Re: RC: RE: developing topline

[sharp penny <penelope_75647@yahoo.com>]

  Kathy I agree with you completely. It's so much
better to work on teaching you your horse how to carry
it's self correctly from the git go. Those books you
mentioned are great but for those of us who have a
difficult time taking the written word to the arena, a
good dressage instructor is invaluable, no matter what
type of riding you do.
  I have found with older horses, who have traveled
"hollowed out" for so long, you need to give them a
reason to use their haunches and round their back.
Teaching my daughters gelding to jump really improved
him in this department. All the prep. gymnastics used
in getting a horse ready to jump really help teach him
to use himself correctly.

Penny
Texas

  I wish that I
> could have started
> him more correctly because we would have been a lot
> more far ahead then
> we are now.
> 
> I would look into solutions to get her more rounded,
> and then the topline
> could be built up.  It's not what gait you use as
> much a how you do it.
> I find that his back seems stronger after some good
> uphill cantering,
> though!
> 
> I suggest you read Jane Savoie's books on
> Cross-Training, they are very
> informative.  Maybe Abby or Sue would chime in.
> 
> K.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michelle Fink [mailto:michrowe@redwrench.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 9:02 PM
> To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Cc: Dbeverly4@aol.com
> Subject: RC: developing topline
> 
> 
> In developing a strong, round topline on a horse,
> does walking hills do
> more
> or is trotting them better?  This horse is normally
> hollow at the trot
> (her
> back is tense and head is high), she is rounder at
> the walk (her back is
> relaxed and her head is wither height).  I am not
> sure if trotting her
> on
> hills will teach her to use her back properly, or if
> walking hills will
> strengthen her back so that she can trot hills with
> better form. ???  My
> arena is muddy, so all the work is roadwork at this
> point.  I do some
> suppling/dressage type work, and lots of
> transitions.  I am just not
> sure
> what the most effective way to proceed with hillwork
> is.  I would like
> to
> get her moving better before we start doing longer
> conditioning rides.
> 
> My inclination is to walk hills mostly, and do a few
> short trots on the
> hills for the transitions.
> 
> All ideas welcome!
> 
> Michelle
> (Colorado)
> 
> 
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