Re: RE: Trot, Trot, Trot!

["Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@cruzio.com>]

Great idea!!!  Getting an animated trot-out, or even a willing one, is the
goal of all of us, and some of us haven't achieved this yet.

Barbara

----- Original Message -----
From: "John A. Teeter" <johnt@endurance.net>
To: <julienne.rha.b@bayer.com>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 10:26 AM
Subject: RC: RE: Trot, Trot, Trot!


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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
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> 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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