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Here we are doing a dressage test from an event on the weekend. I thought the test went well but the scores were quite disheartening Due to Covid we aren't getting comments on our sheets so have no idea where I'm going wrong. (Bridgit)
This is me and Willow - my 6 year old Connemara mare. She is an incredible horse and starting out on our eventing career she has completed three events (up to BN) on her dressage score. Unfortunately our dressage scores are poor (high 30s low 40s) due to the tension you see in this warm-up video. While this is at a show grounds she is like this anywhere, including at home. She has her teeth done regularly, gets PEMF and massages, has had several lameness exams (including a 5-stage PPE with radiographs) and has properly fitting saddles. She rides in a soft rubber mullen.I have worked with many in-person trainers and not much has been accomplished. I'd say that her main problem is that there is no stop in her. She is extremely hot and sensitive and hates to be pulled on but pretty much the only way to stop/slow her is to pull and that bracing seems to cause the tension. I've tried the "turn to a stop" and that has really helped her relaxation but she is happy to keep turning all day. We've seem to hit a wall in our progression and am really hoping for some guidance. (Rose) Hi Rose!Willow is so cute! When she relaxes and slows down, I bet your scores will go up dramatically. I have LOTS of ideas for you! (Click on Video or Question title above to read full answer)
This is Bridget, trying the exercise from the article: An Exercise to Help Teach Your Horse to Seek the Connection
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I would like to ask your opinion regarding a horses natural jumping technique and how much it can be improved. I can set fences at home to get him jumping with better technique but then we go to a show and he reverts to jumping like this. He had been having 4 to 5 rails every round. How much can a horses jumping technique be improved? My feeling has always been that you can improve what they naturally have to an extent but you're not going to turn a "3" into a "10". And right now I think he's a 3 or 4. (Kaley) (Click on Video or Question Title above (in blue) to read the answer and the critique of this video)
Hi Kellyn!The first thing I have to say is... (Click on Video or Question Title above (in blue) to read full answer and the critique of this video)
197-Briana Timmerman-A Splash of Henry-BNR-XC-5Feb11 from CatchRide LLC on Vimeo.
5 and 6 bar competitions are so much fun to watch! Other than the obvious fact that the jumps are bigger, and therefore harder to jump cleanly - Can anyone tell me why this exercise of 5 verticals with a set distance between them gets more and more difficult as they raise the jumps?What do you notice about how the whole line rides based on the quality of the jump they take at the first, smallest jump? And how can that be applied to your show jumping rounds?Did you see any moments when a riders position was negatively affecting the horses ability to jump cleanly? (Click on Video Title above to read or join in on this educational discussion)
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