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Teresa Alexander-Arab (Teresaa)
| | Posted on Thursday, Jan 31, 2002 - 11:29 am: |   |
HI everyone,
I thought that I would share a 'tip' given to me by my instructor. I was having trouble keeping my horse straight on circles, cantering left lead and down the centre line. This is what she told me to do:
during your ride, whether in the ring or on the trail come to a nice square halt. Then do either a turn on the haunches or forehand EXACTLY one step. I was to do this so I could learn how to move all '4 corners' of my horse exaclty one step, no more no less. Amazing, after practising this, when my horse popped a shoulder or wouldn't travel straight, I would apply the aid as though I was moving him 1-step in the direction to correct the bend. It's a good exercise for learning how to correct without overdoing it or accopmlishing nothing.
Teresa |
Christine C. Mills (Chrism)
| | Posted on Friday, Feb 15, 2002 - 11:45 am: | |
This is more of a tack tip, but I couldn't decide where that would go ...
Keep your "show whites whiter" by taking a spot remover/stain stick in your tack box to shows. When you are done for the day, rub it over all the stains of your saddle pad, white shirt, white breeches.
Then be sure to launder the white items when you get home.
If you have hard water, use borax powder with your regular laundry detergent to give it a cleaning boost. If your whites are looking a tad yellow, try a blueing agent in the wash.
All this stuff is available in your local grocery or xxx-mart.
I don't know who thought it was a good idea to wear anything but mud brown or black around horses, but this may help fight the grungies.
Cheers. |
Christine C. Mills (Chrism)
| | Posted on Monday, Mar 4, 2002 - 4:21 pm: | |
Going to a show and worried about keep the dust off of your shiney, polished boots?
No problem.
Take an old pillow case you don't plan to sleep on, some nylon cord, scissors and a large safety pin. Locate the hemmed edge of the pillow case and carefully cut 2 slits on one side (not all the way through the case). Then, make a knot on one end of the cord, and attach the safety pin. Now thread it through one of the slits and work it through the hem, return to the second slit and pulling the end of the cord out. Knot both cord ends and you have a drawstring case to store your boots in.
This is the same way sweat pants work if you need a good visual image.
Much cheaper than the fancy dancy stuff at the tack store. |
Linda norton (Norto)
| | Posted on Monday, Mar 11, 2002 - 7:53 am: | |
While riding yesterday a bridle broke right where the bit attaches. We took a throatlatch off another horse, fastened it around the bit and up thru the browband and we were back on our way. |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM (Dro)
| | Posted on Thursday, Apr 18, 2002 - 10:27 am: | |
Moved from another discussion and posted by:
Dorothea D. Linklater (Deedles) on Wednesday, April 17, 2002 - 10:01 pm:
The secret to developing a good seat is having the strength in your lower body to act independently. This includes your core, (i.e.,
abdominal area).
Most inadequacies can be dealt with by engaging in a weight training and strength program. It is not easy, but it will improve your riding like nothing else in the world.
Other athletes do not attempt to be competitive without preparing their bodies properly. |
Teresa Alexander-Arab (Teresaa)
| | Posted on Thursday, Jun 27, 2002 - 9:19 pm: | |
If you want it done at all.......
Unhappy with the lack of showing oppurtunities/horse related acivities in your area? Well just do it yourself.
Where I live there are a number of isolated riders who are interested in the same activities as myself. For any event (e.g., shows, clinics) we need to leave this area as nothing is available.
So..in conjunction with a friend we started an association in our area: RIDERS aka: Riders Interested in Dressage and English Riding Society.
We're putting on 3 local schooling shows and 1-2 fun events!!! Not only that but it allows for the meeting of people with similar interests (I won't have to satisfy it just on the internet) and, hopefully, promote safe and humane horsemanship in the area. We drummed up interest by attending an event where those from our region would be and passed out a questionaire. Once interest was elicited we had a meeting, formed the society and we're off to the races.
It's tiring but fun...... |
Penner
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Username: Penner
Post Number: 33
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, Oct 22, 2002 - 9:41 pm: | |
Homemade Summertime Horse Treats
In the summer here it gets really hot (over 100 degrees F). So what I do is I buy a large watermelon (can get them for $1 here in the summer) & cut it all up (including the rind, horses eat all the parts) into small 1" pieces. Then I take a huge bowl (about 12" diameter), fill it 1/3 way with watermelon pieces, & fill the bowl up to the rim with water & freeze. I store the rest of the watermelon for another day to make this.
When frozen, take it out to your horse (in a cooler if you have to travel)& shake it out of the bowl into the manger. They love it (its sweet) & lick it like a popsicle until its done. They lick the manger up too, so no worry about flies attracted to the sugar. A large piece of ice like this can last for quite a while (1/2 hour in 110 degree heat). |
Lindy Cogswell
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Username: Lindy
Post Number: 4
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, Dec 14, 2002 - 4:55 am: | |
Inexpensive & Exciting Jumps.
We have a nice collection of plain standards & jumping poles but needed to add more variety to the jumps we were practicing on. Our solution was to cut 4 x 8 sheets of 3/4 inch plywood into thirds. We then painted the three pieces to look like a brick wall on one side and a scary bulls eye pattern on the other. Just lean the panels against your poles and you have an interesting fence. You can also stand two of them upright against your standards to create wings. If painted on both sides each sheet of plywood makes two different jumps. We have also laid these panels flat on the ground and used them to help accustom colts to walk onto bridges or trailers. They are easy to make, easy to move around and the painting possibilities are endless!
Have fun! |
Kay Frydenborg
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Username: Kayfry
Post Number: 8
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, Apr 1, 2003 - 10:56 am: | |
Bridging the reins is also very useful for those of us who tend to lean forward too much at times, rather than staying back over our center to use weight and body alignment most effectively. I ride hunters, but I would think it would be applicable to other disciplines as well. It's odd but it works: Try bridging your reins and holding them in one hand as you work on the flat and over jumps. This will automatically make you use your body properly to balance and turn your horse, and it will keep you from leaning up on the horse's neck. It will get your weight back and down in your heels, and your leg directly under you where it belongs. |
Christine C. Mills in NC
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Username: Chrism
Post Number: 975
Registered: 4-1999
| | Posted on Thursday, Aug 21, 2003 - 12:10 pm: | |
Here is another "equipment tip."
Sometimes something has to hit me on the head. My older horse is 15 hds and fine boned. I usually can find brush boots to fit, but wanted to have polo wraps as an alternative protection. (You know us dressage riders - all that lateral work makes us want some sort of protection from an errant scuff.)
And, I was taking her to a clinic with paying auditors, so I didn't want to look like a hopeless rube (the 10 yo truck with the peeling paint, the 17 yo trailer, the 20 yo horse, the 40 yo groom and the 50 yo rider could be overlooked when dazzled with pristine white wraps? LOL)
In any case, horse sized wraps give my mare a "Ruth Buzzy" look (for those of you who remember the little old lady on Laugh-in) - or make her look like an ER poster horse ... or the demo horse at the vet school ... i.e. they are too long and bulky!!
So, on a whim, I tried pony wraps and they are just perfect and look very nice.
Cheers!
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