RE: Trot, Trot, Trot!

["John A. Teeter" <johnt@endurance.net>]

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one of the best things (for me) with steph doing the international stuff was
learning to trot out.  That would be ME, as krusty already knows how:) where
to stand, signals, speed, etc. basically, you just gotta practice and train
both you and the pony to do the right thing. no pulling, no hazing, be back
at the shoulder (well, there are various opinions on that one). no tension
on the lead line. then there's alot of "style", which shows off the gait you
want.

I'm no expert at all, but after I learned what was right, I found myself
practicing on training rides and noticing that 90% of the riders at vet
checks really didn't know how to trot-out.  It might be good idea to have a
clinic at convention specifically on this topic??

johnt

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From: julienne.rha.b@bayer.com [mailto:julienne.rha.b@bayer.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 8:59 AM
To: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: Trot, Trot, Trot!


Hey everyone,

While everyone is flaming back and forth about barefootedness, I thought I
might
slip in a question here.  It's probably been addressed before and I know
some of
you have spoken about it - trot outs!

My mare just doesn't get the concept.. why should she have to trot 20 yards
and
back?  What's the dern point mum?

We do practice a bit at home.. I usually carry a dressage whip and give her
a
tap after I cluck to her to get her going.  A few times doing this and she's
going like a champ with just a cluck.. however when we're at rides, I
usually
don't carry a whip with me.. add that to a little fatigue and not wanting to
leave my fiance's horse and it's like pulling a 1000 pound rock.  My
fiance's
14.3 1000 pound stocky paint does trot outs better than her.. :)

Any tips and suggestions?  I want Isabella to trot out like Angie's horse!
A
little tail flagging and snorting wouldn't be objectionable at this point
either!

Julienne
& Isabella (who is barefoot, eek!  but we're stickin' to LDs for now and on
friendly footing.  I also wouldn't hesitate to shoe if I knew the ride was
going
to be tougher than the terrain we condition on)


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