tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717706221912581837.post3482279231109326442..comments2023-10-30T08:47:44.057-04:00Comments on RAC (Ride-A-Curly) Adventure Blog: Dream AngelsDenise Conroyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725082284238922215noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717706221912581837.post-85665201896540795802013-06-12T11:28:56.964-04:002013-06-12T11:28:56.964-04:00Thanks Janeen. Yeah, both my friend and I said Wal...Thanks Janeen. Yeah, both my friend and I said Walter was watching over us.austriancurlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015633298952678666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717706221912581837.post-47709247840745893842013-06-11T09:16:47.469-04:002013-06-11T09:16:47.469-04:00Wonderful post, Karen! What an awesome opportunit...Wonderful post, Karen! What an awesome opportunity! I had no idea there was that much flooding over there, and to think you made it anyway! Yes, the angels were watching over you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04275514039130129415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717706221912581837.post-26728061392992070232013-06-11T02:52:37.275-04:002013-06-11T02:52:37.275-04:00Oh, and of course, we worked a lot on backing :)Oh, and of course, we worked a lot on backing :)austriancurlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015633298952678666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717706221912581837.post-24008549583135259662013-06-11T02:44:21.527-04:002013-06-11T02:44:21.527-04:00Oh, and the best thing was, both horses were very ...Oh, and the best thing was, both horses were very relaxed, standing there waiting for the next step to start. We would stand and listen to him, and he would says, "Beautiful horses." And, he said, he saw Curlies once 20 years ago in Germany, but he could not remember where. And, then he'd look again at Lark and Diamond and say, "Beautiful horses." It was the best compliment, now whether that was just marketing or not, I don't know, but I doubt he'd say it that often. He really liked our Curlies. austriancurlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015633298952678666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717706221912581837.post-68389137068331240862013-06-11T02:18:07.744-04:002013-06-11T02:18:07.744-04:00Basics Susan, he looks at your whole picture with ...Basics Susan, he looks at your whole picture with horse and rider, and brings back to small basics. We worked on passive shoulder, active shoulder, the canter and the stop, and the beginnings of roll-backs. He works in a very precise and fair art for the horse. The horse's head must be UP not on the ground (no peanut rollers) and the rein signals are light vibrations on the rein with loose reins, however the signals need to be recognized by the horse. <br /><br />I learned all this from our trainer, but he passed away in 2007. It was time for me to do some refreshing California Vaquero style. Lark is a school horse (ie. she's ridden by my students) and so no longer reacts properly to leg aids. She knows me and reacts to my seat and head, but if we want to do higher level work, I need to fine tune her again. I'm now supposed to work with spurs according to him (I never worked with spurs) with Lark. So, I've started now. Of course, lightly, not strongly. And, we are working on the hand again. The canter was very exhausting, because she's not responding to leg aids anymore.<br /><br />We also had Diamond with us, and with her it was the same thing, finer reactions with the hand and better leg aid responses. <br /><br />The horses respond to the aids, but not precisely, and we wanted to work on that, and also we wanted to know his opinion of what the next phases should be with horses that are going forward, turning, trotting, cantering, and riding out on trails, but need more higher work, what's the next steps. <br /><br />He is very actively exposing abuse in the Western Riding scene, peanut rolling, hard spurs and horses rolled up like a pill bug, are incorrect and bad for the horse long term. He's helping us to avoid this and teaching us classical riding, Caliornia Vaquero style (most of the people in America would think "Buck".)austriancurlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015633298952678666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717706221912581837.post-27850018756715101902013-06-10T13:03:52.155-04:002013-06-10T13:03:52.155-04:00Glad you had a safe trip! What kind of things did...Glad you had a safe trip! What kind of things did you learn?Susan Lejonhudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033533393041104852noreply@blogger.com