-01T08:55:54.513-07:002012-05-01T08:55:54.513-07:00Oh, the hanging, pulling, "here, hold my head...Oh, the hanging, pulling, "here, hold my head" things sounds SO familiar. Every ride with Bails right now is spent half-halting, transitioning etc. I am basically a beginner (all I have ever really down is backyard trails) and working with a trainer opened my eyes to just how bad I was. We are working on it. Hard.<br />Pangea's neck is pretty swan-y, but it is pretty!Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377944763362524233noreply@blogger.com